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When Microsoft launches Visual Studio 2005 they are planning to role out 5 new premium MSDN subscriptions types. At this time MSDN Universal and MSDN Enterprise will no longer be on sale. Existing customers of Universal and Enterprise subscriptions will be upgraded at no cost to one of the higher premium subscriptions with VS2005 and Team System role-based products.

	Visual Studio 2005 + MSDN Subscription						MSDN Subscription
	Team Suite	Role-based Team Editions			Professional Editions
Who needs it?	Software Development Teams	Software Architects	Software Developers	Software Testers	Professional Developers	Professional Developers	Developers building on the Microsoft platform
MSDN Subscription Level	Premium	Premium	Premium	Premium	Premium	Professional	Operating Systems	Library
Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite
Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Architects
Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers
Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Testers
Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition
Visual FoxPro
Support Incidents	4	4	4	4	4	2	2
MSDN Online Concierge & Newsgroups
MSDN Library
All Major Microsoft Operating Systems A, B
SQL Server & SQL Reporting Services (Developer Editions) A
Broad Range of Windows Server Products A, C
Visual Source Safe 2005
Productivity Apps (including Office, Project, Visio) A, D
Microsoft Business Solutions E
1 - 4 Licenses Estimated Retail Price (per license, 1 year) 1	$10,939	$5,469	$5,469	$5,469	$2,499	$1,199	$699	$199
1 - 4 Licenses Renewal Price (per license, 1 year)	$4,598 3	$2,299 4	$2,299 4	$2,299 4	$1,999 5	$799 5	$499 5	$99 5
5+ Licenses Microsoft Open License Volume Licensing Program 2 (per license, per year for 2 year term)	$6,382	$3,191	$3,191	$3,191	$1,285	$567	$532	N/A

1. All prices reflect pricing for purchases within the United States and are in U.S. dollars. Pricing and availability may vary. The prices listed are estimated retail prices; reseller pricing may vary.
2. Product pricing and availability will vary by Volume Licensing program and geography. For more information about which program is right for you, visit the Microsoft Volume Licensing site or contact your reseller.
3. Renewal pricing for the Visual Studio Team Suite with MSDN Premium Subscriptions is only available to customers with active or expiring MSDN Premium subscriptions for any of the Visual Studio Team Editions, including MSDN Universal or Enterprise Subscribers transitioned into a new Visual Studio role based subscription.
4. Renewal pricing for Visual Studio Team Editions for Software Developers, Architects, or Testers with MSDN Premium Subscriptions is only available to customers with active or expiring subscriptions of the same edition, the Visual Studio Team Suite, or MSDN Universal or Enterprise Subscribers transitioned into the new Team Edition subscription products.
5. Renewal pricing is available to customers with any type of active or expiring MSDN subscription, excluding the MSDN Library subscription. The MSDN Library Subscriptions renewal pricing is available to customers with any type of active or expiring MSDN Subscription.

1. Software included in MSDN Subscriptions provides limited usage rights for development, testing, and demonstration purposes only. MSDN Subscriptions provide the most recent version of these products through regular shipments and many previous versions are available from MSDN Subscriber Downloads.
2. All major Microsoft Operating Systems includes Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center 2005.
3. Broad Range of Windows Server Products includes Commerce Server 2002 (Developer Edition); Exchange Server 2003; Host Integration Server 2004; Application Center 2000 (Developer Edition);BizTalk Server 2004 (Developer Edition); Content Management Server 2002 (Developer Edition); Identity Integration Server 2003 (Enterprise Edition); ISA Server 2004; Microsoft Operations Manager 2005; Office Live Communications Server 2005;SharePoint Portal Server 2003;Speech Server 2004; Systems Management Server 2003.
4. One copy of Office Professional Enterprise Edition 2003 can be used for general business use, unrelated to development and testing. Only the single user with the appropriate MSDN subscription license can use the Microsoft Office product in this manner.
5. Microsoft Business Solutions includes Axapta 3.0; CRM 1.2; Great Plains 7.5; Microsoft Business Network 1.0 Professional; Navision 4.0; Small Business Manager 7.5; Solomon 6.5. Available from MSDN Subscriber Downloads. Customers in North America can request a DVD from MSDN North American Subscription Services. Customers worldwide can contact MSDN customer service to request a DVD.