Volume licensing can save you money
Each employee and computer requires a personal copy of software. Add laptops and home computers to the equation and software costs can quickly escalate. When you buy software off the shelf, you pay extra for packaging, manuals and discs, so if you need multiple copies of a software program for your entire office, you can often save money by licensing. When you opt for volume licensing you usually receive a single disk and manual, simply packaged, with the authorization to install the software on the number of computers identified in the agreement. The software publisher saves money on the additional materials included in retail packaging, and that savings is passed along to you.

Future savings with software assurance and maintenance programs
Businesses can also benefit from volume software assurance/maintenance agreements when they buy their software in bulk through a volume licensing agreement. Some programs include free upgrades or upgrades at a discounted price. Many software manufacturers offer upgrade assurance that can save your company money when new updates are released in the future.

Are all volume licensing agreements similar?
While the details may vary, most volume license agreements are similar. There are simple contracts for purchasing many popular titles such as Microsoft Office Symantec AntiVirus, Adobe Acrobat and many more. Most licensing agreements ask you to specify a number of users or offer a range (5-10, 10-250 and so on) allowing you to customize your agreement to best fit your company's individual licensing needs.

Learn more about licensing options from Adobe, Microsoft and Symantec by clicking on the links below.