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Microsoft Products are widely used in the public sector, and for some time there had been concern regarding the extent of compliance with the proper licensing guidelines for the use of these products. Microsoft brought this fact to the attention of the then Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Technology in 1999. Ongoing negotiations culminated in the signing of a three (3) year Enterprise Agreement on June 23, 2004 by the Government of Jamaica.
 
Components of the Current Agreement
  • 4,000 Software Assurance for desktops
Software Assurance
  • eLearning
  • Home Use Program
  • Employee Purchase Program
  • Enterprise Source Licensing Program
Maintenance
  • TechNet Subscription Through Software Assurance
  • 24x7 Problem Resolution Support
  • Cold Backups for Disaster Recovery
                                                                                                                        
Professional Desktop Product Pack (No Unbundling of Product Pack Allowed)
  • Windows 7 Operating System
  • Office Professional Plus 2010 - Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access, InfoPath and Communicator
  • Core Client Access License (CAL)
    • Windows Server - Client Access License
    • Exchange Server - Client Access License
    • Share Point Portal Server - Client Access License
    • Systems Management Server - Client Access License
 
Enterprise Desktop Product Pack (No Unbundling of Product Pack Allowed)
  • Professional Desktop Product Pack
  • Office Enterprise 2007
    • Office Professional 2007
    • Office Professional Plus
    • Office Groove 2007
    • Office One Note 2007
  • Enterprise Client Access License (CAL)
    • Core CAL
    • Exchange Server Enterprise - CAL
    • Forefront Security Suite – CAL
    • Office Live Communications Server – CAL
    • Office SharePoint Server Enterprise – CAL
    • Office Communication Server Enterprise – CAL
    • System Center Operations Manager Client OML
    • Windows Rights Management Services – CAL
 
Server vs. Desktop licenses
The 4,000 licenses refer to user workstations ONLY. The server products listed are therefore the client component. Server software will need to be acquired separately and at a cost.
New PC Purchases
The position of Microsoft is that, with effect from the signing of the EA, all GOJ computers have a valid licence to use the products included, and permission to upgrade to the release level stipulated in the agreement. Furthermore, there is no requirement for any GOJ user to purchase any software from the products included in the EA. The exception is the Windows Vista operating system as the EA covers upgrades and not origination of this product. Consequently, any Ministry or Agency, which is in need of new computers, should go ahead and purchase same. In purchasing, order the machine with only the Windows Vista Basic Home Edition operating system. The remainder of the desktop products (from the EA product pack) can be loaded from the correctly licensed version with the product key issued for this purpose. Any Microsoft software not listed in the accompanying Price List may still be procured under the agreement. Please contact Central Information Technology Office (CITO) for further information. Any new systems ordered must be reported to CITO.
Contract Administration
  • Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) - Overall Management
    • PS as Responsible Officer
    • Director of Technology as Microsoft Liaison
  • Central Information Technology Office (CITO) - The Implementing Agency
  • Contract Monitoring Committee - Supervision & Oversight
    • MMT - Chairman
    • MMT - Legal Officer
    • Central Information Technology Office
    • Fiscal Services Limited
    • Ministry of Finance and the Public Service
    • Representative from MIS Officers Group
    • Committee Secretary