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The MSDN Universal Subscription makes the development of custom solutions easier by delivering all the information, technology, and development tools you need. It is the most efficient, comprehensive, and cost-effective way to develop and test solutions using Microsoft® technologies.
Choose the MSDN Universal Subscription if: 1) You want a subscription to the comprehensive suite of Microsoft tools and technologies. 2) You need to develop and test custom solutions with the Microsoft Server Test Platform or the Microsoft .NET Enterprise Servers including SQL Server™ 2000, Exchange 2000 Server, and BizTalk™ 2000. 3) You want to develop solutions with Windows® 98, and Windows 2000, or Windows Millennium Edition. 4) You are developing solutions using Microsoft development tools.
- Professional Support - All subscribers receive MSDN Library technical support for setup and installation. MSDN Universal subscribers also receive four (4) Professional Support for Developers support incidents for use in a development and test environment.
- Microsoft Visual Studio® V6.0 Enterprise Edition - The ultimate development suite for building and managing mission-critical enterprise solutions. Includes the latest releases of Visual Basic, Visual C++, Visual J++, Visual InterDev, Visual FoxPro, and Visual SourceSafe.
- Microsoft Office 2000 Developer - Everything needed to quickly create solutions for Office 2000, including all the applications in Office 2000 Premium, plus royalty-free Microsoft Access run-time distribution rights.
- Operating systems, SDKs, and DDKs - Access to the latest versions and pre-releases of all Microsoft operating systems, including Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows Millennium Edition.
- Updates - The initial subscription shipment will include current versions of the software listed. Updates, betas, and new releases are shipped when available.
- Exclusive Online Access - MSDN Subscribers get online access to subscription content and updates.
- Quarterly MSDN Library - More than 1.5GB of programming information, including Microsoft Visual tools documentation, SDK/DDK documentation, technical articles, and code samples.
- Microsoft Server Test Platform - For developing and testing integrated solutions, you get a special 10-connection version of the Microsoft Server Test Platform, including Windows NT Server, Site Server, SNA Server, Systems Management Server, and the new .NET Enterprise Servers, SQL Server 2000, Exchange 2000 Server, Application Center 2000, and BizTalk Server 2000.