My Geek Notes

I’ve heard about this program for a while but never actually taken a look at it. Basically, for $375, you can get legal licenses for a ton of Microsoft software. You can read about the details here: https://empower-isv.one.microsoft.com/isv/programguide/Default.aspx

Some of the software you get on the cheap:

• Windows Server 2003
• Windows Vista (Business or Enterprise)
• SQL Server 2005
• Sharepoint Portal Server 2007
• MSDN Universal License and four user licenses! (worth its weight in gold - good thing DVDs don’t weigh much)

The requirements for enrollment are pretty basic. Simply announce production development and release it within 12 - 24 months. Easy enough. If you’re a software developer already, odds are good you’ve got a project already floating around your hard drive that with a little effort could be polished up to meet these requirements.