Microsoft has made some changes to the terms of its volume licensing agreements, a move it says will give customers more flexibility and choice. The Enterprise Step-up promotion is to become a permanent feature of the company"s licensing offering. Step-up allows some of Microsoft"s enterprise customers to move from Standard Edition software to Professional or Enterprise Edition versions.
It was originally a year-long promotion available to customers with Software Assurance, Select License, an Enterprise Agreement or Open License Value, and expired at the start of September this year.