The MSDNAA Program at the TUHH
MSDNAA (Microsoft Developer Network Academic Alliance)
The TUHH participates to the MSDN Academic Alliance Program (MSDN AA). This is a yearly subscription which allows professors, research assistants and students enrolled in departments, to use licenses for selected Microsoft products under specified conditions:The eligibility requirements for students are straightforward:
- Enrolled students who attend at least one course in MSDN AA participating departments.
The conditions for professors, research assistants, and administrators are more extensive:
- Professors and lecturers within the scope of their teaching activities and all domains linked with it.
- Research assistants within the scope of teaching activities and for their academic and continuing education for example within the scope of a doctoral or postdoctoral thesis.
- Administrators provided that they conduct laboratories for academic education with it.
- The MSDN Academic Alliance can be used for research purposes solely at universities, as long as they are directly linked with academic teaching activities. By that Microsoft understands student research and degree or research projects within the scope of the academic and continuing education, such as doctoral or postdoctoral thesis. Others research projects cannot be supported by the MSDN Academic Alliance.
The Electronic Licence Management System of the company e-academy is used for the distribution of the software.
ELMS (Electronic Licence Management System)
The ELMS is an online-based product management system for management and distribution of software licensed under the MSDN AA program.- The authentication in the ELMS is carried out through the TUHH E-Mail-Address and a password, which is disclosed per E-Mail to registered TUHH users by the ELMS.
- There exists a local download server at the TUHH's computer centre, which can only be accessed over the campus network. There are selected software in form of ISO-images available. This server may only be accessed within the TUHH network!
- Serial numbers and installation keys are assigned automatically to students/staff by the ELMS.
- Logging the license agreement is not necessary anymore, since users approve the license agreement at the acquisition of the software over the ELMS.
- Reports about license allocations and all transactions will be generated automatically. The request to transmit data to Microsoft is not necessary anymore with the use of the ELMS.
How can I participate ?
If you can meet the usage guidelines, then save the address of the computer centre's MSDNAA portal as bookmark: http://www.tu-harburg.de/rzt/usc/msdnaa/index.html.
You can find important news and the Frequently Asked Questions on this page
and in the column on the left side, the menu items MSDNAA for students (Registration) or MSDNAA for staff (Registration)
as well as the online version of this short guide
MSDN Academic Alliance Program Usage Guidelines Quick Summary
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The tools and technologies provided through the MSDN Academic Alliance (MSDNAA) program may be used exclusively for academic instruction, academic projects, and non-commercial research only. |
The software that is part of the program may not be used for any IT infrastructure or administration purposes at the MSDN AA member's school, university, foundation, or organization. |
Students who are currently enrolled in at least one course in the member department may install the software on their personal computers. |
Students who are in a member department but are not currently enrolled in courses that lead to credit or a certificate are not eligible to obtain MSDNAA software for their personal computers. |
Departmental faculty members as well as staff directly involved in administering dedicated MSDN AA systems and providing support for MSDNAA software may install the software on their personal computers |
Department, Faculty, or Staff members who are not directly involved with teaching or system administration related to MSDNAA may not install the software on their personal computers. |
Microsoft Windows may only be installed to facilitate the use of other MSDNAA software and technologies such as Microsoft Visual Studio .NET for instruction or research. |
Under MSDN AA: Windows XP may not be used only as a terminal for accessing a UNIX telnet server. Windows Server 2003 may not be used to host an e-mail server even if the e-mail software was purchased separately. |
Multiple departments in an institution may purchase MSDNAA if each department meets the qualifying requirements. |
Software that is part of the program may not be shared with non-member departments. However, it may be installed on shared labs for use by member department students only. If member department students cease to use the shared labs the software must be removed. |
The designated program administrator must be an employee of the member department or organization and is responsible for administering, managing, and enforcing the guidelines set by the MSDN End-User License Agreement (EULA) and the MSDNAA License Amendment. |
The designated program administrator (PA) for the member department may not be a student or someone not employed by the department or organization. However, students may help the PA administer the program. |
Every copy of the software must be a true and complete copy and it must include all copyright and trademark notices. All software made avail- able must include all of the files on the CD. |
The software provided by MSDNAA may not be sold, rented, leased, or transferred to any third party including contractors, consultants, other companies, and other department personnel. This includes entities projects. |
The program administrator must authorize any access to the Member's Area of the MSDNAA Web site by other faculty members with the department. Only qualified members may have access to MSDNAA product keys. |
The program administrator (PA) may not allow any other faculty members or students to place orders for additional product keys on the MSDNAA Web site. MSDNAA product keys may not be sold, distributed, traded or given to anyone outside the qualified department or organization. |
If a department decides not to renew the MSDNAA membership, they must destroy the copies of the software in their possession; break all connections with existing Microsoft MSDN AA software distribution methods, and stop providing the software and product keys to students and faculty. However, the students and faculty may continue to use the software installed prior to the membership's expiration in accordance with the EULA. |
Departments and organizations may no longer provide MSDNAA software to their students and faculty after their MSDN AA membership has expired or terminated |
