Softline implemented Microsoft EAS in the company the International airport of Irkutsk

On November 17, 2014 the Softline company implemented Microsoft Enterprise Agreement Subscription with the Irkutsk airport.

The Irkutsk airport and Softline company are connected by long-term partnership in the field of deliveries of the software. The conclusion of the license agreement Enterprise Agreement Subscription (EAS) became natural continuation of such cooperation.

Project Progress

Rapid development of an air hub required selection of optimal strategy of the informatization capable to provide opportunities for dynamic growth. As the corporate scheme of licensing the customer selected with EAS which gives the chance completely to control expenses on acquisition of the software. It is the program assuming lease of licenses softwares with their repurchase right in permanent use for the third year of the agreement. The scheme EAS allows to optimize purchases and provides efficient use of financial resources.

Result

The Irkutsk airport licensed basic products of Microsoft for the park of the used computers. At the same time payment will be made in the form of annual payments within three years that will allow to avoid large one-time costs of acquisition of the software. Under the terms of the agreement the customer has a possibility of personnel training on all products of Microsoft without the additional financial investments and also implementation of new technologies of vendor.

"We studied the agreement of EAS Microsoft for two years. Specialists of Softline prepared business justification, provided contrastive analysis of the available schemes of licensing. Based on the done work we managed to optimize IT infrastructure and at the same time to have an opportunity not only significant economy, but also further development of technologies of Microsoft in our organization", – Sergey Shvarev, the chief of the center of information technologies and communications of JSC International Airport Irkutsk noted.

"The conclusion of the license agreement EAS brought our long-standing partnership to new level. The selected scheme comprises the minimum quantity of restrictions and conditions which the customer should observe. It allows to cut down operating costs and to minimize the risks connected with incorrect use of the legal software. Besides, EAS provides a number of the additional benefits simplifying processes of management of licenses, increase or reduction of number of the rented licenses during all duration of the agreement", – Alexander Rabinovich, the head of Softline in Irkutsk told.

Representatives of the company integrator reported TAdviser.