This is something which I must share with everyone. Microsoft in agreement with IEEE , offers quite a few free softwares to IEEE student members. The offering includes (but is not limited to ) :
- Windows Vista Business and Enterprise Editions
- Windows 7 Ultimate RC and Beta
- Windows XP ( SP 3)
- SQL Server Enterprise and Developer Editions ( 2000 , 2005 , 2008)
- Windows Server 2003 and 2008
- Visual Studio 2003, 2005 and 2008
- Access 2003 and 2007
- Virtual PC
- Office Grove
- Project Professional
- Visio Professional 2007
- Expression Studio
- ISA Server 2006 Enterprise Edition
- Biz talk
- Infopath
- OneNote
- SharePoint
……. and that is all for free and this is not even the complete list but that i believe are the most important ones.
Once you signup as student member of IEEE Computer society or IEEE ( each costs $12.50 for students ) , after appox. 7 days you get the Login information for the e-academy member area , from there you can purchase all those softwares for $0 and then download them.
Another limited list of Free Microsoft software for student is available at www.dreamspark.com
All you CS students, what are waiting for!