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!