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HP OpenVMS educational and personal use licensing programs

Now Available on Integrity! All types of educational institutions are eligible for this program. All you have to do is request an access code over the Web, register your school, and once registered, anyone at your school can use the access code to get license product authorization keys (PAKs) through e-mail. The base license for HP OpenVMS is included, and you may request over 100 layered-product PAKs. The licenses are good from October to October and must be renewed annually. Anyone associated with an educational institution students, faculty, or administrators may use these licenses. This program is completely free. There is no media to purchase.


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HP OpenVMS Hobbyist Program


The OpenVMS Hobbyist Program provides HP OpenVMS licensing on HP Integrity, AlphaServer, and VAX platforms and products authorized by the HP OpenVMS Hobbyist License Terms and Conditions. This program provides a low cost solution for the HP OpenVMS enthusiast who wants to learn more about HP OpenVMS for the pleasure of using one of the finest operating system for their own personal use. This program provides free OpenVMS Product Authorization Keys (PAK's) to any member of a participating HP User Group. In addition, the OpenVMS Hobbyist Program offers media kits containing OpenVMS Base OE software and selected Layered Products.


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HP OpenVMS Educational License Program


All types of educational institutions are eligible for this program. All you have to do is request an access code over the Web, register your school, and once registered, anyone at your school can use the access code to get license product authorization keys (PAKs) through e-mail. The base license for HP OpenVMS is included, and you may request over 100 layered-product PAKs. The licenses are good from August to August and must be renewed annually. Anyone associated with an educational institution—students, faculty, or administrators—may use these licenses. This program is completely free. There is no media to purchase.



Supporting the HP commitment to HP OpenVMS on the Integrity platform, the Campus Investment Program (CIP) for HP OpenVMS provides a layered products package for Integrity servers as well as the Base Operating Environment (BOE) at a greatly reduced cost. All CIP software packages offer educational institutions a one-time purchase of software and perpetual licenses. This program is free for Base Operating Environments. Please see the If you wish, you may purchase the media for USD $100.00.



The Campuswide Software License Grant (CSLG) Program provides annual software licenses and rights to new versions of HP OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX product portfolios. The CSLG Program contains a broad list of layered products, as well as an unlimited user license for VAX and AlphaServer system platforms, and access to the High Availability Operating Environment (HA-OE) on HP OpenVMS Integrity servers. All product portfolios are combined on one CD-ROM and can be ordered under one part number. The cost of this program varies, depending on the system and the number of systems used.