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Microsoft® is giving away more than a dozen of its most highly acclaimed professional products.

Yes it's true, Microsoft really is giving away over a dozen products to millions of students in over 11 countries.

There's no gimmick or requirement to qualify other than you must be registered in an accredited school or learning program for the past 12 months.

 

In the announcement of the new Microsoft DreamSpark, Microsoft says:

"Now, for the first time, Microsoft is giving its valuable software developer and design tools directly to students worldwide at no charge! This site enables students like you to download professional-level Microsoft developer and design tools to unlock your creative potential and set you on the path to academic and career success, by supporting and advancing your learning and skills through technical design, technology, math, science and engineering activities."

"It is our hope that the DreamSpark program will spark your creativity and help you harness software’s transformative magic to turn your good ideas into reality, by equipping you with the tools you need to succeed and excel during your academic experience and skills you will need after graduation. "

This is truly and unprecedented event from the software mogul. Apparently in an attempt to win over future designers and developers, this is none the less a great opportunity for students to to gain access to legitimate, full-functioning copies of some of the industries top-rated software packages.

The list is incredible:

 

Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition

Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition is a comprehensive set of tools that accelerates the process of turning the developer’s vision into reality. Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition was engineered to support development projects that target the Web (including ASP.NET AJAX), Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, the 2007 Microsoft Office system, SQL Server 2008, and Windows Mobile devices..

When you download and save this product to your computer, it will be in the form of an ISO file. The downloadable ISO file must then be placed onto a CD/DVD or mounted using a virtual drive before installation can occur. To get detailed instructions on how to open the ISO file and install this product, click here.

 

 

 

Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition

Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, takes the best of Windows 2000 Server technology and makes it easier to deploy, manage, and use. The result is a highly productive operating system that is more secure, reliable, highly available, and scalable.

At a high level, Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, provides support for:
  • Advanced networking features such as Internet Authentication Service (IAS), the Network Bridge feature, and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
  • Four-way symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)
  • 4 gigabytes (GB) of RAM
  • Customers seeking the highest availability and scalability should consider Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, or Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition.

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 is a deliverable on Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing initiative for the Windows Server 2003 operating system. SP2 illustrates Microsoft’s commitment to continually creating software products with enhanced security, increased reliability and simplified administration. Service Pack 2 delivers the cumulative system updates in one simple package and it introduces numerous refinements and new functionality including the Microsoft Management Console 3.0, Windows Deployment Services, and Wireless Protected Access 2. Customers performing new installations and those with existing deployments of Windows Server 2003 will benefit from these new features.

 

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