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TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: Andrew D. Feuerborn, Police Technical Services Director
DATE: December 4, 2014
SUBJECT:
Request a resolution authorizing the purchase of Microsoft Enterprise License renewals for the Aurora Police Department under the State of Illinois - Central Management Services' contract with CDW-Government, Inc. over a three year term for an amount not to exceed $58,260 annually.
PURPOSE:
The Police Technical Services Division of IT requests permission on behalf of the Police Department to purchase the renewal of Microsoft Enterprise and Select licenses from CDW-G. This Microsoft Enterprise Agreement purchase will include licenses and software assurance for copies of:
Microsoft Office Professional
Microsoft Windows Professional
System Configuration Manager Server
Core CAL Licenses
SQL Server
This purchase will renew Microsoft desktop operating system (OS) licenses for PCs currently utilized by the Police Department providing upgrade protection going forward for both desktop and laptop operating systems. Also included in this purchase is Microsoft enterprise licensing for Client Network Access licenses (CAL's), SQL Database licenses and System Configuration Manager licensing. The Microsoft "patch server" license referred to as the System Center Configuration Manager assesses, deploys, and updates servers, clients, and devices across physical, virtual, distributed, and mobile environments to keep them current with features enhancements and security updates/patches.
BACKGROUND:
Microsoft's Enterprise Agreement provides a means by which the City can spread the cost of purchasing Microsoft licenses over the lifetime of the products. The first three years of the product usage fees in effect pay for the purchase of the original license. The purchase of the majority of the Police Department's licenses occurred between 2011 and 2014. From 2014 forward the Police Department licenses are simply renewed unless addition...
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