OREANDA-NEWS. Microsoft Azerbaijan and AtaHolding have signed an agreement on cooperation in the framework of Microsoft Open Value program.

Under the contract, AtaHolding is entitled to install the software, mentioned in the agreement, on the computers, purchased after the signing. An important advantage of the chosen licensing option is the inclusion of update subscription, which allows using newer versions of products, patches, while securing customer information system and its constant development in line with global trends. The organization gets to license the entire suite of products or each of the main products particularly, and use the latest versions of selected products for the entire term of the agreement.

"Informing the market on the mandatory usage of the licensed software on the state level, as well as numerous activities undertaken by the Copyright Agency of Azerbaijan Republic in this area, are paying off, and today large organizations in Azerbaijan, are already going, through the stage of legalization. This important step is taken consciously and regarded as a business investment, not IT expenditure. After all, it is no secret that Information Technologies hold a prominent place in modern businesses. It’s impossible for business to flourish and implement big projects, without a strong IT infrastructure. AtaHolding Company’s policy has always kept pace with the times, in regard to IT security, that’s why the question of licensing the entire structure of the software caused no doubt. The question was only in the method of licensing. After receiving the quality advice from Microsoft Azerbaijan, LLC AtaTechnology  chose Open Value Licensing. In this version we were drawn to two main points. First is the separate payment, which makes it possible to have free funds and invest them in business. Second is the right to use all the new products, released for the duration of the contract. I deliberately did not name the data security matter, because I think it is the basic advantage of licensing, and it is already implied. Besides the above mentioned, there are so many other benefits of OVL which we are already familiar with, and have yet to learn, because our company is in the process of new products and licenses introduction,” AtaTechnology’s head Mais Yusifov said.

"We are pleased that in Azerbaijan, our partners are beginning to actively work towards implementing Microsoft solutions. Previously, such agreements were signed only with large corporations. This project has shown that the partners can also offer solutions for small and medium businesses under the Microsoft Open Value program,” Microsoft Azerbaijan’s general manager Rufat Hajialibayov said.