Microsoft Imagine , formerly known as DreamSpark and MSDN-AA , is Microsoft's program to provide students with software design and development tools at no cost. This program is available for universities/colleges and K-12 students in over 120 countries. To enroll, students must visit the Microsoft Imagine website and verify their identity through their verified.EDU institution. If an institution is not listed in the available list, users can manually verify their student status by uploading evidence such as an identity card.
The Microsoft Imagine program was announced by Bill Gates as DreamSpark on February 20, 2008 during a speech at Stanford University. It is estimated that up to 35 million students will be able to access the title of this software for free through this program. The service was renamed to Microsoft Imagine on September 7, 2016, to be more in tune with the annual Imagine Cup competition hosted by Microsoft.
Video Microsoft Imagine
Verify
Proof of student status is required to download the software and obtain the product key. On the Imagine website, students can verify their identity using an ISIC card, an access code instructed by the school administrator, or a.edu email address. Students remain verified for 12 months thereafter. If students can not find their school, they can send a response manually with proof of student status.
Maps Microsoft Imagine
Products offered
Several development software titles are available for download through this program. They include:
Commercial products are available for free through Imagine
- Microsoft Azure for Students
- The Visual Studio 2017 community
- Microsoft SQL Server 2012
- Microsoft SQL Server 2014
- Microsoft SQL Server 2016
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro
Only through Imagine Premium:
- MS-DOS 6.22
- Windows 7 Professional
- Windows 8 Pro
- Windows 8.1 Pro
- Windows 10 Education
- Windows Server 2016
- Visual Studio 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 All Editions
- Individual programs from Office 2007: OneNote, Access, Groove, Visio, Project
- Individual programs from Office 2010: OneNote, Access, SharePoint Workspace, Visio, Project
- Individual programs from Office 2013: OneNote (now free), Access, Lync, Visio, Project
- Individual programs from Office 2016: OneNote (now free), Access, Skype for Business, Visio, Project
- Various servers for Office such as Exchange server
Three basic Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint applications are not available through Imagine: Office Home & amp; Students 2013 or Office 365 University offer them at discounted rates for students. Unlike the programs listed above, there is no way to access old and compatible versions of similar (2010, 2007) Office for Word, Excel or PowerPoint under Shadow.
Free products can also be downloaded from Imagine
Offer
- 12-Month Academic Experiment Membership to XNA Creators Club
- $ 99 Exemption in Windows Marketplace for Mobile and 100 first free shipping
- Free 90-day subscription for Pluralsight training course
- Exemption fee for app delivery to Windows Store
Past products offered
- Expression Studio 1 (including Web, Blend, Design, Encoder, and Media)
- Expression Studio 2 (including Web, Blend, Design, Encoder, and Media)
- Expression Studio 3 (including Web, Blend, Design, and Encoder)
- Expression Studio 4 Ultimate (a free product since 2013, discontinued)
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition (x86 only)
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Developer Edition (x86 and x64)
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008
- SQL Server Express 2008, 2012
- Visual Studio 2005 Express
- Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition
- XNA Game Studio 3.1
- Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (x86 only)
- Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
- Windows 2000 Professional
- Windows XP Professional
- Windows Vista Business
- Windows Server 2008 32-bit Standard Edition
- Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit Standard Edition
- Windows Server 2012 Datacenter and 64-bit Standard Edition
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter and 64-bit Standard Edition
- Windows Embedded CE 6.0
- Windows Embedded Standard 7
- Windows Embedded 8 Industry Pro
- Visual Studio 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 Professional Edition
- Visual Studio Express 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2013
- Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011
- Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R3 and Microsoft CCR and DSS Toolkit 2008
- XNA Game Studio 4.0
- Virtual PC 2007
- Windows Phone Developer Tools
- Windows MultiPoint Mouse SDK
- Microsoft Small Basic
- Kodu Game Lab
- Microsoft Mathematics
See also
- BizSpark
References
External links
- Imagine a website
Source of the article : Wikipedia
0 Comments