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Subscription software licensing and maintenance program
Microsoft Software Assurance (SA) is a Microsoft maintenance program aimed at business users who use Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, and other server
Microsoft_Software_Assurance
Thin client operating system from Microsoft
Microsoft Learn. Microsoft. Retrieved July 2, 2021. "Microsoft Software Assurance Benefits - Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs". Microsoft Volume Licensing
Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
Windows_Fundamentals_for_Legacy_PCs
Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) is a suite of utilities for Microsoft Windows customers who have subscribed to Microsoft Software Assurance
Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack
Microsoft_Desktop_Optimization_Pack
Process of ensuring reliability and security
Software assurance (SwA) is a critical process in software development that ensures the reliability, safety, and security of software products. It involves
Software_assurance
Office suite by Microsoft
the Picture Manager graphics software to open, manage, and share digital images. With the release of Office 2003, Microsoft rebranded the Office productivity
Microsoft_Office_2003
Suite of office software
Microsoft Office, MS Office, or simply Office, is an office suite and (formerly) a family of client software, server software, and services developed
Microsoft_Office
Topics referred to by the same term
network Simulated annealing, an optimisation technique Software architecture Microsoft Software Assurance Something Awful, American comedy website founded in
SA
Volume licensing package
EA/SA (Enterprise Agreement/Software Assurance) is a volume licensing package offered by Microsoft. It primarily targets large organizations which have
Microsoft Enterprise Agreement
Microsoft_Enterprise_Agreement
American multinational technology company
intelligence, video gaming, and more. A Big Tech company, Microsoft is the largest software company by revenue, one of the most valuable public companies
Microsoft
Checking software against expectations
document. In some organizations, software testing is part of a software quality assurance (SQA) process. In SQA, software process specialists and auditors
Software_testing
Version of Windows Server, released in 2016
Nano Server is only available to Microsoft Software Assurance customers and on cloud computing platforms such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services
Windows_Server_2016
Type of computer interface that guides a user through a series of steps
developing the first version of its desktop publishing software, Microsoft Publisher, around 1991, Microsoft wanted to help users create well-presented documents
Wizard_(software)
Version of Windows Server, released in 2009
paid Premium Assurance program (an add-on to Microsoft Software Assurance) available to volume license customers. However, Microsoft honored the program
Windows_Server_2008_R2
2012 Microsoft operating system version
Additional security features—including built-in antivirus software, integration with Microsoft SmartScreen phishing filtering, and support for Secure Boot
Windows_8
Instructions a computer can execute
developing software involves several stages. The stages include software design, programming, testing, release, and maintenance. Software quality assurance and
Software
software are common targets for critics. In the 2000s, a number of malware mishaps targeted security flaws in Windows and other products. Microsoft was
Criticism_of_Microsoft
2013 Microsoft operating system version
release of the Windows NT operating system based on Windows 8 developed by Microsoft. It was released to manufacturing on August 27, 2013, and broadly released
Windows_8.1
company provides certification (such as WHQL and Microsoft Windows Mobile certification), quality assurance, and benchmarking services. NSTL was acquired
National Software Testing Laboratories
National_Software_Testing_Laboratories
2015 Microsoft operating system version
10 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. The successor to Windows 8.1, it was released to manufacturing on July
Windows_10
Microsoft operating system family
Preinstallation Environment Microsoft Servers For more information on how Microsoft licenses its products, see Microsoft Software Assurance, DreamSpark, DreamSpark
Windows_NT
Application virtualisation software
subscription for Software Assurance customers. There also exists a licensing model that exists for hosting (cloud services) providers. Microsoft released Version
Microsoft_App-V
Software as a service offering from Microsoft Corporation
candidate stage. It was made available in 26 countries through Microsoft Software Assurance offering, although it was possible to test-drive this service
System_Center_Advisor
Numerical grade assigned following Common Criteria
The Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL1 through EAL7) of an IT product or system is a numerical grade assigned following the completion of a Common Criteria
Evaluation_Assurance_Level
Process of making software accessible worldwide
changed. Independent software vendors such as Microsoft may provides reference software localization guidelines for developers. The software localization language
Internationalization and localization
Internationalization_and_localization
2009 Microsoft operating system version
existing hardware and software at launch, changes affecting the compatibility of certain PC games, and unclear assurances by Microsoft that certain computers
Windows_7
of tactics useful in software testing. It is intended as a comprehensive list of tactical approaches to software quality assurance (more widely colloquially
Software_testing_tactics
Microsoft Windows is the name of several families of computer software operating systems created by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating
Comparison of Microsoft Windows versions
Comparison_of_Microsoft_Windows_versions
Version of Windows Server, released in 2008
paid Premium Assurance program (an add-on to Microsoft Software Assurance) available to volume license customers. However, Microsoft honored the program
Windows_Server_2008
British digital identity company
include many pornography websites, where the software is used to help operators comply with UK age-assurance and online safety regulations by verifying
Yoti
Pre-release readiness checks of a product, service or system
29119 Software Testing standard" (Document). Capgemini and Sogeti. pp. 1–12. White Paper: Operational Acceptance Testing, Business Continuity Assurance. December
Operational acceptance testing
Operational_acceptance_testing
Refers to two related but distinct notions: functional quality and structural quality
engineering Software architecture Software bug Software quality assurance Software quality control Software metrics Software reusability Software standard
Software_quality
AI software development optimisation
AI-assisted software development is the use of large language models (LLMs) and AI agents to assist software developers in software development. It can
AI-assisted software development
AI-assisted_software_development
Organizations who have partnered with Microsoft
Microsoft Innovation Centers (MICs) are local government organizations, universities, industry organizations, or software or hardware vendors who partner
Microsoft_Innovation_Center
Microsoft Windows was announced by Bill Gates on November 10, 1983, 2 years before it was first released. Microsoft introduced Windows as a graphical
Microsoft Windows version history
Microsoft_Windows_version_history
Relationship between Microsoft and trade unions around the world
between them, Lionbridge and Microsoft. In May 2022, Quality Assurance (QA) testers of Activision Blizzard subsidiary Raven Software went public as "Game Workers
Microsoft_and_unions
Computer software project
2013. Retrieved July 7, 2009. Under the Community Promise, Microsoft provides assurance that it will not assert its Necessary Claims against anyone who
Mono_(software)
2006 Microsoft operating system version
against Microsoft as people found themselves with new computers that were unable to use the new software to its full potential despite the assurance of "Vista
Windows_Vista
Description of a software system to be developed
Stefan; Eder, Sebastian (2017). "Rapid quality assurance with Requirements Smells". Journal of Systems and Software. 123: 190–213. arXiv:1611.08847. doi:10.1016/j
Software requirements specification
Software_requirements_specification
Software framework by Microsoft introduced in 1996
ActiveX is a deprecated software framework created by Microsoft that adapts its earlier Component Object Model (COM) and Object Linking and Embedding
ActiveX
retail or OEM channels, but was instead distributed through Microsoft Software Assurance (SA), with license terms that conferred the right to operate
Windows_Vista_editions
Real-time communications server software
Business Server (formerly Microsoft Office Communications Server and Microsoft Lync Server) is real-time communications server software that provides the infrastructure
Skype_for_Business_Server
methodology (such as the waterfall model or agile software development). MSF was first introduced by Microsoft as version 1.0 in 1993, and a version 2.0 was
Microsoft_Solutions_Framework
System to ensure software meets quality standards
remain the same. Software quality assurance sets up an organized and logical set of organizational processes and deciding on that software development standards
Software_quality_management
Discontinued software by Microsoft
Microsoft MapPoint is a discontinued software program and service created by Microsoft that allows users to view, edit and integrate maps. The software
Microsoft_MapPoint
Software licensing for multiple users or computers
report back to a software license server once every 180 days. Licenses using these schemes can be procured via the Microsoft Software Assurance program. A large
Volume_licensing
Statistical software company
commercial software would focus on big data, large scale multiprocessor (or "high performance") computing, and multi-core functionality. Microsoft announced
Revolution_Analytics
Feature in several Microsoft Windows versions
companion device license from Microsoft Software Assurance, employees can use Windows To Go on any Software Assurance licensed computer as well as their
Windows_To_Go
Computer security evaluation tool
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) is a discontinued software tool that is no longer available from Microsoft that determines security state by
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
Microsoft_Baseline_Security_Analyzer
2010 version of Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office 2010 (codenamed Office 14) is a version of Microsoft Office for Microsoft Windows unveiled by Microsoft on May 15, 2009, and released
Microsoft_Office_2010
American video game development company
Quality Assurance United-CWA" and voted to unionize (390–8) in favor, making it the largest video game union in the United States. Following Microsoft acquisition
Raven_Software
1999 Microsoft operating system version
amount of the Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 operating system, there would be no assurance that applications designed to run on Microsoft Windows 2000
Windows_2000
Creation and maintenance of software
submitted, quality assurance – a separate department of non-programmers for most large companies – test the accuracy of the entire software product. Testing
Software_development
Activity where one or more people check a program's code
Code review (sometimes to as peer review) is a software quality assurance activity in which one or more people examine the source code of a computer program
Code_review
Computer security concept
Takanen; Jared DeMott; Charles Miller (2008). Fuzzing for software security testing and quality assurance. Artech House. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-59693-214-2. John
Trust_boundary
Promise by Microsoft
business model of distributors/implementers. The OSP provides the assurance that Microsoft will not assert its Necessary Claims against anyone who make, use
Microsoft Open Specification Promise
Microsoft_Open_Specification_Promise
Analysis of computer programs without executing them
defined by Microsoft and a common practice in software companies. The OMG (Object Management Group) published a study regarding the types of software analysis
Static_program_analysis
Software engineering approach
of Security Security engineering Security through obscurity Software Security Assurance "OWASP Secure by Design Framework". OWASP Foundation. August
Secure_by_design
Group of server operating systems by Microsoft
semi-annual versions were only available as part of Microsoft subscription services, including Software Assurance, Azure Marketplace, and Visual Studio subscriptions
Windows_Server
Commercial software linting tool for C/C++ languages
PC-lint is a commercial software linting tool produced by Gimpel Software for the C/C++ languages. PC-lint is a command-line tool for performing static
PC-Lint
Version of Microsoft Office
Office system". TechNet. Microsoft. October 22, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2016. "Software Assurance Home Use Program". Microsoft. Retrieved November 10
Microsoft_Office_2007
2001 Microsoft operating system version
website, Ethan C. Allen, was a former Microsoft employee in Software Quality Assurance and would comb through the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles daily and
Windows_XP
Best practice publication of computer security
Lieberman Software Corporation ""Consensus Audit Guidelines: Time to 'Stop The Bleeding'" by John M. Gilligan, 10th Semi-Annual Software Assurance Forum,
The CIS Critical Security Controls for Effective Cyber Defense
The_CIS_Critical_Security_Controls_for_Effective_Cyber_Defense
Social movement
compelled Microsoft to cut its prices of Office software substantially." Government of India had issued Policy on Adoption of Open Source Software for Government
Free_software_movement
International standard for computer security certification
Wheeler, David (2006-12-11). "Free-Libre / Open Source Software (FLOSS) and Software Assurance / Software Security" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-12-30. Wäyrynen, J
Common_Criteria
Process to build apps for various mobile operating systems
provide an official software development kit (SDK). They may also opt to provide some form of software testing and/or quality assurance (QA). In exchange
Mobile_app_development
Software product development and consulting company
core technical engine for software design, development, testing, and maintenance. In 2006, Coherent Solutions became a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.
Coherent_Solutions
Programming concept
Jameel; Alshahrani, Saeed Masoud (2021). "Challenges of Software Requirements Quality Assurance and Validation: A Systematic Literature Review". IEEE Access
Software_requirements
Application whitelisting software for Windows
Windows 8 Enterprise and Enhanced Software Assurance for Today's Modern Workforce". Windows for your Business. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 25
AppLocker
Business acquisition held from 2022 to 2023
Blizzard Entertainment; and Candy Crush Saga from King. Microsoft is a dominant player in computing software, and also makes the Xbox line of game consoles and
Acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft
Acquisition_of_Activision_Blizzard_by_Microsoft
American software company
LLC is an American software company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. It develops governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software with a focus on privacy
OneTrust
regression testing. Usually "non" is omitted Basu, Anirban (2015). Software Quality Assurance, Testing and Metrics. PHI Learning. ISBN 978-81-203-5068-7. National
Glossary_of_computer_science
Web browser by Microsoft
late 1994, Microsoft licensed Spyglass Mosaic for a quarterly fee plus a percentage of Microsoft's non-Windows revenues for the software. Although bearing
Internet_Explorer
Engineering approach to software development
or quality assurance instead of the programmers who wrote it. It is performed at the system level and is considered an aspect of software quality. The
Software_engineering
Autonomous artificial intelligence agent
video search and video summarization. Microsoft released a multimodal agent model – trained on images, video, software user interface interactions, and robotics
AI_agent
Patent that covers a computer program
from the original on February 10, 2007. "Microsoft's Open Specification Promise: No Assurance for GPL". Software Freedom Law Center. "License - APSL". opensource
Software_patent
Use of open source software development best practices and open source-like culture
tutorial" (PDF). IEEE Software. 32 (4): 60–67. doi:10.1109/MS.2014.77. hdl:10344/4443. ISSN 0740-7459. S2CID 1965218. Microsoft Internal Solorigate Investigation
Inner_source
activation keys, see Microsoft Volume Licensing. Visser, Erwin (18 April 2012). "Introducing Windows 8 Enterprise and Enhanced Software Assurance for Today's Modern
Windows_8_editions
Principles and practice of product and service quality assurance and control
the principles and practice of product and service quality assurance and control. In software development, it is the management, development, operation
Quality_engineering
American cloud computing and virtualization company
architecture. VMware's desktop software runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS. VMware ESXi, its enterprise software hypervisor, is an operating system
VMware
Computer program that modifies other programs to replicate itself and spread
to deter unauthorized copying of the software they had written. The first virus to specifically target Microsoft Windows, WinVir was discovered in April
Computer_virus
Topics referred to by the same term
Policy Database, rules in an IPsec implementation, for example in a High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor Serial presence detect, a method to access
SPD_(disambiguation)
during quality assurance (QA) testing In May 2008, HP Software announced the availability of HP Application Security Center through HP Software as a Service
HP Application Security Center
HP_Application_Security_Center
Inherent flaw in computer instructions
A software bug is a defect (bug) in computer software. A computer program with many or serious bugs may be described as buggy. The effects of a software
Software_bug
US artificial intelligence company
OpenAI Group PBC, that is 26% owned by the nonprofit OpenAI Foundation. Microsoft has invested over $13 billion into OpenAI. OpenAI partners with the US
OpenAI
System that can issue, distribute and verify digital certificates
key-to-user binding is established, depending on the level of assurance the binding has, by software or under human supervision. The term trusted third party
Public_key_infrastructure
Company that fabricates parts used in another company's products
suppliers are not permitted to sell them independently under their own name. Microsoft is a popular example of a company that issues its Windows operating systems
Original equipment manufacturer
Original_equipment_manufacturer
Technical specification for firmware architecture
"deep-throat Microsoft"". Ars Technica. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013. "Exclusive: Open software group files complaint against Microsoft to EU"
UEFI
American businessman and philanthropist (born 1955)
and 1980s, he co-founded the software company Microsoft in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Following Microsoft's initial public offering in 1986
Bill_Gates
Person who maintains and operates a computer system or computer network
example, a dedicated individual(s) may apply all system upgrades, a Quality Assurance (QA) team may perform testing and validation, and one or more technical
System_administrator
Austrian software testing company
software testing company founded in 2007 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. It provides software testing automation and software quality assurance products
Tricentis
Workflow management method
being pushed into the process when requested. In knowledge work and in software development, the aim is to provide a visual process management system which
Kanban_(development)
Business software suite by Microsoft
Premium edition via Software Assurance were compensated with a free license for the latest version of ISA Server. In December 2008, Microsoft also introduced
Windows_Server_Essentials
Software architecture by Microsoft
codenamed Palladium and also known as Trusted Windows) is a software architecture designed by Microsoft which claimed to provide users of the Windows operating
Next-Generation Secure Computing Base
Next-Generation_Secure_Computing_Base
Versions of Windows XP
machines (as early as the original Pentium). It is only available to Software Assurance customers. It is intended for those who would like to upgrade to Windows
Windows_XP_editions
Series of free software licenses
programmers some assurance that their work would benefit the world and remain free, rather than being potentially exploited by software companies who would
GNU_General_Public_License
Action of recording the keys struck on a keyboard
operating the logging program. A keystroke recorder or keylogger can be either software or hardware. While the programs themselves are legal, with many designed
Keystroke_logging
Automated software testing technique
September 2016, Microsoft announced Project Springfield, a cloud-based fuzz testing service for finding security critical bugs in software. In December 2016
Fuzzing
System in which software component is executed
rapid rollback. It is best to avoid a name like Quality Assurance (QA); QA doesn’t mean software testing. Testing is important, but it is different from
Deployment_environment
Generating images by computer software
between software and hardware rendering will fade. For various reasons such as hardware failure, broken drivers, emulation, quality assurance, software programming
Software_rendering
British security expert (born 1975)
is a British security expert and The Director of Information Security Assurance for Apple. Anne Saita, writing for Information Security magazine, called
David_Litchfield
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