IEC Update: Iowa School Microsoft Settlement Forwarded from:
Jerry Cochrane, Coordinator Iowa Educators Consortium 1120 33rd Avenue SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 Phone: 319-399-6741, (800) 798-9771, Ext. 6741 Fax: 319-399-6474 Email: jcochr...@gwaea.org IEC Website: www.iec-ia.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa School Microsoft Settlement "General Purchase Voucher" vs. "Software Voucher" Many schools have asked why the Iowa Microsoft Settlement Claims Administrator classifies some software as "General Purchase Voucher" and some as "Software Voucher". Listed below is the question sent to the Claims Administrator and the reply. Question Many of the items on the "Eligible" list are software products but they are listed with a "General Purpose Voucher" rather than "Software Voucher". This is creating a lot of confusion and concerns for schools. A sample list is attached. We are asking that software be classified as eligible for the "Software Voucher" or that we receive an explanation that can be shared with schools. Answer Thank you for your inquiry to the Iowa School Microsoft Settlement. Eligibility is determined by the terms of the Court approved Settlement Agreement. Software must fall into one of the defined categories listed in the Settlement Agreement in order to be reimbursed using the Software Voucher. These categories are: operating system software, word processing software, spreadsheet software, presentation software, desktop relational database software, web-authoring software, productivity suite software, encyclopedia software, and server software. This information is also available on the program website at http://iowaschoolmicrosoftsettlement.com/faq.aspx. Another provision of the Settlement Agreement is that non-custom software that runs on qualifying hardware, but does not fall into any of the categories listed above, may be reimbursed using the General Purpose voucher. If you have any questions, please reply to this email account or contact us by telephone at 1-866-591-7245, Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM CST. Sincerely, Settlement Claims Administrator Iowa School Microsoft Settlement 1-866-591-7245
