Developer Tools
MSDN Professional subscriptions are sold with Visual Studio. When
customers choose to subscribe to MSDN they also receive rights
to other Developer tools—including previous versions of Visual
Studio, software and driver development kits (SDKs/DDKs), and other
components of the Microsoft Developer platform.
Development and Test Licenses
Beyond tools for creating applications, Developers must be able
to simulate production environments for iterative development
and test. A core benefit of being an MSDN Subscriber is the
right to use the widest range of Microsoft products for setting
up these environments.
Access to Pre-Release Products
To stay ahead of the curve, developers often need access to new
products and technologies before they reach general availability.
MSDN Subscriptions provides access to many pre-release versions
of future Microsoft products and technologies and typically has
the final versions before they start shipping in other channels.
For example, MSDN Subscribers received their first build of what
became Windows Vista over three years before general availability.
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Technical Support Incidents
To help with the greatest challenges of the development process,
MSDN subscribers may turn to dedicated Microsoft support engineers
for assistance. Every MSDN Subscription includes professional-grade,
Developer-specific technical support incidents. With 24/7 Business-Critical
service level, Support Incidents may be called upon for break-fix
situations encountered in a non-production environment.
Priority Subscriber Support in MSDN Forums and Newsgroups
For Developers the first port-of-call for answers is usually the
community. Where the community cannot answer the toughest of questions,
MSDN Subscribers have the exclusive guarantee of their question
being answered. If not effectively answered by the community, posts
from MSDN subscribers will be picked up by Microsoft engineers
within 2 business days.
Online Concierge
MSDN.com is an incomparable online resource for developer information.
This depth of information can be a challenge to navigate. MSDN
Online Concierge is a chat-based service, providing subscribers
with an exclusive guide to the online world of MSDN.
MSDN Magazine
MSDN Magazine, published by 1105 Media in partnership with Microsoft,
contains some of the most compelling editorial and articles on
development, written by some of Microsoft’s top developers.
Published monthly, MSDN Magazine is available free to subscribers
in North America, and for a small postage and handling fee worldwide.
MSDN Flash
Millions of Developers receive the MSDN Flash e-mail newsletter
every other week, with news and information personalized to their
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