Starting March 1, 2013, we are welcoming Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (“EA”) customers to Yammer! Microsoft is making Yammer Enterprise available to EA customers with Office 365 E plans (E1-E4). EA customers will also have the option of purchasing Yammer Enterprise as a standalone product or in combination with SharePoint Online. This move creates more value for these Microsoft customers, who can now take advantage of Yammer for enterprise social networking. Customers who are not on Microsoft EA can still get Yammer Enterprise directly from Yammer. We will also continue to offer Yammer Basic as a free service.
As part of the inclusion of Yammer within Microsoft Enterprise Agreements, we have updated the Yammer Privacy Statement. Be assured, Microsoft and the Yammer team are committed to helping protect privacy. We take steps to responsibly manage customer information, promote transparency in our privacy practices, and offer meaningful privacy choices.
You can view the Yammer Privacy Statement from the link at the bottom of the page when you are logged on to Yammer or at www.yammer.com/about/privacy. For more information about current pricing and Yammer as part of Microsoft Enterprise Agreements, visit www.yammer.com/about/pricing.
As an existing Microsoft Office 365 customer with 160 E3 licenses, I was astonished to find out that my company doesn’t qualify for the inclusion of Yammer in our Enterprise Agreement. Why? Because we only have 160 E3 licenses. The “fine print”, which I can’t seem to find anywhere, draws the line at 250 licenses as the minimum qualifying entry level. Spending over $40,000 a year on Microsoft Office 365 licenses isn’t enough. My company isn’t considered worthy until we’re spending over $60,000 a year. Thanks Yammer.