R 292059Z JUN 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0388/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4 CP//
SUBJ/ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE AND MICROSOFT HOME USE PROGRAMS//
REF/A/MSGID:DON CIO MEMO/DON HOME USE POLICY/YMD:20081205/-/-//
AMPN/REF A IS DON CIO MEMO DTD 05 DEC 2008 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY HOME USE POLICY FOR MICROSOFT//
POC/PRASSERTH YANG/MAJ/UNIT:HQMC C4 CP ESB/NAME:WASHINGTON DC/TEL:703-693-3488/TEL:DSN 223-3488/ EMAIL:PRASSERTH.YANG@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE AND MICROSOFT (MS) HOME USE PROGRAMS (HUP).
2. BACKGROUND.
A. THE DOD ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH MCAFEE AND SYMANTEC ALLOWS ACTIVE DOD EMPLOYEES TO UTILIZE THE ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE FOR HOME USE. HOME USE OF THE ANTIVIRUS PRODUCTS WILL NOT ONLY PROTECT PERSONAL PCS AT HOME, BUT WILL ALSO POTENTIALLY LESSEN THE THREAT OF EMPLOYEES BRINGING MALICIOUS LOGIC INTO WORK AND COMPROMISING DOD NETWORKS. CONTRACTORS ARE EXCLUDED FROM USING THE SOFTWARE, OBTAINED THROUGH THE DOD ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT, AT HOME OR ON ANY OTHER SYSTEM NOT BELONGING TO THE DOD.
B. MARINES AND MARINE CORPS GOVERNMENT CIVILIANS ON NMCI ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN MICROSOFTS HOME USE PROGRAM. HUP IS INTENDED TO ALLOW AN ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANT TO INSTALL ON HIS OR HER HOME COMPUTER THE SAME MS APPLICATIONS (MS OFFICE, MS PROJECT, OR MS
VISIO) THAT ARE ON HIS OR HER NMCI COMPUTER. THE APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH HUP AT DISCOUNTED PRICES. SINCE HUP PARTICIPATION IS VOLUNTARY, PARTICIPANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS AND ENSURING THAT THEY ABIDE BY THE MS HUP USER AGREEMENT.
3. GUIDANCE.
A. ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE PRODUCTS CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE JFT-GNO WEBSITE, HTTPS:(SLASH SLASH)WWW.JTFGNO.MIL/ANTIVIRUS/ANTIVIRUS_HOMEUSE.HTM. USERS MUST BE WITHIN THE .MIL DOMAIN TO DOWNLOAD THE SOFTWARE ONTO APPROVED STORAGE MEDIA FOR TRANSFER TO THEIR HOME COMPUTERS.
B. PER REFERENCE (A), MARINES AND MARINE CORPS GOVERNMENT CIVILIANS ARE AUTHORIZED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MICROSOFT HUP. INFORMATION ON THE MS HUP ARE AVAILABLE ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES.
(1) HTTPS:(SLASH SLASH)HOMEPORT.NAVY.MIL/NEWS/ARTICLES/HUP-LICENSE-INFO/
(2) HTTP:(SLASH SLASH)WWW.MICROSOFT.COM/LICENSING/SOFTWARE-ASSURANCE/HOME-USE-PROGRAM.ASPX
C. TO BEGIN THE MICROSOFT HUP ORDERING PROCESS, FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW:
(1) GO TO THE MICROSOFT HUP WEBSITE, HTTP:(SLASH SLASH)ORDERS.MICROSOFT.COM/HUP .
(2) SELECT THE APPROPRIATE COUNTRY AND LANGUAGE.
(3) ENTER YOUR NAVY.MIL, USMC.MIL OR PACOM.MIL E-MAIL ADDRESS AND THE PROGRAM CODE: 4C4AAE0844.
(4) YOU WILL RECEIVE AN E-MAIL AT THE ADDRESS YOU SUBMITTED IN STEP 3 WHICH WILL INCLUDE A LINK TO THE MICROSOFT ORDERING SITE.
(5) PLACE YOUR ORDER ONLINE BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE WEB SITE. YOUR ORDER WILL BE SHIPPED TO THE LOCATION YOU HAVE CHOSEN.  YOU WILL BE CHARGED VIA PERSONAL CREDIT CARD 19.95 DOLLARS (+ TAX) FOR EACH APPLICATION ORDERED TO COVER PACKAGING, SHIPPING AND HANDLING COSTS.
4. CANCELLATION CONTINGENCY. THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELLED 30 JUNE 2010.
5. MARADMIN RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN G. J. ALLEN, DIRECTOR, C4.//