Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise (Office 365)

Microsoft 365 Office Applications

General

The Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise (AfE) are locally installable Office applications. In terms of functionality, they largely correspond to Microsoft Office LTSC.

Differences:

  • Activation of the software
    • AfE via user's M365 account
    • Office LTSC via KMS service
  • Upgrade with new features
    • AfE monthly
    • Office LTSC approximately every three years
  • Possible use
    • AfE on any device, max. 5 PCs and 5 tablets and 5 mobile devices (for details see Online Service Terms, p. 24ff)
    • Office LTSC on a maximum of one personal computer per employee and on "public" computers (pool computers, laboratory computers, loan devices, etc.) (for details, see Product Terms, p. 74, paragraph 2.6). Employees are also permitted to use it at temporary workstations.

Deployment

Included services

Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise includes, among other things: the following services:

  • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Teams, Publisher, and Access (Publisher, Access not for Mac)
  • 5 installations per user on PC or Mac - usable locally or offline
  • Additionally 5 installations on mobile devices and 5 installations on tablets
  • Free updates