Eligibility :
Microsoft Forefront Trial Download Sweepstakes (the “Promotion”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including District of Columbia) who are IT Professionals and at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. An IT Professional is defined here as someone who plans, builds, deploys, integrates, manages and supports the technology infrastructure for his/her company and its end users.
Timing :
The Microsoft Forefront Trial Download Sweepstakes begins on January 20, 2009 at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends on June 30, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. ET (the “Promotion Period”).
How to enter:
During the Promotion Period, visit http://www.microsoft.com/forefront/en/us/trial-software.aspx and download any of the eligible Microsoft Forefront free trial products available on the website. After each download is complete, you will see a link to the Promotion. Click on the link to go to http://microsoft.eprize.net/forefront and fill out the online entry form. Complete and submit the online entry form including, where appropriate, a valid home address. P.O. Boxes are not permitted. For submitting the form, you will automatically receive one (1) Sweepstakes entry and one (1) Instant Win Game play for each successful free trial product download of a different product from the list of eligible products. After receiving an Instant Win Game play, you will automatically proceed to the Instant Win Game page and where the Instant Win Game results will be instantly displayed. Potential winners of the Instant Win Game will be provided directions for validation. All potential winners are subject to verification before any prize will be awarded. Administrator is responsible for the functionality of the Instant Win Game.
Limit:
Each participant will receive one (1) entry/play during the Promotion Period for each successful free trial product download, for a total of up to eight (8) entries/plays per participant. Participants may only receive one (1) entry/play for each free trial product download, regardless of the number of times the product is downloaded.
Prize (s):
Sweepstakes Prize: THREE (3) GRAND PRIZES: A Server System for your home including a PowerEdge 2900 III Server, a Netgear GS108 8-port Ethernet Switch, a Dell 2408WFP 24″ Ultrasharp (TM) LCD Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor, a Dell 3115cn Multifunction Color Laser Printer with 512MB memory, a Radeon HD 4870 x2 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express Graphics Card and a $700 check. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): $10,037.48. TWENTY-EIGHT (28) FIRST PRIZES: D-Link DNS-323 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure. ARV: $229.99.
Instant Win Game Prizes: THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-FOUR (324) SECOND PRIZES (two (2) per day): $50 Best Buy gift card (terms and conditions apply). ARV: $50.
Total ARV of all prizes:
$52,752.16