Digital Equipment Ltd.
📦 Software & Power

Software Solutions

License, deploy, and manage the software your organisation needs — from operating systems and productivity suites to design tools and development platforms.

Publishers
Microsoft · Adobe · Autodesk · Red Hat · VMware
Models
Volume · CSP subscription · perpetual
Compliance
True-up reviews and audit support
Support
Vendor support access included
Overview

The engine of modern business

Software is the engine of modern business. DEL is an authorised partner for Microsoft, Adobe, Autodesk, Red Hat, VMware, and more — providing genuine software with volume licensing, compliance management, and ongoing support.

Beyond the licence file: entitlement tracking, true-up reviews before audits find you, and rightsizing so you stop paying for seats nobody uses.

SME applicability: CSP monthly billing means a five-person office gets the same Microsoft 365 as a five-thousand-person one.

What We Offer

Every layer of the software stack

Six categories from OS to development tooling.

01 — Operating Systems

Operating Systems

  • 01

    Windows Server

    Enterprise server OS

    • Microsoft
  • 02

    Windows Client

    Windows 10/11 Pro/Enterprise

    • Microsoft
  • 03

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux

    Enterprise Linux OS

    • Red Hat
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02 — Productivity & Collaboration

Productivity & Collaboration

  • 01

    Microsoft 365

    Office apps, Teams, Exchange, SharePoint

    • Microsoft
  • 02

    Microsoft Office

    Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

    • Microsoft
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03 — Design & Engineering

Design & Engineering

  • 01

    Adobe Creative Cloud

    Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere

    • Adobe
  • 02

    Autodesk

    AutoCAD, Revit, Maya, 3ds Max

    • Autodesk
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Common Use Cases

Licensing programmes we run

Five engagements that make up our licensing practice.

01 / 04

Enterprise Office Standardisation

Deploy Microsoft 365 or Office across the organisation with centralised management and security policies.

02 / 04

Design & Engineering Team

License Adobe Creative Cloud and Autodesk products for creative and technical professionals.

03 / 04

Server Virtualisation

License VMware vSphere and vSAN for virtualised data centre infrastructure.

04 / 04

Linux Infrastructure

Deploy Red Hat Enterprise Linux with subscription support for mission-critical systems.

Key Benefits

What authorised licensing buys

Certainty, price and cover — the three things grey market never gives.

Genuine Licenses

Authorised partner — no grey-market risk.

Volume Discounts

Better pricing for larger deployments.

Compliance Management

Avoid audits and penalties.

License Optimisation

Right-size your software spend.

Associated Brands

The publishers we are authorised on

Direct authorisations across the major stacks.

  • DEL-AUTH-MICROSOFTDirect
    Microsoft

    MicrosoftDirect Authorised Distributor

    Authorised scope:
    • Windows
    • Microsoft 365
    • SQL Server
    • Visual Studio
    • Azure
    Authorised since2012
  • DEL-AUTH-ADOBEDirect
    Adobe

    AdobeDirect Authorised Distributor

    Authorised scope:
    • Creative Cloud — Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere
    Authorised since2020
  • DEL-AUTH-AUTODESKDirect
    Autodesk

    AutodeskDirect Authorised Distributor

    Authorised scope:
    • AutoCAD
    • Revit
    • Maya
    • 3ds Max
    Authorised since2020
  • DEL-AUTH-REDHATDirect
    Red Hat

    Red HatDirect Authorised Distributor

    Authorised scope:
    • RHEL
    • OpenShift
    Authorised since2017
  • DEL-AUTH-VMWAREDirect
    VMware

    VMwareDirect Authorised Distributor

    Authorised scope:
    • vSphere
    • vCenter
    • vSAN
    Authorised since2015
  • DEL-AUTH-KASPERSKYDirect
    Kaspersky

    KasperskyDirect Authorised Distributor

    Authorised scope:
    • Endpoint Security
    • KES
    Authorised since2013
  • DEL-AUTH-TREND-MICRODirect
    Trend Micro

    Trend MicroDirect Authorised Distributor

    Authorised scope:
    • Endpoint
    • email security
    Authorised since2018

All brand representations comply with vendor trademark guidelines (BRD R-003).

Related Products

Representative catalogue items

A sample of what this solution draws from — the full catalogue carries live specifications and datasheets.

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Case Studies

Proof from delivered projects

Case studies where licensing was part of the build.

A global apparel sourcing multinational

Handed over in 11 weeks with zero snagging items; the client added two further floors under the same contract.

  • MNC
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A homegrown supermarket chain

Billing continues through link failures; hardware support calls resolve same-day in the capital.

  • Local Groups
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An API manufacturer exporting to 40 countries

Zero instrument downtime during swap-over; the audit observation closed at the next inspection.

  • Pharmaceutical
Read case study
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