How many licenses do I need?

I'm about to put in a new network, and the software requires that I have
'Windows 2003 Network' on the server. All workstations can have a variety
of software, from 98 on up.

If I only have the 2003 software on the server does one license suffice, or
do I have to have licenses for every workstation off of it?

Thanks!

ed

"BigBlueMan" <elo(nospamdammit)(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm about to put in a new network, and the software requires that I have
> 'Windows 2003 Network' on the server. All workstations can have a variety
> of software, from 98 on up.
>
> If I only have the 2003 software on the server does one license suffice,
or
> do I have to have licenses for every workstation off of it?

Depends on the software vendor's license agreement,..ask them. Usually it
will be one for every user that uses the application if the application is a
"client-server" type and runs on the server and is a used by people at the
workstations.

The Server itself will also have to have the correct number of Client Access
Licenses no matter what is run on it. Win2000 and XP-Pro provide for their
own CAL but Win98 and NT4 does not, so you have to do the math and purchase
enough CALs to cover the situation.

So in the end you need enough using licenses to cover the users of the
Application, *and* you need enough Server CALs to cover the number of users
who use the Server regaurdless of what runs on it.

Computer systems are expen$ive.

As an example, our "newsroom system" has 21 licenses and will not allow more
than 21 connections to the application at one time. But in addition to that
we also purchased 100 "per seat" CALs to cover the accessability to the
Servers that is toatly separate from the newsroom system requirements. Our
Exchange Server also has 100 CALs just specifically for the Exchange Server
Application. I believe what was once called "per seat" is now called "per
device".

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com

Thanks! I've got quite a "learning curve" ahead of me.


"Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
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> "BigBlueMan" <elo(nospamdammit)(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I'm about to put in a new network, and the software requires that I have
>> 'Windows 2003 Network' on the server. All workstations can have a
>> variety
>> of software, from 98 on up.
>>
>> If I only have the 2003 software on the server does one license suffice,
> or
>> do I have to have licenses for every workstation off of it?
>
> Depends on the software vendor's license agreement,..ask them. Usually it
> will be one for every user that uses the application if the application is
> a
> "client-server" type and runs on the server and is a used by people at the
> workstations.
>
> The Server itself will also have to have the correct number of Client
> Access
> Licenses no matter what is run on it. Win2000 and XP-Pro provide for
> their
> own CAL but Win98 and NT4 does not, so you have to do the math and
> purchase
> enough CALs to cover the situation.
>
> So in the end you need enough using licenses to cover the users of the
> Application, *and* you need enough Server CALs to cover the number of
> users
> who use the Server regaurdless of what runs on it.
>
> Computer systems are expen$ive.
>
> As an example, our "newsroom system" has 21 licenses and will not allow
> more
> than 21 connections to the application at one time. But in addition to
> that
> we also purchased 100 "per seat" CALs to cover the accessability to the
> Servers that is toatly separate from the newsroom system requirements.
> Our
> Exchange Server also has 100 CALs just specifically for the Exchange
> Server
> Application. I believe what was once called "per seat" is now called "per
> device".
>
> --
>
> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> www.wandtv.com
>
>

"BigBlueMan" <elo(nospamdammit)(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thanks! I've got quite a "learning curve" ahead of me.

CDW (www.cdw.com) has a whole department to help figure out the licensing
you need. They also publish a Licensing Guide for many companies products
in addition to MS. The guide is about 100 pages long. You can give them a
call at 1-888-419-7359.

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com