Windows 2008 Licensing Question

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Hi --

I work for a small development company and we are currently using hosted
services for web, e-mail and share point. We are considering bringing this
in house and I have a question about licensing.

We are looking at a 2-CPU machine to run Windows 2008 along with Microsoft
Exchange Server. We currently have a total of 15 users but may expand beyond
this point. Do we need licenses for both Windows and Exchange ? I have found
"Microsoft Windows Server Standard 2008 10 Client - Retail" online, however,
this does not specifically say how many CPUs it supports. I also found
"Microsoft Windows Server Standard 2008 32/64bit 1-4CPU 5CLT - OEM" which I
assume supports up to 4 CPUs and comes with 5 client license. However, we
are not an OEM so I would prefer to buy the "RETAIL" version to get support
from Microsoft.

If someone could help me understand better which products support multiple
CPUs and how the client licenses work that would be great!

Thanks

Rich
 
Re: Windows 2008 Licensing Question

Hello Richard,

Easiest way to figure out your real license needs is, to phone MS support.
They can tell you.

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> Hi --
>
> I work for a small development company and we are currently using
> hosted services for web, e-mail and share point. We are considering
> bringing this in house and I have a question about licensing.
>
> We are looking at a 2-CPU machine to run Windows 2008 along with
> Microsoft Exchange Server. We currently have a total of 15 users but
> may expand beyond this point. Do we need licenses for both Windows and
> Exchange ? I have found "Microsoft Windows Server Standard 2008 10
> Client - Retail" online, however, this does not specifically say how
> many CPUs it supports. I also found "Microsoft Windows Server Standard
> 2008 32/64bit 1-4CPU 5CLT - OEM" which I assume supports up to 4 CPUs
> and comes with 5 client license. However, we are not an OEM so I would
> prefer to buy the "RETAIL" version to get support from Microsoft.
>
> If someone could help me understand better which products support
> multiple CPUs and how the client licenses work that would be great!
>
> Thanks
>
> Rich
>
 
Re: Windows 2008 Licensing Question

Here's a comparison of the technical features of the various editions.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/compare-specs.aspx

Small Business Server may fit your needs. It includes Exchange. It usually
comes with five CALs. The CALs cover Exchange and if you get the Premium
version SQL. There is a 75 CAL maximum. The current version, 2003, is 32 bit
only. The 2008 version is due to be released later this year. It is 64 bit
only. It supports the same number of CPU sockets as Server Standard.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver/essential/sbs/default.mspx

--
Kerry Brown
MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/



"Richard Morey" <rwmorey71@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi --
>
> I work for a small development company and we are currently using hosted
> services for web, e-mail and share point. We are considering bringing this
> in house and I have a question about licensing.
>
> We are looking at a 2-CPU machine to run Windows 2008 along with Microsoft
> Exchange Server. We currently have a total of 15 users but may expand
> beyond this point. Do we need licenses for both Windows and Exchange ? I
> have found "Microsoft Windows Server Standard 2008 10 Client - Retail"
> online, however, this does not specifically say how many CPUs it supports.
> I also found "Microsoft Windows Server Standard 2008 32/64bit 1-4CPU
> 5CLT - OEM" which I assume supports up to 4 CPUs and comes with 5 client
> license. However, we are not an OEM so I would prefer to buy the "RETAIL"
> version to get support from Microsoft.
>
> If someone could help me understand better which products support multiple
> CPUs and how the client licenses work that would be great!
>
> Thanks
>
> Rich
>
>
>
 
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