Licensing Microsoft Products

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Microsoft Licensing Microsoft Products
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Product Activation

• Product Activation is the process of getting the
  product key for your specific combination of
  hardware and software
• Activation exists on OEM and FPP
• OEM licences are typically pre-activated for the
  customer by the OEM/system builder
• See http//www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activat
  ion/

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Which Products are affected?

• Microsoft Office 2003 products (Word 2003,
  Excel 2003, etc.)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional and Home
  Edition
• And all ongoing releases

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Volume Licensing Activation

• Use Volume Licence Key (VLK)
• https//eopen.microsoft.com/
• https//licensing.microsoft.com/eLicense/

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Product Activation Misconceptions

• You must activate your software immediately
• Operating systems require activation after 30
  days
• Office products require activation after 50
  launches and will then behave like a file viewer
• You can only activate your software once
• A second activation is necessary to enable
  portable use rights
• Reactivation is allowed for reinstallation
• Reactivation may be required after a hardware
  configuration change

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Product Use Rights
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Product Use Rights
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Product Use Rights contd

• The product user rights are part of the Microsoft
  licence agreements, i.e. the right to use the
  software, additional rights and limitations
• Different product user rights for
• applications
• operating systems
• server products
• developer tools

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Transferring Licences

• A company may transfer a licence to another PC or
  User Within their Organisation (providing it was
  acquired through FPP or Volume licensing)
• A company may make a one time permanent transfer
  a licence to a third party (providing it was
  acquired through FPP or OEM)
• The following must also be transferred with the
  software
• Original licence and any upgrade licence
  confirmations
• End User Licence Agreement (EULA)
• Certificate of Authenticity (COA)
• Microsoft Licences may not be rented, loaned,
  leased, or used for commercial hosting except
  through the Service Provider Licence Agreement
  (SPLA)

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Licensing of Microsoft Applications
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Different Types of Licence

• Full Package Product (FPP)
• Full version
• Upgrade
• OEM
• Full version
• Volume Licensing
• (Open, Multi Year Open, Open Subscription,
  Select, Enterprise Agreement, Enterprise
  Subscription Agreement, Full version)
• Office 2003 can be enrolled in SA through a
  Volume Licensing Programme
• No upgrades
• Downgrade rights

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End User Licensing Agreement for Applications

• Every device requires a licence except
• GRANT OF LICENSE. Microsoft grants you the
  following rights provided that you comply with
  all terms and conditions of this EULA
• 1.1 Installation and use. You may
• (a) install and use a copy of the Software on
  one personal computer or other device and
• (b) install an additional copy of the Software
  on a second, portable device for the exclusive
  use of the primary user of the first copy of the
  Software.

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Concurrency

• Each device requires a licence
• A licence cannot be concurrently used by
  different computers
• Concurrent Use multiple use of a licence on
  multiple PCs
• Not available for Microsoft applications since
  1997

5 licences required,1 for the server and 1 for
each device accessing the server e.g. Office
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Downgrade Rights for Applications

• There are no downgrade rights in OEM or FPP
• VL customers can downgrade a single application
  within Office 2003 without downgrading their
  entire suite

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SharePoint Team Services

• SharePoint Team Services are a component of
• Microsoft FrontPage 2002
• Microsoft Project Server 2002
• Use Rights
• Install a single copy of Sharepoint Team Services
  on one computer and allow an unlimited number of
  people within an organisation access to and use
  of Sharepoint Team Services from other computers
• A licence for FrontPage 2002 or Project Server
  2002 is required for every computer on which
  Sharepoint Team Services is installed

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Licensing ofMicrosoft Operating Systems
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Windows XP Professional

• Full Package Product (FPP)
• Full version
• Upgrade
• Can be enrolled in SA through a VL Programme
• OEM
• Full version
• Can be enrolled in SA through a VL Programme
• Volume Licensing
• (Open, Multi Year Open, Open Subscription,
  Select, Enterprise Agreement, Enterprise
  Subscription Agreement)
• Can be enrolled in SA through a VL Programme
• Windows Pro upgrade available (underlying OS need
  not be Windows)
• Downgrade rights

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Embedded Products

• Dedicated computer system for a specific
  application
• Examples
• Retail cash registers and scales
• Banking
• Measuring devices
• Gaming machines
• Information terminals
• Industrial-Automation
• Medical technology
• Mobile (Webpanels)
• Telecommunications

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Licensing forMicrosoft Servers
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Different Types of Licence

• Full Package Product (FPP)
• Full licence only
• Can be enrolled in SA through a Volume Licensing
  Agreement
• Exception Upgrade Small Business Server (SBS)
• OEM
• Full Licence only
• Can be enrolled in SA through a Volume Licensing
  Agreement
• Volume Licence Agreements
• Open, Multi Year Open, Open Subscription, Select,
  Enterprise Agreement,
• Enterprise Subscription Agreement Licence
  Software Assurance Licence Software Assurance
  only on renewal

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Per Seat Licensing
Example Windows 2000
CALs 11
Server CALs
Windows 2003 Server Server Licence
Windows NT 4.0 Server Server Licence
Client Access Licences (CALs) are always defined
by the Server not the Client
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Per Seat Number of CALs equal to total number
of devices accessing or utilising the server(s)
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Servers Licensed per Seat

• Windows
• Exchange
• Systems Management Server
• SharePoint Portal Server
• Project Server
• SQL
• Small Business Server

Core CAL
Server CALs
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Per Server Licensing
Only Windows 2000
Server CALs
Windows Server Licence
Windows Server Licence
CALs 12
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Per Server CALs equal to maximum number of
concurrent devices per server
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Servers licensed per Server

• Windows server only

Server CALs
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Per User CALs
Example Windows 2003
CALs 1
Windows 2003 Server
Server CALs
CALs are always defined by the User not the Client
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Per User One CAL covers the total number of
devices accessing or utilising the server owned
by one person
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Selling Windows CALs

• What is it?
• Its just a licence not software
• Which CAL is required?
• Product and version matching
• Where can I find CALs?
• Not included in any operating system
• Few CALs included in FPP and OEM
• Also available as part of the Core CAL
• How many are needed?
• Required amount depends on how CALs are used

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Windows Server
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Terminal Server Licensing
Client licences Windows XP Professional
Server licence Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 External Connector licence
Terminal Server 2003 CAL
Terminal Server 2003 CAL
The Internet
Terminal
Terminal Server 2003 CAL
Terminal Server 2003 CAL
Terminal Server 2003 CAL
Terminal
Terminal Server 2003 CAL
Terminal Server 2003 CAL
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Terminal Server Licensing

• For each server running Terminal Services the
• following licences are required
• Windows server with Terminal Services enabled
• Windows CAL
• Terminal Services CAL
• Windows operating system licence
• Desktop application licence

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External Connector
User CAL
User CAL
User CAL
User CAL
User CAL
External Connector
User CAL
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Per Processor Licensing
Client licences e.g. Data Analyzer
Server licence SQL
Terminal
2 SQL Processor licences
4 Processors SQL accesses 2
Terminal
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Multi-Core Processors and Hyperthreading

• Hyperthreading
• A single processor acts like multiple processors
• Only one licence required
• Multi-Core Processor
• Multiple processors on a single die
• Only one licence required

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Per Processor Licence Availability

• Microsoft Application Center
• Microsoft BizTalk Server
• Microsoft Commerce Server
• Microsoft Content Management Server
• Microsoft Host Integration Server
• Microsoft Internet Security Acceleration Server
• Microsoft Operations Manager
• Microsoft SQL Server

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Exchange Server
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Exchange CALs

• Available separately and as part of the Core CAL
• Per device
• Secondary use allowed if less than 20 of the
  total connection time
• No CAL required for anonymous use
• Includes Outlook Express

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Project Server
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Licensing Project
Project Standard
Project Professional
Outlook, IE
Project 2003 CAL
Project 2003 CAL
Project 2003 CAL
Project 2003 Server
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SQL Server 2000 Editions

• 1) SQL Server Standard Edition
• One licence for every instance
• 2) SQL Server Enterprise Edition
• Multiple instances allowed
• Clustering no need for licences for secondary
  server in active/passive setup
• 3) SQL Server Personal Edition
• 2 processors
• Free for licensed SQL Server Clients (i.e. with
  SQL CAL or through Per Processor Licensing)
• 4) Runtime licences

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SQL Server 2000 Licensing

• Server CALs
• Needed for every client device
• Exceptions SMS Clients and Microsoft Operations
  Manager (MOM) Clients
• Per Processor
• Only solution for Internet usage
• Easier to manage
• Often more cost-effective

If Windows Authentication is used, then Windows
CALs or a Windows Connector is also needed
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Multiplexing is Not Allowed
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Mobile Information Server 2002
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Content Management Server
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SharePoint Portal Server
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Systems Management Server
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Microsoft Operations Manager
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Small Business Server
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BizTalk Server
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Commerce Server
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Host Integration Server
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Application Centre
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Internet Security Acceleration Server 2000