Licensing question

[Guest Martyn]

We supply software and printing hardware to the printing shop industry. Our

new software runs on a 2003 server and the customer has an option for us to

supply a 2003 R2 server. My question is if the customer has a per seat

licensing scheme and we supply the server as part of a deal does the supplied

server go onto their per seat licensing? If yes does this change if the

supplied server does not get added to the domain i.e. standalone server?

[Guest Ryan Hanisco]

RE: Licensing question

 

Martyn,

 

On all fronts, you are probably better off to let the end user supply the

license and you just build the machine based on the assumption that they

manage the licensing. With all the licensing models across the different

organization sizes, this seems a better option. This way you don't carry the

cost or the liability.

 

Just make that a condition of the sale.

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"Martyn" wrote:

> We supply software and printing hardware to the printing shop industry. Our

> new software runs on a 2003 server and the customer has an option for us to

> supply a 2003 R2 server. My question is if the customer has a per seat

> licensing scheme and we supply the server as part of a deal does the supplied

> server go onto their per seat licensing? If yes does this change if the

> supplied server does not get added to the domain i.e. standalone server?

[Guest Hank Arnold (MVP)]

Re: Licensing question

 

Martyn wrote:

> We supply software and printing hardware to the printing shop industry. Our

> new software runs on a 2003 server and the customer has an option for us to

> supply a 2003 R2 server. My question is if the customer has a per seat

> licensing scheme and we supply the server as part of a deal does the supplied

> server go onto their per seat licensing? If yes does this change if the

> supplied server does not get added to the domain i.e. standalone server?

 

it *might*. Licensing questions get tricky. Be careful about licenses

for Server 20003. IIRC, 2003 Server licenses are not valid for Server

2003 R2...

 

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Regards,

Hank Arnold

Microsoft MVP

Windows Server - Directory Services