Ex 2K7 CALs

[BliarOut]

As usual I can't find the info I need on the Mickeysoft site....

Ex2K7 CALs, do device cals allow multiple users to log onto a single machine and be licensed?

Company has about 25 power users who might use OWA or Outlook 2003 (for the obvious new licensing reason!!) and I'm assuming use user CALs and a bunch of shopfloor grunts on a shift system who all share machines. Can the end user use device cals on the shopfloor? It'll reduce their licensing need by a factor of about 4 if they can.

Off to trawl in the meantime....

[chrissrush]

Yep, device CAL's are best for callcenters etc. where multiple users use the same device, alternative is a user CAL which in a call centre type environment can cost lots more as each user needs their own CAL.

HTH

[BliarOut]

Pretty much what I thought but the MS licensing page doesn't actually state this as I could see. I'm sure the info is buried there somewhere.

[chrissrush]

Try:
www.microsoft.com/calsuites/enterprise_product.mspx#mfss

www.microsoft.com/resources/sam/lic_cal.mspx#perserver