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Chances are your company doesn’t rely on just one of these applications. In
reality, you combine features from each application to meet your business’s
needs. For example, your SharePoint implementation might be 75 percent
document management and 25 percent business intelligence. Conversely, you
might build your own SharePoint application by using the building blocks of
WSS. If Microsoft’s Office developers can do it, so can you!
Licensing SharePoint
Figuring out which features go with which product is challenging. In this sec-
tion, I explain the official products in the SharePoint family and what it takes
to license them. Pricing varies depending on the kind of licensing agreement
you have with Microsoft.
All SharePoint deployments require Windows Server 2003. WSS version 3 is
part of Windows Server 2003, so you don’t have to buy separate licenses for
WSS. You can download WSS from the Microsoft Web site.
MOSS 2007 products are available for purchase only through volume licens-
ing agreements; you can’t buy them via retail channels. Microsoft offers sev-
eral types of volume licensing agreements. The pricing associated with each
agreement varies depending on the number of desktops in your organization,
the benefits you receive, and whether you pay up-front or a certain amount
each year. See the Microsoft Products Licensing Advisor at www.microsoft.
com/licensing/mpla for assistance with choosing a licensing agreement.
Properly licensing MOSS 2007 requires a combination of server licenses and
Client Access Licenses (CALs). A server license allows you to run the soft-
ware, such as MOSS 2007, on your server. Clients need a CAL to access the
server’s features. Two types of CALs are used for MOSS 2007:
 Base CAL allows clients to access the portal, personalization, search,
and enterprise content management features of MOSS 2007.
 Enterprise CAL allows clients to access the business intelligence and
business process integration features of MOSS 2007 (such as the Report
Center, Business Data Catalog, Excel Services, and InfoPath Forms
Services).
If you want users to access the features provided by the Enterprise CAL, you
must also purchase a Base CAL. You need to provide an Enterprise CAL to
only those clients who need to access the advanced services.
You have the option to buy a separate CAL for each user or device. Talk with
your software acquisition professional for advice on which approach best
suits your organization.
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