Questions tagged [licensing]

A probably off-topic question relating to the terms and conditions under which a piece of software is permitted to be used by those others. Per the FAQ, licensing questions are generally off topic on SeverFault.

Licensing, in the context of IT, typically refers to the terms and conditions under which a piece of software is permitted to be used by others. Per the FAQ, typical licensing questions are off topic on SeverFault.

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Cisco ASA 5520 AnyConnect Essentials License and IPSec Connections

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? I'm trying to find the answer to this question, but not really getting anywhere. I'm hoping a ServerFault Cisco Licensing expert may be able to help. We have a new Cisco ASA…
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Are there any corporate antivirus solutions that are not license based?

Does anyone know of any corporate anti-virus solutions available for a Windows environment that is not license based? Everything I have ever seen is either client or user license based, plus the management software. I'm thinking along the lines of…
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SaaS licensing on Win2k8 R2 with SQL Server 2008

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? I've got a product which I would like to start marketing as a SaaS product - I'm just a bit at a loss when it comes to licensing. The product requires .NET web services,…
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SPLA licensing, PartNumbers and OEM setups

We've recently signed an agreement with Microsoft in order to become part of the SPLA program, wich let's us rent different licenses of MS products. But we must before regularize our situation with the actual server licenses in the datacenter.…
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Do I need the license update package for Juniper SRX100

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? I need a router/firewall to connect a couple of colocated servers to the internet. I was looking at the Juniper SRX100 but a friend told me I would need to buy the 3 year…
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Cheapest Place to Get Windows Server Licenses for Hosting

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? So I have a hosting business and I tired of paying M$ an up front payment for Windows Server Web 2008, it screws up the cashflow something fierce. Is there a monthly service…
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SQL Server 2008 Web Edition & CRM/LOB limitation - what does this mean?

We are reconsidering using SQL Server 2008 Web Edition, but are wondering exactly what Microsoft means by not being able to host LOB applications "such as CRM". We provide our clients with web applications for performing financial transactions…
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PC Imaging questions

I have some questions about how to image a group of PCs. I can use ghost or other software to create an image of a single PC well enough (otherwise this question would just be on superuser). What I want to do is scale this up so I can set up one…
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Cal license in case of three tier applications

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? I have three tier solution viz database <-> Application <-> Client My application server query to database and prepares XMLs in pre defined time intervals and sends these…
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MS Office 2010 Licensing requirements in on Terminal Server

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? I have a client that would like to upgrade MS Access on his TS to 2010. From the research I have done, it appears that he needs to actually buy a $160+ copy of MS Access for…
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How to install Win 2008 TS CAL on win server 2003

I just purchased 10 Windows Server 2008 CALs that I expected to install in my windows server 2003 machine. I received the emails from the vendor and Microsoft. I have an Authorization Number and License Number. I go to Start > Programs >…
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Do Active Directory and the built-in Windows VPN require CALs?

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? We are thinking using the built-in Windows Server VPN and use Active Directory to authenticate users. Do we need CALs to be in compliance?
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Bulk Activiation

Is there a way to activate a group of Windows 2008 R2 Servers without logging into each one and typing the key? This will be the same key for all the servers and they are all on Active Directory (So Maybe AD or Group Policy?).
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Can I change my motherboard without losing Windows Server 2008?

I'm never sure about this sort of things so I prefer asking. I want to change a motherboard of a computer on which Windows Server 2008 is installed. There will be no other changes: the CPU, hard disks and network adapter will stay the same. What…
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Proprietary Software licensing in Cloud environments

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? I am in the process of setting up my company's applications on Cloud. Some apps run on a fully LAMP stack with Opensource (community versions). So we dont run into any…
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