I think this is the best thing MS has done with licensing. My company 'Kchost.net' is joining this program now. I have 2 Dual Processor 2400 servers. The Web Edition of Server 2003 is $10/processor/mo and does not require any CAL's. If I want FrontPage extensions it is $5.00/month per user. The SQL Server processor License is $169/processor/mo + $18/processor Windows License and $5.00/m for each CAL. It also cost $27 for the media, you can install it on as many box's you want just report the production box's to the SPLA program.
The Microsoft Rep I spoke with said Kchost.net can join now but will have to have the 2 MCP's within 6 months. The cost of the tests (last I checked) are about $100 each. Here is a list of MCP's http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/mcp/officespecialist/default.asp I think that some of the potential clients we speak too will like seeing that logo on our cards and in our media kits. Rick Eidson -----Original Message----- From: Jim McAtee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 2:30 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: OT: Shared Windows Hosting - Licensing Sorry for the OT, but there are probably a number of people on the list offering shared Windows hosting, most likely with CF. I know there are a lot of small and medium sized developers who, like ourselves, own a couple of Windows boxes that they host client web site on. What is your interpretation of Windows operating system licensing for service providers offering hosting services? http://microsoft.com/serviceproviders/licensing/compare.asp My reading of Microsoft licensing now leads me to believe that the _only_ valid licensing model of any Windows OS used by service providers for web hosting is via the SPLA ("Service Provider Licensing Agreement"). I'm not sure when (or how) this happened, but I'm certain that at one time this was licensing was not required. For a small provider, the main difficulty with the SPLA is the requirement that your company _must_ first be a Microsoft Certified Partner. And to be a Microsoft Certified Partner, you need to have two certified Microsoft Professionals on staff. >From what I'm reading, I can't see how many one and two person shops and small developers would even qualify to be an MCP (let alone why they would want to). I can't imagine how many are completely ignorant of the need for SPLA licensing, nor could I begin to imagine how many servers are in violation of Microsofts licensing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
