Thanks Michael ... this helps a lot! Max
On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 9:10 AM, Michael B. Smith < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This should answer most of your questions: > > > > < > http://theessentialexchange.com/blogs/michael/archive/2008/01/30/SharePoint-Licensing.aspx > > > > > > If the article itself does not, the references at the bottom of the > article will. > > > > You need to be VERY careful about external connector content. It must ALL > be available externally. And if you aren't using FBA (that is, SharePoint > built-in authentication), you'll also need an external connector for Windows > Server and SQL Server. Those dollars add up FAST. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > MCSE/Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > > *From:* Max Krone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:05 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Slightly OT: Sharepoint licensing questions > > > > Hello everyone, > > This may be an easy question to those of you who have deployed Sharepoint > Portal Server. One unit in our business is looking at migrating their > service website onto Sharepoint. Technically, it looks like Sharepoint will > provide what we need, so I'm trying to develop a cost estimate. It is > expected that about 15 internal domain users will be accessing the server as > well as about 700 outside service agents, with about 100 expected to be > online concurrently. From what I have read, it looks like the most common > way to handle licensing is to purchase an unlimited External Connector > license, which costs around $20k/yr annually, or purchase the package with > software assurance for $60k. Is this what most customers are doing? Any > advice or links to other documentation would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Max > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
