On 21 Aug 2008 at 8:44, Andy Ognenoff wrote: > > >ISTR you are locked into whichever one you start with. > > Clarification on that: > > "Customers with current Software Assurance for CALs acquired after April > 1, 2003 may switch their Device CALs to User CALs and User CAL to Device > CALs upon renewal of their Software Assurance coverage for those CALs."
IOW, "when you pay us more money, you can switch your CAL types. You can only do this every two years, when you pay us." > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/howtobuy/licensing/priclicfaq > .mspx I found this of interest (*) on the above page: Q. Can I use a Windows Device CAL and a Windows User CAL on the same server? A. Yes. Windows Device and User CALs can be used on the same server. For ease of management and tracking though, Microsoft recommends that customers choose to acquire CALs on either a device or user basis. (*) IOW I learned something new today ;-) A -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 +-----------------------------------+ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
