So what we have learned in this thread is that Enterprise/Ultimate features are the same, but the Enterprise media, only available to volume licensing customers, is different.
So where does the 90-day free trial of Enterprise fit in this equation? What media does it match, if any? Carl -----Original Message----- From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 7:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Win7 licensing question That is true for Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate not Enterprise. Enterprise is a special offering that only goes out through volume licensing, which is why it does not have a separate SKU as it cannot be purchased through retail channels. Tim -----Original Message----- From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 5:24 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Win7 licensing question I thought Win 7 was one of those that had all the versions on the one media... Joseph L. Heaton Windows Server Support Group Information Technology Branch Department of Fish and Game 1807 13th Street, Suite 201 Sacramento, CA 95811 Desk: (916) 323-1284 >>> Tim Vander Kooi <[email protected]> 3/10/2010 3:09 PM >>> I haven't checked recently, but the Enterprise edition used to be an SA benefit that you had to go to your Volume Licensing site and "enable". At that point you gained the ability to download the bits for Enterprise Edition or to have them send you the media if you preferred. So you don't ever actually "purchase" Enterprise, you purchase your Windows Pro client license with SA and then gain the ability to use the Enterprise edition if you want. Tim From: Jon Harris [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 4:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Win7 licensing question You may need to buy two media's one Pro and another Enterprise but the media is not that bad. Jon On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 5:39 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Yeah - I've been looking at this article with its chart and discussions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions We're only interested in volume licensed versions, so not interested in Ultimate. It's the "buy Pro with SA and use the Enterprise features for free" thing that doesn't make sense to me. Don't get me wrong, I don't have a problem with it if it's true, I just want to make sure that my CDW rep isn't smoking crack. What you're saying seems to indicate that he's telling it straight, which is pretty cool. Kurt On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 13:46, Art DeKneef <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > True. Mostly. > > Windows 7 Enterprise is available to Software Assurance customers. So you need to order 7 Professional with SA and you get the right (benefit) of being able to use the Enterprise version and it's included features. > > SA also gives you other benefits they may be worthwhile to your company. Some free, some paid. > > Now the mostly part. Enterprise and Ultimate are basically the same. Depending on the features you need and whether the benefits and features of going with SA are useful, that's where the differences come in to play. > > Art > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff > [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 2:14 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Win7 licensing question > > All, > > Our CDW rep has told our IT manager that there isn't actually a > separate SKU for Enterprise - it's just Pro with SA. > > Huh? This doesn't make sense to me. > > Can anyone confirm/disconfirm? > > Kurt ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
