- http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/licensing-rds.aspx - http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/about-licensing/product-licensing-overview.aspx - http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/about-licensing/volume-licensing-briefs.aspx#tab=2
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/licensing-rds.aspx> At the end of the day, the licensing is based on the number of users/devices that are able to run the software at the end-point. Speak to a licensing rep either from Microsoft, or who is a Microsoft partner. This will help you determine whether to license by DEVICE or by USER, which is the biggest issue. *ASB *(Find me online via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... * On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 8:51 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Am I right in assuming that MS desktop applications are all licensed on a > per-device basis? We have 70 licenses for Project which are available to > users coming through a Citrix infrastructure, with 1900 endpoints. Now, > given that each endpoint logs on to a Citrix server where Project is > available as a streamed app, is it correct that I would need 1900 licenses > for Project, even though the application is restricted on a per-group basis > to 70 users only? > > A document I received from AppSense seems to confirm these suspicions. I > could use Appsense's Application Manager suite to restrict the execution of > Project to 70 named devices, which apparently would conform with Microsoft's > per-device licensing rules, but this would also create a big issue with my > current client's push towards hot-desking as a solution for its mobile > employees. Is there any way of complying with MS's per-device licensing > rules in a Terminal Services environment where mobile users are required to > log on at any machine, or will I have to a) bite the bullet and shell out > for 1900 licenses, or b) restrict my endpoints to 70 "Project-enabled" > workstations? > > I also have my suspicion that users' home machines with access to the > Project application via VPN may also be classed as endpoints by MS for > licensing purposes. Is this also correct? > > > TIA, > > > > JRR > > -- > "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into > the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able > rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such > a question." > * > * ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
