#User cal price software#
#User cal price license#

#User cal price software#

With user CALs, each user can connect to the server software from any number of devices. Any number of CALs can be purchased to allow five, five hundred, or any number of users to connect to the server. Once the CAL has been allocated to that user, it cannot be used by another user. With user CALs, each CAL allows one user to connect to the server software whenever they need to. A business is free to choose either mode.

#User cal price license#

Microsoft SQL Server can be licensed for CALs, or alternatively by CPU cores.Р”В¬ALs apply to either a 'device' (as defined in the license agreement) or a 'user'. Some of Microsoft's server software programs do not require CALs at all, as is the case of Windows Server Web Edition. Microsoft Server products require a CAL for each unique client regardless of how many will be connecting at any single point in time. If more clients need to access the server, then additional CALs must be purchased. The various editions of most of Microsoft's server software usually include a small number of CALs, and this allows the software to be used by either a few users or a few computers, depending on the CAL licensing mode. They usually come in the form of a certificate of authenticity (CoA) and a license key, which is sometimes attached to the certificate itself. These special purpose licenses come in the form of a CAL.Р”Р„ CAL legally permits client computers to connect to commercial server software. All clients that connect to these server products must have a license to connect in order to use their services. Р”В¬ommercial server software, such as Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2005 require licenses that are more expensive than those which are purchased for desktop software like Windows Vista.

For businesses however, Microsoft offers several types of licensing schemes for a range of their products, which are designed to be cost effective, flexible, or both. In case of Microsoft, the consumer retail or 'off-the-shelf' products generally use very similar licence agreements, allowing the licensee to use the software on one computer, subject to the usual terms and conditions.

Commercial apps are licensed to end users or businesses: in a legally binding agreement between the proprietor of the software (the 'licensor') and the end user or business (the 'licensee'), the licensor gives permission to the licensee to use the app under certain limitations, which are set forth in the license agreement.