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NT CLIENT ACCESS LICENSE (CAL)

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by tigger37

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I have NT Workstations connecting to a NT 4.0 Server. Do I need to have a CAL for the NT workstation?

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by shanghai sam

To be LEGAL you need to be licensed either
Per Seat= each computer that accesses the server must nave a CAL -or-
Per Server= a CAL for each connection to the server. I've heard horror stories about businesses getting big fines for non-compliance. Microsoft makes a LOT of their money from CALs, Windows 2000 passed the
1 million CALs mark months ago. It seems one of the most common ways to get caught is to be turned in by a disgruntled
(ex)employee.

by garrykhoo

My company have one (1)Exchange server install under Winnt 4, (2)Proxy server install under Winnt 4 and (3)Novell server.
Clients = 50

(1) CAL = 5
(2) CAL = 5
(3) CAL = 50

We use to be logon to Novell Server, Exchange Server to retrieve emails and Proxy server for internet.

Please help if our company need to purchase additional CAL to avoid legal action from Microsoft.

by 3500+ windows users

Just make sure to purchase enough Exchange CALs when you purchase your Exchange license. If you have 50 users logging on now and no increase is planned in the future, great order 50 CALs. If more people are coming aboard soon add those people to the50 CALs now. You won?t get a better deal price-wise unless you can show 250 or more users, then you can sign-up on a Select Agreement.

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