At least once a month I run into a seasoned IT professional who will finally admit that they’ve never quite figured out how to license CALs (and at least once a quarter that someone asks “What is a ...

As of December 1, Microsoft is changing the way it prices the "user" option when purchasing client-access licenses (CALs), which will result in higher prices for some customers. With the User CAL, ...

Background:<BR>The company i work for recently added quite a few people to it's workforce.<BR>One of the things we do is provide IT services for our clients, and so we have access to distributor ...

Microsoft announced this week that it is making a change to its Core CAL (Client Access License) bundle-- something of interest to its business customers who purchase enterprise products. Microsoft ...

Microsoft is planning to raise the price of its User Client Access Licenses (CALs) by 15 percent, starting on Dec. 1, 2012, according to Microsoft's partners. The other CAL option, called "Device CALs ...

Microsoft last week described licensing nuances for Windows MultiPoint Server, which is its shared resource computing solution for educational institutions, labs and even small businesses. A Microsoft ...

The Microsoft blogosphere Richter meter spiked earlier this week when word spread that Microsoft has a 15 percent price increase for User Client Access Licenses (CALs) coming on Dec. 1. In fact, it’s ...

Microsoft said it plans to move some features in the Enterprise Client Access License offering into the Core CAL. The announcement of the changes came by way of last week's Microsoft Management Summit ...

Microsoft this week said pricing for its upcoming Windows Server 2003 operating system will remain largely unchanged from that of the previous version. The announcement comes as Microsoft puts the ...

I'm a bit confused about CALs and would value some help from the brain trust. I've read the Microsoft documentation, but I'm still not 100% sure how it all works.<BR><BR>If I have a Windows Server ...