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Rick -----Original Message----- From: Josh Remus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 3:56 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Shared Windows Hosting - Licensing I hate to say it, but I kind of doubt MOUS certification (Microsoft Office User Specialization) would count for MCP in this case, but regardless, getting an MCP is not a big deal. > -----Original Message----- > From: cfhelp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 4:53 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Shared Windows Hosting - Licensing > > > I think this is the best thing MS has done with licensing. > > My company 'Kchost.net' is joining this program now. I have 2 > Dual Processor > 2400 servers. The Web Edition of Server 2003 is $10/processor/mo and does > not require any CAL's. If I want FrontPage extensions it is > $5.00/month per > user. The SQL Server processor License is $169/processor/mo + > $18/processor > Windows License and $5.00/m for each CAL. It also cost $27 for the media, > you can install it on as many box's you want just report the production > box's to the SPLA program. > > The Microsoft Rep I spoke with said Kchost.net can join now but > will have to > have the 2 MCP's within 6 months. The cost of the tests (last I > checked) are > about $100 each. Here is a list of MCP's > http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/mcp/officespecialist/default.asp > > I think that some of the potential clients we speak too will like seeing > that logo on our cards and in our media kits. > > > Rick Eidson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim McAtee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 2:30 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: OT: Shared Windows Hosting - Licensing > > Sorry for the OT, but there are probably a number of people on the list > offering shared Windows hosting, most likely with CF. I know there are a > lot > of small and medium sized developers who, like ourselves, own a couple of > Windows boxes that they host client web site on. > > What is your interpretation of Windows operating system licensing for > service > providers offering hosting services? > > http://microsoft.com/serviceproviders/licensing/compare.asp > > My reading of Microsoft licensing now leads me to believe that the _only_ > valid > licensing model of any Windows OS used by service providers for > web hosting > is > via the SPLA ("Service Provider Licensing Agreement"). I'm not sure when > (or > how) this happened, but I'm certain that at one time this was > licensing was > not > required. > > For a small provider, the main difficulty with the SPLA is the requirement > that > your company _must_ first be a Microsoft Certified Partner. And to be a > Microsoft Certified Partner, you need to have two certified Microsoft > Professionals on staff. > > From what I'm reading, I can't see how many one and two person shops and > small > developers would even qualify to be an MCP (let alone why they would want > to). > I can't imagine how many are completely ignorant of the need for SPLA > licensing, nor could I begin to imagine how many servers are in > violation of > Microsofts licensing. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
