This should answer most of your questions:
<http://theessentialexchange.com/blogs/michael/archive/2008/01/30/SharePoint -Licensing.aspx> If the article itself does not, the references at the bottom of the article will. You need to be VERY careful about external connector content. It must ALL be available externally. And if you aren't using FBA (that is, SharePoint built-in authentication), you'll also need an external connector for Windows Server and SQL Server. Those dollars add up FAST. Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Max Krone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:05 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Slightly OT: Sharepoint licensing questions Hello everyone, This may be an easy question to those of you who have deployed Sharepoint Portal Server. One unit in our business is looking at migrating their service website onto Sharepoint. Technically, it looks like Sharepoint will provide what we need, so I'm trying to develop a cost estimate. It is expected that about 15 internal domain users will be accessing the server as well as about 700 outside service agents, with about 100 expected to be online concurrently. From what I have read, it looks like the most common way to handle licensing is to purchase an unlimited External Connector license, which costs around $20k/yr annually, or purchase the package with software assurance for $60k. Is this what most customers are doing? Any advice or links to other documentation would be appreciated. Thanks, Max ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
