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Pricing and Licensing

Office Communications Server 2007 R2: It follows the Server/Client Access License (CAL) model. Under this model, an Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Server license is required for each operating system environment running Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Server. A CAL is required for each user or device accessing the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Server. You can acquire Office Communications Server 2007 R2 as standalone server and Client Access licenses (CAL) or you can purchase the CALs as part of the Microsoft Enterprise CAL (ECAL) Suite. Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 is the client software used to interact with the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Server and is licensed separately as a standalone license, or available via Office 2007 Pro Plus and Office 2007 Enterprise.

Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Offerings

  • Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard Edition: Standard Edition requires that primary server components, as well as the database for storing user and conference information, be configured on a single computer. Standard Edition is recommended for organizations that do not require higher availability through load balancing.
  • Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Enterprise Edition: Enterprise Edition enables separation of server functionality and data storage to achieve higher capacity and availability. Enterprise Edition is recommended for organizations that require higher availability through load balancing.
CAL Offerings:
  • Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard CAL
  • Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Enterprise CAL
The table below illustrates the additional new features contained within the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 CAL editions:

Workload: IM/Presence/Chat
  • CAL: Office Communications Server 2007 R2�STANDARD CAL
  • Office Communications Server 2007: IM, Group IM, Presence, Peer-to-peer, Voice and video, File transfer
  • Office Communications Server 2007 R2: Chat Rooms

Workload: Conferencing, Voice/Telecom
  • CAL: Office Communications Server 2007 R2�ENTERPRISE CAL
  • Office Communications Server 2007: Web conferencing, Multiparty collaboration, Application sharing, Call routing, User call management, Remote call control, Voice media on Softphone
  • Office Communications Server 2007 R2: Desktop sharing, Audio conferencing, Team call, Delegation, Response group, Single-number reach.

The Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard CAL is a prerequisite to the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Enterprise CAL. Both versions of the CAL may run on either version of the server. Additionally, both Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard and Enterprise CALs are components of the Microsoft Enterprise CAL Suite.

Client Software
Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 is the client software used to interact with the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Server. Office Communicator 2007 R2 is available as both a stand-alone product and also included in the following Office System offerings: Microsoft Office Pro Plus 2007 and Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007.
If customers had Software Assurance (SA) on Office Live Communications Server 2005 CALs and Office Live Communications 2005 Server at the time of the release of Office Communications Server 2007 CALs on the Volume Licensing pricelist (September 1, 2007), and have maintained active Office Communications Server 2007 Standard CAL SA through the release of Office Communicator 2007 R2, they will maintain their rights to install Office Communicator 2007 R2 without purchasing Office Pro Plus 2007, Office Enterprise 2007 or the Office Communicator 2007 R2 stand-alone license.

CAL Use Scenarios
One licensing change from Office Communications Server 2007 to Office Communications Server 2007 R2 is to change the requirement for a CAL. In Office Communications Server 2007 R2, a CAL is required for direct or indirect access authenticated via Active Directory. This essentially requires CALs for internal users, but eliminates the need for anonymous external users, which allows external users to attend an Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Web conference without the requirement of a CAL or External Connector.

The following usage scenarios for Office Communications Server 2007 R2 require that CAL licenses be in place for each user or device:
  • For Office Communications Server 2007 R2 voice extensions
  • For internal users organizing or attending a Web conference
  • For IM identities hosted on the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Server
The following usage scenarios for Office Communications Server 2007 R2 will NOT require that CAL licenses be in place for each user or device:
  • For users receiving a call from an extension hosted on the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Server
  • For Non Office Communications Server 2007 R2 users placing a call to an extension hosted on the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Server
  • For public network or federated users with an Office Communications Server 2007 R2 user
  • For external users attending a Web conference

Other Offerings

Public IM Connectivity (PIC) remains a separate license, unchanged from the current Office Live Communications Server 2005 offerings.

Speech Server (2007 R2) is included as a software component in both Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard and Enterprise server editions. Utilizing the Speech Server role within Office Communications Server 2007 R2 requires the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Enterprise CAL.

Additional Software

The following additional software components are associated with the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Server license (either the Enterprise Edition or the Standard Edition):

The Clients:
  • Office Communicator Web Access 2007 R2
  • Office Communicator Mobile for Java 2007 R2
  • Office Communicator Mobile for Windows Mobile 2007 R2
  • Office Communications Server2007 R2 Group Chat Console
  • Office Communicators Server 2007 R2 Attendant Console
  • Office Live Meeting Console
The Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard Edition Server Roles:
  • Monitoring Server role
  • Director Server role
  • Mediation Server role
  • Archiving Server role
  • Web Components (includes CWA Server role)
The Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Enterprise Edition Server Roles:
  • All Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Enterprise Edition server roles are additional software�except:
  • Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Enterprise Edition Front End server role
  • Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Enterprise Edition Edge server roles
License Transition from Office Communications Server 2007 to Office Communications Server 2007 R2:
Office Communications Server 2007 customers will have the following license migration rights to the corresponding Office Communications Server 2007 R2 offerings as described by the following:
  • Office Communications Server 2007: Standard CAL with Active SA License > Migration Path Entitled to Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard CAL
  • Office Communications Server 2007: Enterprise CAL with Active SA > Migration Path Entitled to Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Enterprise CAL
  • Office Communications Server 2007: Standard CAL with Active SA License > Migration Path Entitled to Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard Edition Server
  • Office Communications Server 2007: Enterprise Edition Server with Active SA > Migration Path Entitled to Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Enterprise Edition Server
  • Any Office Live Communications Server or Office Communications Server 2007 License without SA > No migration rights
  • Customers with Office Live Communications Server and active SA on the Standard CAL will have migration rights to the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard CAL and the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Enterprise CAL.
  • When customers renew their SA, they will renew into the current version of Office Communication Server.

Pricing
There is no change in price for Office Communications Server 2007 R2 from Office Communications Server 2007.

NOTE: If you are outside of the United States and Canada, you can get pricing information from your local Microsoft office. Find contact information for your local Microsoft office on the Microsoft Worldwide Information site. All prices reflect pricing for purchases within the United States and are in U.S. dollars. The prices listed are estimates; reseller pricing can vary.
  • Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard Edition: Estimate price $699
  • Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Enterprise Edition: Estimate price $3,999
  • Office Communications Server2007 R2 Standard CAL: Estimate price $31
  • Office Communications Server2007 R2 Enterprise CAL: Estimate price $139
  • Office Communicator 2007 R2 stand-alone license: Estimate price $31

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