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Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:43 PM

Yes, the SBS 2003 solution works in countries other than the United States of America

Earlier today I received a question coming from a Partner in South Africa asking about my “ How do I still get SBS 2003 R2 + Software Assurance in October since it was removed from the Volume License pricelists? Final Solution ” post and if the information
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:13 PM

How do we go from SBS 2003 Standard to SBS 2008 Premium?

This is a question I received through one of the online Partner groups, so I thought I would share it with all of you in case you have the same or similar question. The foundation of the question received was: “We have a client with SBS 2003 standard
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:49 AM

Updated: What qualifies for the 50%* off Up-To-Date (UTD) discount for Open Value Subscription?

Back in January when we launched the Open Value Subscription Program in the U.S. (it already existed in many other countries at that time and still does), I posted the graphic showing what products qualify for the 50%* first year Up-to-date (UTD) discount
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:12 AM

Yes, the SBS 2008 single CALs are available in Open License too, not just Open Value.

Shortly after my Can I buy SBS 2008 single CALs or do I have to buy them in 5 and 20 packs? post that I sent a link to off to a Partner who asked this question in our Microsoft SMB Channel Community User Group , I received a follow-up question asking,
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Monday, November 17, 2008 10:53 AM

Is it true that the second Windows Server license in SBS 2008 Premium can only be used for Terminal Services or SQL Server?

Here’s a question that was raised at a licensing bootcamp recently that I thought I would share the answer with all of you on. The question was: “Is it true that ONLY TWO ROLES are supported for the 2nd server in Premium Edition, those being for Terminal
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008 3:35 PM

Can I buy SBS 2008 single CALs or do I have to buy them in 5 and 20 packs?

Yes, SBS 2008 CALs are available in single CALs now through the Volume Licensing Programs, so you do not have to purchase SBS 2008 CALs in 5 or 20 packs anymore. Since I am traveling today, I will make this post short and just provide you with the Part
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Thursday, October 30, 2008 6:18 AM

Can I split the 5 CALs that came with one SBS server off to use with another SBS server?

As you know, Small Business Server (SBS) comes with 5 Client Access Licenses (CALs) when you purchase the server license itself. A question I often see or am asked is, “Can I separate the 5 CALs that come with one SBS Server license and use those 5 CALs
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6:42 AM

Yes, the same solution exists for SBS 2003 R2 CALs until December 31st

I have been seeing and receiving several questions in regards to my, “ How do I still get SBS 2003 R2 + Software Assurance in October since it was removed from the Volume License pricelists? Final Solution ” post, asking if the same exception has been
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Monday, October 20, 2008 9:49 AM

No, SBS 2008 media is not going to be downloadable through Volume Licensing in November

As you are aware, SBS 2003 media and keys were distributed on physical media for all Volume Licensing customers, not as downloadable bits through the Volume Licensing Service Center such as other products purchased through Volume Licensing are. Recently
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Monday, October 20, 2008 5:29 AM

Not able to make an in-person Licensing Bootcamp? Attend a virtual one from anywhere!

Here on the Blog, I have posted about the In-person Licensing Bootcamps that we are doing across the U.S. in the East Region , Central Region , and West Region . Have you attended one yet? If not (or even if you have and want a refresher), why not attend
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Thursday, October 16, 2008 9:14 AM

SBS 2003 is still SBS 2003, even with SBS 2008 being released. Addressing downgrade questions.

There have been a few questions since my, “ If you downgrade your SBS 2008 Premium to SBS 2003 R2, do you still get the second Windows Server license right? ” post along the lines of, “Why don’t we still get the second Windows Server license if we choose
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Thursday, October 16, 2008 5:30 AM

How do I still get SBS 2003 R2 + Software Assurance in October since it was removed from the Volume License pricelists? Final Solution.

A topic of many conversations since the beginning of October, as well as over the SMB Nation weekend where I told those of you in attendance that we are working on a potential solution and would get back to you as soon as we had one, is the fact that
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008 10:53 AM

If you downgrade your SBS 2008 Premium to SBS 2003 R2, do you still get the second Windows Server license right?

A Partner submitted the following question to me regarding downgrading SBS 2008 Premium, so I thought I would share it with all of you along with the answer. Here was the question: “SBS 2008 Premium includes a second server license (Server 2008) for running
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008 7:30 AM

What CAL rights do I have using downgrade rights if I purchase SBS 2008 CALs?

Now that we have moved to Standard and Premium CALs in SBS 2008 from just a single CAL model that we had in SBS 2003, there have been some questions on what downgrade CAL rights you get if you purchase SBS 2008 Standard or SBS 2008 Premium CALs. In order
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Monday, October 13, 2008 4:30 AM

What version of SQL can I use if I buy SBS 2008 Premium?

Last weekend at SMB Nation, one of the most asked questions was, “If my clients buy SBS 2008 Premium, what version of SQL can they use?” This followed my earlier post, “ Is Small Business Server (SBS) 2008 Premium going to ship with SQL 2005 or SQL 2008?
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