Exchange 2007 - what a product :-) I was guilty of underselling it at the Bristol SBS Partner Group. I said some of the features people wanted were only in the Enterprise Edition, but I was wrong, they are in the Standard Edition, but require the Enterprise License (which is a top up on the standard License). Obviously SBS 2003 can work with Exchange 2007, but only on a seperate server as SBS 2003 is 32-bit only and production Exchange 2007 is 64-bit only. The enterprise CAL is only a few dollars on top of the Standard CAL, so if you want the features, definately something to look for.
So, what is the difference between the two version? http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/evaluation/editions.mspx
| Storage Group Support | 5 storage groups | 50 storage groups |
| Database Support | 5 databases | 50 databases |
| Database Storage Limit | No software storage limit; storage limit is hardware dependent | No software storage limit; storage limit is hardware dependent |
| Single Copy Clusters | Not supported | Supported |
| Local Continuous Replication | Supported | Supported |
| Cluster Continuous Replication | Not supported | Supported |
For pricing and information about the CALs, go look at http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/howtobuy/default.mspx
Exchange Server 2007 Standard CAL - $67 US
The Exchange Server 2007 user/device CAL is required for each user/device gaining access to the server, and entitles access rights to both editions of Exchange Server.
Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise CAL License and Software Assurance (L&SA)* - $25 US
The Exchange Enterprise CAL provides access to Unified Messaging and advanced compliance, as well as Forefront Security for Exchange Server and Exchange Hosted Filtering for onsite and hosted antivirus and anti-spam protection.
Posted
Wed, Dec 20 2006 6:15 PM
by
David Overton