Company asks you to identify the appropriate licensing solution for server software and CALs on the basis of the company's planned changes. Of the following licensing solutions, which one should you…

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Options

• AOpen License
• BRetail Product/Full Package Product (FPP)
• COEM
• DOpen Value

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  6% (3)
• C
  78% (42)
• D
  15% (8)

Explanation

Case Study 17 - Live-cross (Questions 164 - Questions 170) Company Background Corporate Information Live-cross is an Institute of Medical Sciences. Physical Locations This institute consists of a head office and 54 branch offices. There are 35 to 45 employees in Most of the research employees enter research data by using a text-based terminal. Only the administrative staff uses desktops which have Windows installed. There are three administrative staff in each office. In order to make sure of providing round-the-clock service, they work during different shifts. Administrative users share computers. Existing Environment Existing IT Environment The institution has installed Windows XP Professional on all desktops under OEM licenses. Under RetailProduct/Full Package Product (FPP) licenses, all desktops require a memory upgrade to be compatible with Windows Vista. Each office is configured with a network server. All servers have a third-party operating system installed and run a third-party e-mail application. The Institution contains has a third-party accounting application which is used to store customer information and research data. The accounting application storesall data in a Microsoft Access Business Requirements Live-cross wants to make the following changes to its network in the following year. Implement one server which runs Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Implement a server which runs Windows Server 2008 at each office. Upgrade all existing desktops to Windows Vista. Make all desktops run Microsoft Office Small Business 2007. Implement one server with a Quad-core processor which has Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Implement one server with a Quad-core processor which has Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Problem Statements Since there are two problems in Live-cross, Live-cross intends to solve the two problems: - The third-party accounting application is not compatible with Windows - The company is unable to purchase licenses upfront and pay additional changes any longer. Live-cross aims to achieve the following business goals: - Own all software licenses. - Reduce licensing costs to the least. - Keep all software applications current. - Train administrative staff on new applications. - Within a single licensing program consolidate purchasing.

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