Microsoft Licensing
A range of Microsoft software licenses can be rented with your dedicated servers. Xtraordinary is a Microsoft Certified Partner and licenses are provided under the Microsoft Service Providers License Agreement (SPLA).
Per Processor Licensing
| Product | Cost Per Month Per Processor |
| Windows 2003 Web Edition (unlimited authentication) | £10 pm |
| Windows 2003 Standard (unauthenticated users) | £15 pm |
| Windows 2003 Enterprise (unauthenticated users) | £25pm |
| Windows 2003 Datacentre (unauthenticated users) | £50pm |
| Windows 2008 Webserver | £10pm |
| SQL 2005 or 2008 Express | Free |
| SQL 2008 Web Edition | £12.50pm |
| SQL 2005 or 2008 Workgroup | £50pm |
| SQL 2005 or 2008 Standard | £175pm |
| SQL 2005 or 2008 Enterprise | £675pm |
Notes
- Windows dedicated servers come with Windows 2003 Standard Edition (unauthenticated) license as standard.
- Above licenses are available priced on the number of physical processors in the server (the number of processor cores is not relevant)
- With processor based licensing an unlimited number of users may access the software.
- If Windows authentication is required then either a Windows 2003 Server authenticated processor license should be rented or individual SALs (see below) should be rented for each user.
- SQL Server 2008 Web may be used only to support public and Internet accessible:
- Web pages
- Web sites
- Web applications
- Web services
It may not be used to support line of business applications (e.g., Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise Resource Management and other similar applications)
Per User Licensing
| Product | Cost per User Per Month |
| Office Standard | £9.25 pm |
| Office Pro | £11.00 pm |
| Windows Standard SAL | £3.00 pm |
| Windows Enterprise SAL | £5.20 pm |
| Terminal Services Application Mode | £2.75 pm |
| Windows SBS 2008 Std (min 5, max 75 users) | £3.20pm |
| Windows SBS 2008 Premium (min 5, max 75 users) | £3.60pm |
| SQL 2005 or 2008 Standard SAL | £6.00pm |
| SQL 2005 or 2008 Enterprise SAL | £11.50pm |
SAL Notes
- A SAL is a Subscriber Access License and is required for each individual user who accesses the application.
- SALs are not available on a "per seat" or "number of simultaneous users" basis, a SAL must be purchased for any user who has a login for the software application
- If Windows authentication is required then either a Windows 2003 Server authenticated processor license should be rented (see section above) or individual SALs (see pricing in table immediately above) should be rented for each user.
- If the client has multiple physical or virtual servers hosted with Xtraordinary then only a single Windows SAL for any individual user is required to permit authenticated access for that person on any of the hosted servers.
Licensing Notes
- The above licensing is provided by Xtraordinary under the Microsoft Service Provider Licensing Agreement (SPLA)
- SPLA licensing is available on a month to month rental basis
- SPLA licensing is only available on physical and virtual dedicate servers. It is not available on equipment owned by the customer (e.g. co-location services)
- Discounted license rental is available to education sector customers (e.g. schools, colleges, universities) - please contact us for pricing details.
