MS Licensing Options

Ø There are two distinct types of licenses at Microsoft - internal use licenses and commercial services licenses.
Ø Licenses acquired through the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Full Packaged Products (FPP), Open, Select, and Enterprise Agreement (EA) programs are for the use by the contracting entity and its affiliates.
Ø Service Providers cannot acquire licenses through these programs in order to provide commercial or hosted services to their customers.
Ø The Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA) provides 3rd party commercial use rights to service providers
Ø Customers Providing Own Licenses
o Service Providers can provide services to their customers by having their customers provide all the necessary Server and Client Assess Licenses (CALs).
o End users cannot use their own Client Access Licenses to access services from a server which is licensed by the service provider. These end user customers will retain licenses to their Microsoft software if their relationship with the service provider terminates. When end users choose to outsource services to a service provider, but acquire their own Select or Enterprise Agreement (EA) licenses, the service provider should have their customers submit a Hosting License Verification Form to Microsoft, then retain a copy for their records.