Office 2003 + Server

Steve09 · 12 Apr 2007 at 19:35

If I had one copy of Microsoft Office 2003 and put it on a server, would the PC's networked to the server be able to use Microsoft Office simultaneously?

Or would I have to go out and buy Office 2003 10 times over?

*I'm a n00b when it comes to servers etc*

Thanks

oddjob62 · 12 Apr 2007 at 21:19

Steve09 said:
If I had one copy of Microsoft Office 2003 and put it on a server, would the PC's networked to the server be able to use Microsoft Office simultaneously?

Or would I have to go out and buy Office 2003 10 times over?

*I'm a n00b when it comes to servers etc*

Thanks

No you need a license for each device on which office is running.

Steve09 · 12 Apr 2007 at 21:56

oddjob62 said:
No you need a license for each device on which office is running.

Is what I have said possible though? So I can have one copy of Office on the server and 10 PC's connect to it, but I have to have 10 licences?

How much are the extra licences? Or do I have to buy 10 copies of Office :|

Edit - Or could I do this...(Taken from the Microsoft Website)

By acquiring a 2003 license, you are granted permission to legally copy and redistribute a particular edition of Microsoft Office within your organization.

Volume license customers can bypass the mandatory activation process by using the Volume License Key (VLK) assigned to their organization. Using a VLK means that individual users in a large organization can install Office without having to enter a product key (which is available only on the back of a retail CD case) and without having to activate the product.

Is the bit of text in yellow what Universities and Schools do?

csmager · 12 Apr 2007 at 22:26

Steve09 said:
Is what I have said possible though? So I can have one copy of Office on the server and 10 PC's connect to it

Not without Terminal Server. Not a usual scenario.

oddjob62 · 12 Apr 2007 at 22:30

A volume license key is simply a product key that can be used on multiple machines. It's usually slightly cheaper than retails iirc, and so quite a bit more than an OEM copy would be.

Steve09 · 12 Apr 2007 at 22:57

oddjob62 said:
A volume license key is simply a product key that can be used on multiple machines. It's usually slightly cheaper than retails iirc, and so quite a bit more than an OEM copy would be.

I am doing a report, and they need Office 2003.
They have 10 machines and each machine needs to use Office at the same time, not saying they will be using it at the same time but they need to, if required.

In my report atm, I have put 1 copy of Office 2003 for about £380, which is retail.
So to cover myself, should I keep that price in the report, but say they would on my reccommendation, buy a volume licence copy of Office 2003 and explain what it is (volume licence key and how they obtain it) so they (customer) know?

Thanks

oddjob62 · 12 Apr 2007 at 23:27

Steve09 said:
In my report atm, I have put 1 copy of Office 2003 for about £380, which is retail.
So to cover myself, should I keep that price in the report, but say they would on my reccommendation, buy a volume licence copy of Office 2003 and explain what it is (volume licence key and how they obtain it) so they (customer) know?

Sound good to me.

stoofa · 13 Apr 2007 at 03:10

Steve09 said:
I am doing a report, and they need Office 2003.
They have 10 machines and each machine needs to use Office at the same time, not saying they will be using it at the same time but they need to, if required.

In my report atm, I have put 1 copy of Office 2003 for about £380, which is retail.
So to cover myself, should I keep that price in the report, but say they would on my reccommendation, buy a volume licence copy of Office 2003 and explain what it is (volume licence key and how they obtain it) so they (customer) know?

Thanks

Yes - but at the lower end of licensing (you're talking 10 copies here) you aren't going to see a major price difference between licensing and buying retail.
Buying licenses will cut down on physical space and waste (all those retail boxes you won't need to purchase, store and/or dispose of).
However from a cost point of view, quote at 10x Retail price and then if there are any savings at all from licensing at that number then the customer will be happy.