CAL Suite Bridges for Windows Intune

A new set of CAL Suite Bridge licenses will help organizations with Enterprise Agreements (EAs) transition to Windows Intune. Customers who currently license Microsoft’s Core or Enterprise Client Access License (CAL) Suites organization-wide under an EA will be able to substitute a less-expensive corresponding CAL Suite Bridge as they shift devices to Windows Intune-branded hosted services. Shown here are the licenses included in the Core and Enterprise CAL Suites, and the new Core and Enterprise CAL Suite Bridges for Windows Intune.

The Core CAL Suite, pictured at the bottom, gives clients the right to access features provided by on-premises servers running several Microsoft server products. The Exchange Server Standard CAL (far left) licenses access to the e-mail, calendar, and other basic Exchange features; the SharePoint Server Standard CAL licenses access to collaboration, corporate portal, enterprise search, and document management features; the Lync Server Standard CAL licenses IM, presence, and participation in, but not initiation of, conferences; the Windows Server CAL licenses access to all the OS’s built-in capabilities except for Remote Desktop Services and Rights Management Services (RMS); a Forefront Endpoint Protection subscription licenses use of a service that protects a client PC’s Windows OS and file system from viruses, spyware, and other malware; and the Configuration Manager Client Management License (ML) licenses access to the System Center product’s inventory, software distribution, and other management capabilities.