Core and Enterprise CAL Suite Contents

Starting Aug. 1, 2011, the Core Client Access License (CAL) Suite will contain six licenses rather than four, while the content of the Enterprise CAL Suite remains unchanged.

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); the Configuration Manager Client Management License (ML) licenses access to System Center product’s inventory, software distribution, and other management capabilities; and a Forefront Endpoint Protection subscription licenses use of the software and online service to protect the Windows OS and file system from viruses, spyware, and other malware. The Lync Server Standard CAL and Forefront Endpoint Protection (gray) were previously exclusive to the Enterprise CAL Suite but will be added to the Core CAL Suite.