Updated: July 10, 2020 (November 3, 2003)

Licenses for a Windows Rights Management Services Solution

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License Type	Base Price	Notes
Client
Office 2003 Professional Enterprise	$457	Volume license only; Professional Edition available in OEM/retail channels.
Windows Server 2003 CAL	$39
Rights Management Services CAL	$37
Server
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	$999
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	$3,999
SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition (per processor)	$4,999
SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition (per processor)	$19,999
External Connectors
Rights Management Services External Connector	$18,066
Windows Server 2003 External Connector	$1,999

A Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) solution requires the Professional Editions of Office applications, RMS client licenses, and client and server licenses for Windows Server 2003. Microsoft also recommends SQL Server 2000 for production use of RMS, which requires additional licenses.

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