Windows Server 2003 Packaging and Pricing

Server License	Price*	Description
Standard Edition with 5 CALs	999	Standard server license; supports up to four processors and 4GB RAM
Enterprise Edition with 25 CALs	3,999	Replaces Windows 2000 Advanced Server; supports up to eight processors and 32GB RAM
Web Edition	397	Server license for Web server
Datacenter Edition	varies	Integrated server product and support offering available exclusively through OEMs
CAL, 5 pack	199	Client Access License (per-user or per-device)
External Connector	1,999	Unlimited client access for “external users”
TS CAL, 5 pack	749	Terminal Services Client Access License (per-user or per-device)
TS External Connector	7,999	Unlimited Terminal Services client access for “external users”

Windows Server 2003 prices are similar to those for Windows 2000. Most notable is the new Windows Server 2003 Web Edition priced at less than half the Standard Edition but licensed exclusively for use as a Web server, and only available through OEM, System Builder, and volume licensing channels. The Terminal Services (TS) External Connector price has been lowered by US$2,000. In addition, Microsoft has introduced per-user client licensing options, broadened its definition of “external user” for the External Connectors (which were formerly called Internet Connectors), and tightened TS CAL requirements. These changes could affect organizations’ licensing costs even though prices have not changed.