The Education Desktop can be purchased with either the Core CAL Suite or the Enterprise CAL Suite. The choice is dependent upon your requirements and the use of certain features within each Microsoft product. Sometimes it is worthwhile evaluating the cost of a CAL Suite vs. CAL Suite components if you require the majority of components.

We will be glad to assist you in cost comparisons and identifying the most cost-effective CAL Suite or components that match your individual requirements - call us on 0845 557 6310 or add notes to our quick quote form.

December 2012 changes to the Enterprise CAL Suite

• ForeFront EndPoint Protection has been renamed to System Center EndPoint Protection.
• ForeFront UAG & ForeFront Protection Suite have been removed.
• Exchange Online Archiving has been added in.

• From Jan 2013, the Core CAL Suite remains equivalent to the following licenses:
  • Windows Server CAL,
  • Microsoft SharePoint Server Standard CAL,
  • Microsoft Exchange Server Standard CAL,
  • Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Client Management License,
  • System Center Endpoint Protection (antivirus client and subscription service)
  • Microsoft Lync Server Standard CAL

• From Jan 2013, the Enterprise CAL Suite is equivalent to the following licenses:
  • All of the components of the Core CAL Suite (listed above), plus,
  • Exchange Server Enterprise CAL,
  • SharePoint Server Enterprise CAL,
  • Lync Server Enterprise CAL,
  • Windows Rights Management Services CAL,
  • System Center Client Management Suite
    • System Center Operations Manager Client Management License,
    • System Center Service Manager Client Management License,
    • System Center Data Protection Manager Client Management License,
    • System Center Orchestrator (formaly Opalis) Client Management License.

Summary Table

	Core CAL Suite	Enterprise CAL Suite
	Active Directory File and Print DirectAccess and BranchCache Virtualise servers and desktops	+ Information Protection (Active Directory Rights Mangement)
	Web access to mail Messaging with conversation view Calendar Sharing	+ Exchange Enterprise Features: Unified Messaging Improved protection and compliance
	Collaboration Enterprise Content Management	+ SharePoint Enterprise Features: Enterprise Search Business Insights Reporting and Analysis
	Desktop and Device Management (SCCM) EndPoint Protection	+ Additional Client Management Suite Components (SCSM, SCOM, SCDPM)
	Instant Messaging, Presence Peer-to-Peer Voice and Video Chat	+ Lync Enterprise Features: Multi-party audio, video and web conferencing Desktop, application and content sharing

Source: Microsoft's CAL Suites Web Site. Last updated December 2012.

Further Details

Microsoft have an updated document called 'Licensing the Core CAL Suite and Enterprise CAL Suite' that provides a more detailed description of the the summary provided here. If you still have any questions after reading this document, please do not hesitate to contact us, and if we can't answer them, we'll contact Microsoft on your behalf.