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For Client/Server, Think Thin
June 28, 1999 |
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Thin-Client Licensing Costs
Previously, each device that would access a TSE server needed a Windows NT client license, which cost more than twice as much per device as today's arrangement. Users still need to have NT Server CALs, but in many environments those licenses already have been acquired for other applications. While Microsoft does not offer concurrent licensing, Citrix does with its MetaFrame product, so per-user licensing costs drop as the ratio of real users to concurrent users increases. Nonetheless, while MetaFrame adds significant value in enterprise environments, it also adds considerably to the overall system software licensing costs.
A MetaFrame license requires Microsoft licensing appropriate for the number of users, plus a MetaFrame Server License ($4,995 for 15 concurrent users) and $200 for each additional concurrent user.
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