[AccessD] Cost SQl Server

...what specific Server OS are they currently using and how many concurrent 
users?

...SQL Server Express is quite capable of serving as a be to an Access fe in 
many environments but you have to understand its limits ...but its free if 
those limitations don't limit your application.

...SQL Server 2005 comes packaged or stand alone ...if you purchase Small 
Business Server 2003 Premium, its included at a very steep discount to the 
stand alone price.

...the costs mount in either route as you add user licenses.

...server processor and memory specs are much more important in a 
client/server app w/SQL Server be than it is with an Access file/server be.

...Windows 2000 or XP will work fine but support for earlier versions is 
difficult at best ...the benefits of XP are, imnsho, more than sufficient to 
drive an upgrade ...unless they want to wait for Vista which will almost 
certainly require workstation hardware upgrades as well.

...hth

William

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kath Pelletti" <kp at sdsonline.net>
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Subject: [AccessD] Cost SQl Server


> Can someone help me with some costs which I find confusing on the MS site.
>
> I need to let a client know the costs of developing an app with SQL Server 
> as the BE as opposed to Access BE.
>
> I have all the development side clear but I need to quote them the cost of 
> them purchasing a license for SQL Server 2005, so that the users can 
> access it across the network.
>
> And do they need to use a specific Windows version with SQL Server 2005?
>
> TIA
>
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