Exchange Server 2007 Editions and Client Access Licenses

I often get asked what's the difference between Exchange Standard Edition and Exchange Enterprise Edition, and what the difference between the Standard and Enterprise CALS.

Well this page should help :- https://www.microsoft.com/exchange/evaluation/editions.mspx

 

 

Exchange Server 2007 Edition Offerings Feature Standard Edition Enterprise Edition Storage Group Support 5 storage groups 50 storage groups Database Support 5 databases 50 databases Database Storage Limit 16 TB per database 16 TB per database Single Copy Clusters Not supported Supported Local Continuous Replication Supported Supported Cluster Continuous Replication Not supported Supported Standby Continuous Replication *** Supported Supported The numbers of storage groups and databases in the above table is the maximum number of each object that can be created in each edition of Exchange Server 2007. In both editions of Exchange Server 2007, each storage group is limited to a maximum of five databases. Therefore, on the Standard Edition of Exchange Server 2007, the maximum number of databases per server is five, and on the Enterprise Edition of Exchange Server 2007, the maximum number of databases per server is fifty. For more information, see Managing Storage Groups and Databases at https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998926.aspx.

 

 

Key: = Feature included = Feature not included Exchange Server 2007 CAL Offerings Feature Standard CAL Enterprise CAL* Standard CAL + Enterprise CAL E-mail, shared calendaring, contacts, tasks, management Outlook Web Access Exchange ActiveSync Advanced Exchange ActiveSync Policies *** Unified Messaging Per-User/Per-Distribution List Journaling Managed E-mail Folders (Default Folders) Managed E-mail Folders (Custom Folders) Exchange Hosted Filtering** Forefront Security for Exchange Server** * Additive CAL, purchase of the Standard CAL is required for Standard offerings** Offered only through Volume Licensing Programs, not available via retail purchase. Your right to access the online services ends without active Software Assurance.*** Offered only through Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1)