Your next steps for buying Essentials 2007 should be:
Review the System Center Essentials 2007 Licensing Overview.
Learn more about our Volume Licensing channel:
* Volume Licensing: For information about the different volume licensing programs available for companies interested in more than five licenses for Essentials 2007, visit the Microsoft Volume Licensing Services site.
* Microsoft Software Assurance: Available to Volume Licensing customers only, the Microsoft Software Assurance (SA) program gives you automatic access to new technology and provides productivity benefits, support, tools, and training to help deploy and use software efficiently. Learn more about features and benefits and find out how to acquire SA at the Software Assurance for Volume Licensing page on the Microsoft Volume Licensing site.
For Volume Licensing purchases, find a Microsoft reseller.
For retail purchases, please visit the Microsoft Product Information Center to acquire licenses.
If you are using a System Center Essentials 2007 Evaluation Edition from the Intel® System Management Software DVD refer to http://www.intel.com/go/servermanagement for more information about the different editions that you can upgrade to. Then contact your Intel reseller to purchase the appropriate edition.
How to determine if you have an Intel Evaluation Edition:
1. In the Essentials console, navigate to Help -> About. The Intel logo along with the text “Intel Corporation” and “Intel Corporation Copyright ” will be displayed in the dialog.
2. In the Essentials console, the Intel logo will be displayed in the upper right hand corner of the screen
3. You installed the product from the Intel® System Management Software DVD
Important: The Essentials 2007 product, acquired through Retail (Full Packaged Product) or OEM, requires the input of product keys to unlock the number of OSEs to which you are entitled to manage. Keys are provided through the purchase of additional ML License Packs. All purchases of additional ML license packs must be made through the same channel on which the Essentials Server was purchased; additional ML License Packs purchased through Volume License will not work on Retail and OEM Essentials Server installations.
