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Exchange Server Subscription Edition

Availability

Product Version and EditionDate Available
Exchange Server Subscription Edition Hosted Exchange Basic (SAL)July 2025
Exchange Server Subscription Edition Hosted Exchange Standard (SAL and SAL for SA)July 2025
Exchange Server Subscription Edition Hosted Exchange Standard Plus (SAL)July 2025
Exchange Server Subscription Edition Hosted Exchange Enterprise (SAL and SAL for SA)July 2025
Exchange Server Subscription Edition Hosted Exchange Enterprise Plus (SAL)July 2025

Use Rights

License Terms: Universal License TermsProduct-Specific License Terms: All editionsPrior Version: Exchange Server 2019
Additional Software: All editionsClient Software: Includes all Additional SoftwareDCP Eligible: All editions
Prerequisite: SALs for SA  

Outlook 2019 and Outlook for Mac 2019

Customer may permit use of one Running Instance of the Outlook 2019 or Outlook for Mac 2019 client software in one Physical OSE or Virtual OSE on a single device used by any user for whom it acquires an Enterprise Plus or Standard Plus user SAL.

Additional Software

Exchange Management Tools

License Model

Subscriber Access Licenses (SALs) for Server Software

Access License

  1. Provided it acquires one or more SALs for the software, Customer may use any number of Running Instances of the server software.
  2. Customer must acquire a SAL for each user or device authorized by Customer to access the server software regardless of actual access.

Access Licenses

Server Software Access

Basic SAL

Outlook Web Access features that enable: E-Discovery, Exchange anti-spam, and Multi-Mailbox Search; Messaging and personal folder access; Internet mail protocol (SMTP, POP, IMAP) and Web browser access via any client; Personal Mail Folders, Address List, Calendar and Tasks (not shared with other users); Support for a single, second level domain for a single user or user organization; and Global Address List.

Subscriber Access LicenseExchange Server Subscription Edition Exchange Basic SAL (user)

Standard SAL (or equivalent)

Functionality associated with Basic SAL; Support for a multiple, second level domains for a single user or user organization; Outlook Web Access features that enable: MAPI network protocol; Shared Folders, Address List, Contacts, Tasks and Calendar; Public Folders; Group scheduling, including viewing free/busy times of others; Mobile Notification, Browse and Synchronization; Unified Messaging.

 Subscriber Access LicenseExchange Server Subscription Edition Hosted Exchange Standard SAL (user)
Hosted Exchange Standard SAL for SA (user)
Exchange Server Subscription Edition Hosted Exchange Standard Plus SAL (user)
Productivity Suite SAL (user)
Productivity Suite SAL for SA (user)

Enterprise SAL (or equivalent)

Functionality associated with the Basic and Standard SALs; Compliance Management; Data Loss Prevention; and In-Place Holds and Archive.

Subscriber Access LicenseExchange Server Subscription Edition Hosted Exchange Enterprise SAL (user)
Exchange Server Subscription Edition Hosted Exchange Enterprise Plus SAL (user)
Hosted Exchange Enterprise SAL for SA (user)

SALs for SA qualifying CALs

SAL for SAQualifying CALs
Hosted Exchange Standard SALExchange Server Subscription Edition Standard CAL
Core CAL Suite
Enterprise CAL Suite
Hosted Exchange Enterprise SALExchange Server Subscription Edition Standard CAL and Exchange Server 2019 Enterprise CAL
Core CAL Suite and Exchange Server Subscription Edition Enterprise CAL
Enterprise CAL Suite

SAL Waiver – All editions

Customer does not need SALs for any End User’s user or device that accesses Instances of the server software without being directly or indirectly authenticated by Active Directory or Exchange Server.

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