1. System Center - SMSE licensing changes Effective July 1 st 2009

2. Customer feedback on System Center licensing Simplification: Multiple licensing constructs across Windows Server editions and System Center makes procurement complex. Need for alignment and simplification! Cost Effective: Continue to help drive costs down. Get More for less, to enable higher Server coverage with System Center management tools Flexibility: Enable flexible licensing that allows customers to adopt virtualization more broadly and faster

3. New System Center Server Management Suites Server Management Suite Enterprise (SMSE) ------------------------------------ Per Server Device, Unlimited OSEs $1,504* Server Management Suite Enterprise (SMSE) ------------------------------------ Per Server Device, Unlimited OSEs $1,504* Server Management Suite Enterprise (SMSE) ------------------------------------ Per Server Device, up to 4 OSEs + Parent OSE $1,203* Server Management Suite Enterprise (SMSE) ------------------------------------ Per Server Device, up to 4 OSEs + Parent OSE $1,203* Server Management Suite Datacenter(SMSD) ------------------------------------ Per Proc, Unlimited OSEs $1,504 for 2-proc, $3,008 for 4-proc* Server Management Suite Datacenter(SMSD) ------------------------------------ Per Proc, Unlimited OSEs $1,504 for 2-proc, $3,008 for 4-proc* *Pricing is Open NL ERP L&SA 2-years. Pricing for licenses purchased through resellers is determined by agreement between the reseller and customer. Actual prices and payment terms may vary. Simplification: Alignment with Windows Server licensing - Introduction of Datacenter tier for System Center with SMSD - SMSE use rights aligned with Windows Server Enterprise Edition Cost Effective: Even better now - 20% price reduction on SMSE to enable broader server coverage with System Center - Competitive pricing on SMSD Flexibility: Offers choice of virtualization rights - SMSD for high-density virtualized servers - SMSE for physical or low-density virtualized servers Introducing a new Datacenter tier “SMSD” Aligning SMSE use rights with Win Server EE

4. $648 per Physical $1,304 per Host $648 per Physical $648 per Physical Server Management Suite Enterprise (SMSE) $1,203 per server up to 4 OSEs + Parent OS Standalone Cost: $3,248 With SMSE: $1,203 SMSE licensing for Physical Server Management *Pricing is Open NL ERP L&SA 2-years. Pricing for licenses purchased through resellers is determined by agreement between the reseller and customer. Actual prices and payment terms may vary.

5. Server Management Suite Enterprise (SMSE) $1,203 per up to 4 OSEs + Parent OS $1,203 up to 4 OSEs Server Management Suite Enterprise (SMSE) $0 incremental SMSE $0 incremental SMSE $0 incremental SMSE $0 incremental SMSE SMSE for Low Density Virtualization *Pricing is Open NL ERP L&SA 2-years. Pricing for licenses purchased through resellers is determined by agreement between the reseller and customer. Actual prices and payment terms may vary.

6. Server Management Suite Datacenter (SMSD) $1,504 per 2-proc server $3,008 per 4-proc server Unlimited OSEs $1,504 per 2-proc $3,008 per 4-proc Server Management Suite Datacenter (SMSD) $0 incremental SMSD $0 incremental SMSD $0 incremental SMSD $0 incremental SMSD $0 incremental SMSD $0 incremental SMSD $0 incremental SMSD $0 incremental SMSD $0 incremental SMSD SMSD for High Density Virtualization *Pricing is Open NL ERP L&SA 2-years. Pricing for licenses purchased through resellers is determined by agreement between the reseller and customer. Actual prices and payment terms may vary.

7. SMSE vs. SMSD: License Comparison SMSESMSD Sku PurposePhysical and low-density virtualized servers High-density virtualized servers Products IncludedEnterprise Server Management Licenses for: Operations Manager Configuration Manager Data Protection Manager Virtual Machine Manager Virtualization Management Rights Up to 4 OSEs + Parent OSEUnlimited OSEs License TypePer DevicePer Proc WS AlignmentWS Enterprise EditionWS Datacenter Edition Price Open NL ERP 2- Year L&SA $1,203 (requires 2-proc min) $1,504 for a 2-proc server $3,008 for a 4-proc server Which Suite License Do I Need? SMSE is best suited for management of physical or low-density virtualized servers with up to 4 guest VMs (4 OSEs). SMSD is best suited for management of high-density virtualized servers with more than 4 guest VMs (> 4 OSEs). *Pricing is Open NL ERP L&SA 2-years. Pricing for licenses purchased through resellers is determined by agreement between the reseller and customer. Actual prices and payment terms may vary.

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