I am looking to purchase 2 x CPU licences of sql server 2008 standard.

In my country, the software costs substantially more than what it costs to
buy in the USA.

If I fly to the USA and personally purchase the software, will the licence
still be valid, or do I have to live in the USA for the licence to be valid?

The physical server that will be running this software is located in the USA
so the software will be running in the USA.

Any ideas?

I have contacted MS Licensing UK and was told that if I purchase software in
my country of residence (UK) I cannot use it on a server located in America.
In this instance I must purchase the software from America.

But I was also told, if I purchase the software from America, the business
must have an American address. If the business has a UK address then I must
purchase the software from the UK.

It seems that there are no provisions for companies that outsource their
hosting to other countires.

Surely information can't be correct!




"george" wrote:

> I am looking to purchase 2 x CPU licences of sql server 2008 standard.
>
> In my country, the software costs substantially more than what it costs to
> buy in the USA.
>
> If I fly to the USA and personally purchase the software, will the licence
> still be valid, or do I have to live in the USA for the licence to be valid?
>
> The physical server that will be running this software is located in the USA
> so the software will be running in the USA.
>
> Any ideas?

Hello George,

>I have contacted MS Licensing UK and was told that if I purchase software
>in
> my country of residence (UK) I cannot use it on a server located in
> America.
> In this instance I must purchase the software from America.

I talk to MS Licensing guys whenever I meet one (BTW I'm from Turkey) and
they repeat the same thing about this question. You must buy your licenses
in your country, other licenses which are bought from other countries are
not valid in your country.

> But I was also told, if I purchase the software from America, the business
> must have an American address. If the business has a UK address then I
> must
> purchase the software from the UK.

I didn't hear anything about this second part, I'll note and ask it later.

--
Ekrem Önsoy



"george" <george@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8CF92013-B369-4FBA-AB25-1D86EF9269D4@microsoft.com...
>I have contacted MS Licensing UK and was told that if I purchase software
>in
> my country of residence (UK) I cannot use it on a server located in
> America.
> In this instance I must purchase the software from America.
>
> But I was also told, if I purchase the software from America, the business
> must have an American address. If the business has a UK address then I
> must
> purchase the software from the UK.
>
> It seems that there are no provisions for companies that outsource their
> hosting to other countires.
>
> Surely information can't be correct!
>
>
>
>
> "george" wrote:
>
>> I am looking to purchase 2 x CPU licences of sql server 2008 standard.
>>
>> In my country, the software costs substantially more than what it costs
>> to
>> buy in the USA.
>>
>> If I fly to the USA and personally purchase the software, will the
>> licence
>> still be valid, or do I have to live in the USA for the licence to be
>> valid?
>>
>> The physical server that will be running this software is located in the
>> USA
>> so the software will be running in the USA.
>>
>> Any ideas?

george wrote:
> I have contacted MS Licensing UK and was told that if I purchase software in
> my country of residence (UK) I cannot use it on a server located in America.
> In this instance I must purchase the software from America.
>
> But I was also told, if I purchase the software from America, the business
> must have an American address. If the business has a UK address then I must
> purchase the software from the UK.
>
> It seems that there are no provisions for companies that outsource their
> hosting to other countires.
>
> Surely information can't be correct!

Have you asked your hosting company if they can supply the license?
Many do..

Good luck,
Jonathan

i have spoken to MS again and they suggested the same. The ISP can supply the
licence in their country for example via SPLA.

This still doesnt with the confusion if wanting to purchase the full
retail version.

Now the ideal product for us would be the NEW sql server 2008 standard Web
edition becuase it will only be about $15 per month per processor!!!! yippie!

ISP don't provide this version yet - so waiting till they get their act
together.

"Jonathan Roberts" wrote:

> george wrote:
> > I have contacted MS Licensing UK and was told that if I purchase software in
> > my country of residence (UK) I cannot use it on a server located in America.
> > In this instance I must purchase the software from America.
> >
> > But I was also told, if I purchase the software from America, the business
> > must have an American address. If the business has a UK address then I must
> > purchase the software from the UK.
> >
> > It seems that there are no provisions for companies that outsource their
> > hosting to other countires.
> >
> > Surely information can't be correct!
>
> Have you asked your hosting company if they can supply the license?
> Many do..
>
> Good luck,
> Jonathan
>