They give clients "permission" to access servers. If a client accesses a server and there's no CAL for that client, you're in violation of your licensing agreement. They're kept on paper basically.

As of December 1, Microsoft is changing the way it prices the "user" option when purchasing client-access licenses (CALs), which will result in higher prices for some customers. With the User CAL, ...

Microsoft announced this week that it is making a change to its Core CAL (Client Access License) bundle-- something of interest to its business customers who purchase enterprise products. Microsoft ...

Called Citrix Access Essentials, the product--slated to make its debut at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Minneapolis--offers a new named-user pricing model and, for the first time, ...

Starting Dec. 1, Microsoft will raise the price of user client-access licenses (CALs) for enterprise customers that allow employees to access work software on their personal devices, meaning the ...

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If you see the error message The remote session was disconnected because there are no Remote Desktop License Servers available to provide a license while connecting ...

WASHINGTON (Jan. 15, 2013) -- The Army, along with the Air Force and Defense Information Systems Agency, have access to the newest versions of Microsoft products, including Microsoft Office 2013, ...

Microsoft will introduce a new per-user licensing option with the release of Exchange Server 2003 later this year, legitimizing the way many companies use existing versions of Exchange. The new ...