Hello !Hope you can help me out with a rather untechnical question...here it goes...have just learn that ILM V2 will be Forefront Identity Manager 2010, but I haven't found any information regarding the licensing model, rumors I've heard is that the license model willbe "per user" or with need of CAL'sregardless of usage (ILM 2007 differentiatesthe need of CAL's IF and only IF one use CLM 2007 and issue certificates...if one only use the sync enginea server license will suffice) ?I guess that the portal functions of FIM 2010 might haveresulted in the (imo negative)change of licence model ?/A(As Paul directed me, I've posted this question on the correct forum, my bad !)

Please access the FIM forum for this question: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/ilm2/threadsPaul Loonen (Avanade)

FIM 2010 is licensed on a Server + User CAL basis: User CALs are required for each person who accesses FIM 2010 Users for whom the software issues or manages identity information (including digital certificates) Admins accessing the FIM 2010 management capabilities As in ILM 2007, user access to certificate and smart card management (subset of credential management) requires user CALs Exception: CALs are not required to synchronize identity information using ILM 2007 server or MIIS 2003 server technology. This is use of only FIM Synchronization Server and not FIM Service, FIM Portal or FIM Certificate Management. Server license is required for each server that the software is installed on There are no Device CALs Brjann BrekkanTechnical Product Manager - Identity and AccessMicrosoftThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights

Don't forget the external connector license, which is available instead of CALs for external users. "External users are users who are not employees or onsite contractors" another spot in the product use rights guide defines it as this: External users means users that are not either: (i) your or your affiliates employees, or (ii) your or your affiliates onsite contractors or agents.Apparently "affiliate" is defined in the customer's license agreement David Lundell www.ilmBestPractices.com

What if I have an account on two networks? Do I need two user CALs?

not to my knowledge. They are licensing people not accounts.David Lundell, Get your copy of FIM Best Practices Volume 1 http://blog.ilmbestpractices.com/2010/08/book-is-here-fim-best-practices-volume.html