Microsoft KB Archive/317789

= Licensing and support for Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET and for Visual Studio 2005 =

Article ID: 317789

Article Last Modified on 3/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Academic Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Enterprise Architect
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Enterprise Developer
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Academic Edition

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This article was previously published under Q317789



SUMMARY
Microsoft supports setup and installation for the Crystal Reports products that are included with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET and with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. All other support is provided by Crystal Decisions.



MORE INFORMATION
Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET and for Visual Studio 2005 are fully integrated in the Visual Studio .NET and Visual Studio 2005 family of products.

Crystal Decisions Support
Registered users of Crystal Reports may be eligible for free interactive technical support. To learn more about this offer, visit the following Crystal Decisions Web site:

Business Objects Technical Support

http://support.businessobjects.com/

For contact information about free Crystal Decisions interactive support in your region, visit the following Crystal Decisions Web site:

Business Objects Contacts

http://www.businessobjects.com/services/support/default.asp

NOTE: You must use the 10-digit Product Registration Number that you receive when you register your software to access technical support services. If you have not yet registered your software, use the Crystal Reports Registration Wizard in Visual Studio .NET or in Visual Studio 2005, or visit the following Crystal Decisions Web site:

Business Objects Crystal Reports Registration

http://www.businessobjects.com/register/content.asp

For a complete listing of Crystal Decisions offices worldwide, visit the following Crystal Decisions Web site:

Business Objects Offices Worldwide

http://www.businessobjects.com/company/locations/default.asp

Developers can use Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET or for Visual Studio 2005 to do the following:
 * Design unlimited reports for use in Visual Studio .NET or Visual Studio 2005 applications by using the integrated Crystal Reports designer.
 * Integrate the Crystal Decisions server software (Crystal Reports engine used in conjunction with Microsoft ASP.NET server) into server or Web applications.
 * Integrate the Crystal Reports engine into client Microsoft Windows applications and, at no additional charge (&quot;free runtime&quot;), developers may:
 * Freely deploy those Visual Studio .NET or Visual Studio 2005 applications in their own organizations. -or-


 * Redistribute those Visual Studio .NET or Visual Studio 2005 applications outside their organization for use by third parties.

The bundled server software is designed to support five users simultaneously. This five-user license provides developers with enough scalability to create and to test enterprise applications. With this five-user license, developers can also deploy enterprise applications as a small, internal pilot project (for example, to a community of 50 users). When you move server or Web applications into production, you may purchase additional licenses to extend the bundled server software's scalability. These licenses are in user packs or processor licensing.

You may use the Crystal Decisions server software in server or Web applications under the following licensing conditions:  For each server or Web application, you may use only a single instance of the bundled server software on a single server. You may not use a Web farm to increase the scalability of the bundled server software. You must purchase additional licensing to increase scalability. You must deploy and redistribute the application as follows:  You may deploy each application that uses the bundled server software (designed for five simultaneous users) internally in the your own organization at no additional charge. You must obtain written authorization from Crystal Decisions to redistribute an application that uses the bundled server software outside your organization for use by third parties. For more information about how to apply for written authorization, visit the following Crystal Decisions Web site:

Crystal Reports .NET Licensing

http://www.businessobjects.com/products/reporting/crystalreports/net/licensing.asp

 For more information, including how to purchase additional licenses, how to apply for the right to redistribute server or Web applications, and server software scalability, visit the following Crystal Decisions Web site:

Crystal Reports .NET Licensing

http://www.businessobjects.com/products/reporting/crystalreports/net/licensing.asp

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