| Exam Code/Number: | 70-121Join the discussion |
| Exam Name: | Designing and Providing Microsoft Volume Licensing Solutions for Small and Medium Organizations |
| Certification: | Microsoft |
| Question Number: | 149 |
| Publish Date: | Aug 23, 2026 |
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You are a licensing specialist. Your customer is Consolidated Messenger, a messenger company.
Company Background
Consolidated Messenger has 120 employees who work in the companys office in Toronto.
The company recently acquired another messenger company that has 35 employees who work in an office in Montreal and five employees who are field sales representatives.
Consolidated Messenger anticipates a 75 percent increase in sales over the next two years.
Network Description
The Toronto office of Consolidated Messenger has 120 desktops that run Microsoft
Windows 2000 Professional. One hundred of the desktops run Microsoft Office 2000
Standard and 20 run Office XP Professional. The Toronto office also has a single server, which runs Windows 2000 Advanced Server.
The Montreal office of the newly acquired company has a single server, which runs
Microsoft Small Business Server 2000. The office also has 35 desktops that run Windows
98 and Office 97. The sales representatives connect to the server remotely by using
Terminal Server.
Current Licensing Solution
Consolidated Messenger acquired licenses through an Open Business agreement. The
Montreal company purchased software through retail channels and OEM.
Business Goals
The IT manager at Consolidated Messenger has the following goals:
Upgrade Windows 2000 Server to Windows Server 2003.
Standardize both offices on the same desktop software.
Deploy Windows Server 2003 at the Montreal office.
Manage and track all software licenses for both companies.
Deploy Microsoft Exchange Server in both offices within two years.
Due to budget constraints, Consolidated Messenger seeks a solution that can help the two companies stay current without making large software purchases.
End of repeated scenario
You want to recommend Software Assurance to help meet business goals for Consolidated
Messenger.
Which business goal can be met through Software Assurance?
You are a licensing specialist. Your customer is Blue Yonder Airlines, a small regional airline company.
Company Background
Blue Yonder Airlines has three locations across the country. Blue Yonder Airlines recently purchased a smaller airline company.
Network Description
Blue Yonder Airlines has three servers, one in each of its three locations. The servers run
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5, and Microsoft SQL
Server 7.0. Its three locations contain a total of 120 desktops. Each desktop runs either
Windows 98 or Windows XP Professional and either Microsoft Office 2000 Standard or
Office 2000 Professional.
The smaller company has two locations, two servers running Windows NT Server 4.0, and
50 desktops running Windows NT Workstation 4.0.
Two employees in the Blue Yonder Airlines IT department are responsible for administering and supporting all of the software and hardware for both companies.
Current Licensing Solution
For both companies, software is currently acquired ad hoc from the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or by retail purchases.
Business Goals
Management of Blue Yonder Airlines wants to upgrade both companies to the latest version of specialized industry software, which requires Windows 2000 Server, Windows
2000 Professional, Exchange 2000 Server, and SQL Server 2000. The industry software has not yet been approved for compatibility with the latest versions of Microsoft software.
Because Blue Yonder Airlines is experiencing problems in tracking their license purchase history, management wants to conduct an internal audit.
End of repeated scenario
You need to recommend the most appropriate licensing solution to upgrade the current servers to meet the minimum requirements for the specialized industry software. What should you recommend?
You are a licensing specialist. Your customer is Lucerne Publishing, which is a book publishing company.
Company Background
Lucerne Publishing has 75 employees. The company departments are sales, accounting, and human resources (HR).
Network Description
Employees use several versions of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office. Six users need Microsoft Project Professional. Eight users need Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server.
The software and hardware refresh cycle is four years.
Current Licensing Solution
The company acquired all hardware and software through an Original Equipment
Manufacturer (OEM) five years ago.
Business Goals
The company plans to upgrade all desktops to the latest versions of Windows and Office.
The budget is sufficient to achieve this goal.
End of repeated scenario
You need to recommend the most appropriate licensing solution for Windows and Office.
What should you recommend?
You are a licensing specialist. Your customer is Wingtip Toys, a growing company that specializes in toys and computer games.
Company Background
Wingtip Toys has 45 full-time employees and 10 part-time employees.
The company is opening another division for high-end electronics and games. Twenty additional employees will be hired to support this division.
Network Description
Forty-five desktops are used by the full-time employees. Five additional desktops are shared among the part-time employees. A single server runs Microsoft Small Business
Server 4.5 for the 50 desktops.
All desktops run Microsoft Windows 98 and Microsoft Office 97 Professional.
Current Licensing Solution
All software is purchased at the local computer store.
The software budget is small. The server software refresh cycle is four years.
Business Goals
The IT manager of Wingtip Toys wants a solution that will simplify managing the companys increasing number of desktops.
The IT manager has the following goals:
Standardize all desktops on the latest versions of desktop application software, and stay current.
Upgrade the server software.
Purchase new desktops for the 20 new employees.
Improve security for the part-time employees who share computers.
End of repeated scenario
You need to recommend the most appropriate server upgrade solution.
What additional information do you need?
You are a licensing specialist. Your customer is Litware, Inc., a large company that has
15,000 employees.
Company Background
Litware, Inc. has 15 locations in North America and six locations in Europe and Asia. The companys two divisions are the custom software division and the hosting services division.
Both divisions are experiencing significant sales growth.
The custom software division creates custom software solutions that account for 75 percent of the total revenue for Litware, Inc. The hosting services division offers Microsoft
Exchange and Web hosting services for customers around the world. The company frequently adds 1,000 developers and testers for up to 28 months to work on specific projects.
Network Description
The custom software division creates highly integrated solutions by using Microsoft SQL
Server. The solutions must be delivered and deployed by using custom installation media.
In the past, Litware, Inc., purchased SQL Server through Full Package Product (FPP). This purchasing method no longer meets the companys solution deployment needs.
The hosting services division has one server farm that contains 500 servers. These servers run Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Operations Manager
Server, Microsoft Systems Management Server, and Microsoft Internet Security and
Acceleration Server. These applications are licensed through the companys current Select
License agreement.
Current Licensing Solution
Litware, Inc. has no established purchasing procedures. Each location has a different set of desktop products.
The offices in Europe and in Asia acquire software licenses under Open License and FPP purchases. The offices do not have Software Assurance for the servers or the desktops.
The offices in North America acquire software licenses through a Select License agreement that has Software Assurance for the servers.
Business Goals
The companys executive team suspects that the various locations do not keep track of software purchases and could not prove ownership if the company is audited. The team wants to standardize all desktops.
End of repeated scenario You need to recommend a licensing solution for the internal use of Microsoft software at Litware, Inc.
Which factor most influences the companys internal licensing solution decision?
