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Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).
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With SBS 2003 the best/only place to look for the number of used licenses is in the Server management console under licensing. There it will show you the number of installed licenses (CAL's) and the maximum number used. SBS 2003 has a "fudge factor" of 5, so if you have 5 CAL's you will not be notified you have exceeded until the 11th user tries to connect. Also rebooting the server resets the counter until the users reconnect, so it is not always accurate.
If you need to buy additianal CAL's, 2003 CAL's are no longer available but you can buy 2008/2011 CAL's and use downgrade rights to install on SBS 2003. There is a special key to use to do so. The following Microsoft white paper outlines downgrade options.
http://www.microsoft.com/sbs/en/us/licensing-faq.aspx