• Everytime someone says that SQL Reporting Services are free it just makes me want to scream.  I just know they are coming from some small little one server organization that doesn't look a the broad picture. 

    If properly manged Crystal is not as expensive as it might appear to be.  The first thing not to do is purchase enterprise licenses.  We have 1600 folks in our organization and only utilize 35 CALs.  So long as they share a single APS databases I believe the licenses allow an unlimited number of CE installations.  Given that assumption I can have every workstation be a CE server for FREE.  Put up 1600 SQL servers and take a look at the cost.  Its not free if you scale up.