Average Licence for SQL Server 2005 in UK

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Win32 1 Processor Licence - £18-22,000.00
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard 1 (Single) Processor Licence - £5,500.00
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard inc 5 Client Access Licences (CALs) - £1,800.00

Rules to Better SQL Reporting Services

Very nice link to Reporting Services documentation.
http://www.ssw.com.au/ssw/Standards/Rules/RulesToBetterSQLReportingServices.aspx

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 License and Editions

Enterprise Edition
Business Critical,Large Scale
Option 1: $24k per processor
Option 2: $9k per server with $160 per Client Access License
A comprehensive data management and business intelligence platform providing enterprise class scalability, high availability and security for running business critical applications
Standard Edition
Departmental,Small/Med Scale
Option 1: $6k per processor
Option 2: $1k per server with $160 per Client Access License
A complete [...]

SQL Server 2008 Pricing

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 licensing provides the option to purchase SQL Server 2008 under a server operating system license with incremental Client Access Licenses (CALs), or a per-processor license model.
Visit link below for more details:
http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/pricing.aspx

SQL Server Licensing Considerations

Great Article about SQL Server Licensing:
Multicore processors, which consist of multiple processing execution units or “cores” on one chip, promise to boost computing power, allowing servers, workstations, and PCs to perform more functions simultaneously. By the end of 2006, Intel expects more than 80 percent of its server products to be shipping with multicore technology. [...]