Thank you and the rest of those that provided any input I truly appreciate it. I have a lot to look into. Have a great day.

Thank you for your time and the reply. I have done just that (contacted sales).Regarding your question:    Q: Who's going to develop the templates and components? Each website on their own? What about backend java code (aka bundles)?    A: Regarding the development "templates and components" we plan...

I have read everything I could find regarding AEM (architecture, install. dispatcher config, etc), by design and or happenstance there is really not a lot of info regarding leveraging AEM as a solution (IMHO), so if anyone can educate me as to their experience and what the seat/licensing architectur...