Licensing

Novell Licensing Chart

Novell Volume Software Licensing Programs
Date : 7/6/2011
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Novell®
Worldwide
Licensing Programs 		Volume License
Agreement (VLA)   		Master License
Agreement (MLA) 		School, Academic
Volume License
Agreement (SLA and ALA)
Program type Transactional Contractual Subscription
Organizations served Companies of any size; eligible nonprofit organizations Medium, large and global organizations; eligible government organizations SLA: K-12 schools
ALA: colleges and universities
Key benefits Easy to use; no obligations or minimums Higher discount levels based on long-term volume purchasing commitments Low annual fee; selected products used throughout organization
Signed contract required? No Yes Yes
Term Two years Two years; automatically renews in two-year increments SLA: one-year subscription
ALA: three-year subscription; renews automatically
Forecasting required? No No No
Minimum purchase requirement? No Yes
Varies by volume 		One subscription with a minimum of four products and a minimum of $5,000 USD
Minimum reorder? No Yes
Varies by volume 		No
Upgrade protection Optional and available for purchase Required under terms of MLA Included for each product under subscription
Technical support Available for purchase Included or available depending on purchase Available for purchase
Media Electronic software download (ESD) included; CDs available for purchase ESD included; CDs available for purchase One free media kit provided per product covered under subscription

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