LANDesk Academic License Full-Time Equivalent Program

Make budgeting and administering licenses for your systems and security management solutions across your entire organization easier. The LANDesk^® Academic License Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) program simplifies licensing and lowers total software ownership costs. Participation helps keep your LANDesk licenses affordable.

In addition to providing cost-effective licensing that works within the typically tight annual budgets of education customers, the program simplifies budgeting. LANDesk's Academic Alliance FTE program provides the right to use products purchased, regardless of the number of computers. Easily calculate your annual fee, based on the total number of FTE students and staff.

The LANDesk Academic License FTE program also simplifies license administration. It authorizes administrators to count and pay only once a year, even when student numbers fluctuate.

Products Available

The following LANDesk products are available on the Academic Alliance FTE program:

• LANDesk Management Suite
• LANDesk Management Suite with LANDesk Patch Manager subscription service
• LANDesk Security Suite
• LANDesk Server Manager
• LANDesk Inventory Manager
• LANDesk Handheld Manager

Upgrade Protection Available
 
Licenses obtained through the LANDesk Academic License FTE program are for current product versions only. If you want the ability to upgrade during the contract period, you can purchase upgrade protection separately for a nominal charge. At the end of the contract term, renewal of the contract provides the right to use or upgrade to the most current product versions.

Technical Support Available

Phone support is available through LANDesk incident packs. Choose the 5, 10, 25 or unlimited incident pack to meet your needs. Incident packs are good for one year or until the number of included incidents have been used up. LANDesk also offers a technical account manager option to provide proactive and comprehensive support. Talk to your Dell account manager about the option that works best for your organization.

Upgrade to Dedicated Support

For an even higher level of support, you can also purchase dedicated support from a LANDesk technical account manager. Each technical account manager is dedicated exclusively to a select number of accounts. You get the benefits of adding a proactive LANDesk specialist to your team without adding another employee. You can count on your LANDesk technical account manager for expertise on all LANDesk products and for direct access to the engineers who developed the products your organization depends on.

Perpetual License Option

Academic Alliance FTE program licenses can be converted to perpetual licenses. If you wish to convert a renewable annual license to a perpetual license, LANDesk will apply 25 percent of the total annual fees paid for a renewable annual license to the cost of a perpetual license. Talk to your Dell account manager for more details if you are interested in this option for your organization.