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The Passport Advantage

Licensing Agreement Options

Easy to understand Volume Licensing Offering or Transactional Program.

Passport Advantage

  • Volume Purchase Option
  • Contract Option and Complete Enterprise Option have been Merged into One Offering.
  • Price Discount Levels: BL, D-J.

Passport Advantage Express

  • Transaction Program
  • There are no Contracts, no Commitments, no Forecasts and no Milestones.
  • Date of Initial Order will establish Anniversary Date used for Maintenance Renewals.

Maintenance Options

  • Software Maintenance is included with every license purchase.

Maintenance equals = Upgrade Protection + Technical Support

  • Included with every New & Reinstatement license purchase
  • Renewed annually on customer agreement anniversary
  • Upgrade Protection = upgrades, updates, access to download site for immediate product updates
  • Tech Support = unlimited 'authorized callers' list (managed by 'technical contact' at customer site, list to include IS tech staff), access to voice support during reg bus. hrs ('prime shift'); 2 hr target response time during prime shift; 24x7 access for critical ('severity 1') problems
  • For more info on full maintenance benefit and allowance go to: http://www.lotus.com/services/cwepassport.nsf/wdocs/softwaremaintenance and refer to the "Maintenance Options" segment

Pricing Levels

RSVP = Relationship Suggested Volume Price.

  • Level is determined by point value of customers' initial order.
  • Base Level set for first purchase, points accumulate with each purchase, to increase discount.
  • Upon Anniversary Date, Pricing level can be reestablished -any downward sadjustments are limited to a maximum of 2 Levels.
  • Quarterly Recalculations allow customers to improve their RSVP Level.

Program Descriptions

Corporate

RSVP LEVEL Points Enrollment Required prior to placing the order Program Descriptions
Express 0 No No minimum buy-in enrollment form required. Transactional program
BL Base Line Yes Customers who were enrolled in the Passport Advantage Program at a Level A, B or C (before May 5th, 2003) now purchase
D 500 yes
  1. Points on Initial order determine the base Relationship SVP level
  2. Level is set for 1 Year but is reviewed quarterly by IBM - if higher level threshold is reached, customer will be re-leveled up; notification sent by IBM
  3. To receive an SAP # an 'Enrollment form' must be completed by new customers and/or additional 'sites'; (ordering locations)
  4. Enrollment form is available online (SAP# should be generated by IBM in 24-48 hours) Customer must have SAP# before order can be placed
For information on How to Enroll Click Here
E 1000 yes
F 2500 yes
G 5000 yes
H 10000 yes
I special bid yes
J special bid yes
PA Express and SAP numbers are customer-account (location) specific.

Educational

Program Descriptions
  • One price level
  • No minimum order quantity
  • No online Enrollment option

Government

 
Canadian Provincial Government %PA%RSVP%G% Offers one specific Band Level
Canadian Ferderal Government %RSVP%DISO%
US GOV %RSVP%GOV% No Online Enrollment Option

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