Nuance Licensing
Nuance Open License Program
The Software Procurement Option that Speaks Your Language
The Nuance Open License Program (OLP) is a convenient, easy to use volume purchasing program designed to enable end user customers to maximize their savings potential by accumulating points for their Nuance products and support purchased for internal use.
A certificate based program, the OLP allows companies to license software for use, rather than purchase "boxed" products. This reduces manufacturing costs by eliminating the cost of media, documentation, packaging, warehousing, and shipping. These savings are then passed on to the customer in the form of a discount off the standard price. It is easy to qualify for the OLPO with its low initial purchase requirements.
Program Benefits
A point-based, tiered purchasing program, the OLP offers organizations many benefits:
- Reduces the costs to organizations when purchasing volume licenses, upgrade assurance, and technical support.
- No contract necessary - purchasing made easy.
- Discount level valid for 24 months, initial purchase sets the discount for 2 years.
- Easy to administer and understand. Follows industry standard volume license programs.
- Requires no commitment beyond the first purchase.
Program Requirements
- Each Nuance Open License product is assigned a point value.
- An initial order of 50 points is required to achieve the first tier discount.
- Any combination of Nuance Open License products may be used to reach the volume purchase minimum.
- A license must be purchased for every user (no concurrency).
Products Available in the Nuance Open License Program
The OLP offers volume discounts on licenses of the following products:
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking® Preferred
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking® Professional
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking® Medical
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking® Legal
- OmniForm® Premium
- OmniPage® Pro Office
- PaperPort® Professional
- PDF Converter Professional
- PDF Converter for Microsoft® Word
- PDF Create!
Additional media, documentation, upgrade assurance and technical support may be procured separately at an additional charge.
How OLP Works
The Nuance Open License Program (OLP) uses a point-based system to establish and track discount levels.
Each product included in the OLP is assigned a point value. The more licenses committed to in your initial purchase, the better your discount going forward. For maximum benefit, you'll want to determine your needs for at least the first six months, and purchase accordingly. You must purchase one license for every individual who will be using the software.
Nuance Open License Sample Order - Discount Level C
| Product/Service | Point Value | Quanity | Value |
| Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional | 16 | 100 | 1600 |
| Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional Upgrade Assurance | 4 | 100 | 400 |
| PaperPort Professional | 8 | 100 | 800 |
| PaperPort Professional Upgrade Assurance | 2 | 100 | 200 |
| Total Points | 3000 = Level C Discount |
The discount level for the OLP is guaranteed for a two-year period from the initial date of purchase. At the end of one year, however, your organization has the opportunity to move to the next discount level if it has accumulated the necessary points during the first year.
As the program name implies, there are no contracts to sign, or purchase requirements beyond the initial purchase. You simply purchase licenses, as you need them. The minimum reorder is twenty points.
Getting to the Next Level of Savings
In order to participate in the OLP, your initial order must total a minimum of 50 points. Reorders within the two year period must total minimum of 20 points.
Nuance Open License Program
| Program Level | Point Range |
| A | 50-399 |
| B | 400-1999 |
| C | 2000-3999 |
| D | 4000-9999 |
| E | 10,000 + |
For more information on eligible products and point values, please contact a Softchoice Licensing Specialist now or call us at 1 800 268-7638.