Future Changes to Your Licences
The licensing system used for SIDRA SOLUTIONS software products is set up in such a way that it is easy to add extra licences.
In this licensing system, there is no concept of licence upsizing or downsizing. In the past, we used this concept as part of the "site" licensing method. In the current licensing system, each license is managed individually, and is not directly associated with specific sites of your organisation. As a result, the following situations may arise in relation to your need to make changes to your licences.
- When you need additional licences, you can simply buy one or more additional licences, and any combination of SINGLE licences and FLOATING licence packs can be purchased at any time. This can be done using the eCommerce method.
Several FLOATING licence packs can work side by side on the same server effectively adding the number of licences available. The purchase and COVER renewal prices for the FLOATING licence packs have the same cost per licence, for example, the total cost of two FLOATING 10-licence packs is the same as a FLOATING 20-licence pack. Check the prices when you make purchase decisions.
Above FLOATING 30-licence pack, negotiation about an ENTERPRISE licence is strongly recommended.
- When you need to reduce the number of SINGLE licences, the action to take is simply not to renew your COVER at the expiry time for the licences you no longer need. You can keep using them until the next major version is released. At the time of the release of a new version, the licences without valid COVER will then fall into the previous version category, which could still be upgraded. After the release of a further new major version, they will fall into the old version category and effectively phased out since they will need to be replaced by a new licence for the current version.
While licence upsizing or downsizing is not allowed, we may offer a licence replacement service to help the Licensee with licence management that may be needed from time to time. This service will be offered at our discretion and at an hourly service charge rate subject to a minimum fee. The licence replacement process may involve cancelling some of the Licensee's existing licences, and any new licence and COVER costs are additional to the service charge.
We suggest that you discuss your licence needs with our Sales Office.