GLOSSARY OF TERMS Agreement – The terms governing the multiple use of software Seat – Often used interchangeably with license. More appropriately applications. Every agreement has a license type and a scope.
License Scope – Whether the license refers to use by Server,
applies to non-concurrent licenses. If license allows simultaneous concurrent use (tied to CPU), it is tied to the seat. If a license allows a fixed amount of concurrent use, then you may have more users than licenses so long as the number of users doesn’t exceed the license at any given time.
by Site, or by Enterprise; ie. how far the license extends. •Server - number of users on a server •Site - number of users at a physical location •Enterprise - number of users in an organization.
of a previously licensed version of the same product.
Types of Agreements – Maintenance Agreement, License
Competitive Upgrade – Provides an upgrade not of the
Agreement, Right to Copy Agreement.
same product but of a similar product perhaps from another vendor.
Maintenance Agreement – A maintenance license
Marketing Collateral – Any supporting documentation
enables an end-user to upgrade existing licensed software to a different version.
that provides information about a manufacturer’s product line; ie. brochures, posters, spec sheets, and product shots are some examples of collateral. Also known as media documentation.
License Agreement – Permits the use and duplication of a software application by more than one user subject to the terms of an agreement allowing them to do so.
Right to Copy (RTC) – A form of licensing agreement in which the end-user is authorized to manufacture and distribute copies within the scope of the agreement.
Subscription – A license agreement which allows the customer to upgrade to another version, products for which they hold existing licenses.
Units – Refers to a point value assigned by the manufacturer to different products for the purpose of establishing license discounts.
Upgrade – Is the right to use one version of a product in place
Platform – A platform can best be described as any operating system. This collection of software stored on disk controls the operation of the computer system. Typically it controls input and output from the keyboard, screen, disks, and other peripheral devices; loads and begins the execution of other programs, and manages the storage of data on disks.
Concurrent Usage – This is the number of times an application can be used simultaneously according to the scope of the agreement.
Metering – Measures the number of concurrent users at any given time. Prevents the use of or warns the system administrator of demands in excess of the allowed number of concurrent users.
Users – Refers to a value per unit applied by manufacturers. Also Site License – The number of users allowed at one physical
called Seats.
location.
