Support and Maintenance Subscriptions
Note: Support and Maintenance Subscriptions replace the Upgrade Protection Subscriptions previously offered for some software. All existing
Upgrade Protection subscriptions have been converted to Support and Maintenance Subscriptions.
Customers who do not already have a Support and Maintenance/Upgrade Protection Subscription will need to purchase a Support and Maintenance
Subscription in order to continue receiving technical support after January 1, 2010. Please contact the sales department if you need to purchase a subscription.
A Support and Maintenance Subscription includes technical support and all
software updates (major releases, minor releases, and maintenance updates) for
the duration of the subscription period.
The following table describes the benefits of the Support and Maintenance
Subscription.
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With Support and Maintenance |
Without Support and Maintenance |
Technical Support |
Technical support is available through our Web-based request form for the duration of the subscription
term.
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Technical support is available through our Web-based request form for 30 days after your purchase of the software license.
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Priority telephone support is available on a pay-per-incident basis.
Self-help is available through the Knowledge Base and the Community Forums, but
Arcana Development makes no guarantees that its employees will provide
assistance through the forums.
All technical support requests must be initiated through our
Web-based request form. A support engineer will respond to your request by e-mail within 8
business hours, and may, at his or her discretion, offer support by telephone or
live interactive chat as well.
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Product Updates |
You are entitled to all software updates released during the subscription
period. This includes major releases, minor releases, and maintenance updates. |
Your license is valid only for the version specified at the time of purchase.
Maintenance updates may, at the discretion of Arcana Development, be made
available to correct software defects. |
Maintenance |
If Arcana Development determines that a defect in the software is materially
degrading your use of the software, we will make a reasonable effort to provide
a workaround and/or to correct the problem. |
Software is provided "as is," and Arcana Development makes no guarantees that
any software defects will be corrected. |
Additional Information
| Purchasing Support and Maintenance |
Support and Maintenance Subscriptions can be purchased at the same time as
the software license is purchase or within 30 days thereafter. |
| Renewing Support and Maintenance |
Support and Maintenance Subscription renewals cost 25% of the current base
license price for the software. Subscriptions must be renewed no later than 30
days after their expiration date. |
| Multiple Licenses |
If you have licenses for more than one copy of the software, you must have an
active Support and Maintenance Subscription for all active licenses in order to
receive technical support under your subscription. For example, if you have 5
licenses for adTempus and 4 licenses are deployed, you must have at least 4
licenses covered under your active subscription in order to receive support. |
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