Licensing Models
There are three types of licensing models that
Eagle Point offers.
- Node
- Single
Server Network
- Redundant
Server Network
The Node license is a local or single-seat
license. This option is commonly used in organizations with a small
employee/user base, or organizations that do not have a network. In
this type of model, Eagle Point products are licensed to a specific
machine and can only be accessed on that machine. You will need to
purchase a license for every product that you intend to use on the
machine at some point. Purchasing products using node licenses ensures
the product availability for the user whose machine it is on.
Conversely, when that product is not being used on that machine, no
one else in the office can access that product.
A Single Server Network
license is used by companies
who wish to run their Eagle Point software in a network environment
and have a central license pool on a network to monitor the product
usage by individual users. The Network License Manager is used as
the license server to grant permissions to access any module from your
license pool. This option allows you to purchase only the licenses for
the products you need rather than purchasing full seats of software
for users that might only use a few products or commands. The
monitoring software (License Manager or License Server) grants
licenses for a product until all licenses that have been purchased are
used. At that point, if a user tries to run a command from that
product, they are prompted that no licenses are available and they
have to try again later.
A Redundant Server Network
License is similar to the Single
Server Network except additional
servers are used to help manage license files and provide backup
during server downtime. By having multiple servers connected via LAN
or WAN, you also get the ability to pool licenses from multiple
offices. If one office’s workload increases, you can borrow unused
licenses from your less busy offices. In a Redundant Server Network,
the Network License Manger is installed on multiple servers. A
majority of these servers must be running at all times. When one
server goes down, the remaining Network License Managers that can be
communicated with are used to grant permissions to the products.
Why
Switch from Node to Network Licenses?
There are several reasons why you should switch
from an Eagle Point Node License model to a Network License model. The
Eagle Point License Manager is aimed at reducing your
costs as well as making technology administrators' jobs easier by
ensuring license usage compliance and providing flexibility in
offering licenses to off-line users. Highlights of this release
include:
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Cost
Savings Example
Suppose your company has 3 surveyors and 3
engineers doing road/site development. Even though they won’t all
use the products at the same time, if you choose a Node License model,
you will need the following breakdown of Eagle Point modules:
|
Module |
Surveyors |
Engineers |
Total |
| Data Collection |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Surface Modeling |
3 |
3 |
6 |
| Site Design |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| RoadCalc |
0 |
3 |
3 |
The cost for
Node License of these models is as
follows:
|
Module |
Number |
Cost |
Total Cost |
| Data Collection |
3 |
$325* |
$975 |
| Surface Modeling |
6 |
$625* |
$3750 |
| Site Design |
3 |
$625* |
$1875 |
| RoadCalc |
3 |
$1125* |
$3375 |
| Total |
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|
$9975 |
*Pricing
is shown as an example and will not be honored on software orders.
Pricing subject to change without notice.
Since the Network License Model allows you to
pool licenses and make them available to everyone, you could reduce
the number of modules:
|
Module |
Surveyors |
Engineers |
Total |
| Data Collection |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Surface Modeling |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Site Design |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| RoadCalc |
0 |
2 |
2 |
The cost for
Network License of these models is
as follows:
|
Module |
Number |
Cost |
Total Cost |
| Concurrent Users |
6 |
$275* |
$1650 |
| Data Collection |
2 |
$325* |
$650 |
| Surface Modeling |
3 |
$625* |
$1875 |
| Site Design |
2 |
$625* |
$1250 |
| RoadCalc |
2 |
$1125* |
$2250 |
| Total |
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$7675 |
*Pricing
is shown as an example and will not be honored on software orders.
Pricing subject to change without notice.
The cost savings for using a
Network License
model and a central pool for licenses instead of Node Licenses:
$2300 or over 20%.
The cost for a 1-year VIP contract (support and
maintenance releases) would also be less for the Network License model
since you have fewer modules:
|
License Model |
Number of Modules |
Cost |
Total Cost |
| Node |
15 |
$150* |
$2250 |
| Network |
9 |
$150* |
$1350 |
*Pricing
is shown as an example and will not be honored on contract orders.
Pricing subject to change without notice.
The cost savings for a 1-year VIP contract: $900 or 40%.
System Requirements
Click here to learn more about
the specifications required to operate Eagle Point with the Network
License Manager.
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