All Licensing Program Options
| MLA | SLA | ALA | VLA | VLA for Education | VLA for Government | VLA for Non-Profit | MLA Hosting Services (add-on) | VLA Hosting Services (add-on) | |
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| Ideal For | Large global organizations who desire greater benefits based on long-term high volume purchasing commitments. | Qualifying primary education institutions (grades K-12) who wish to lease licenses. Meeting the changing requirements of primary education institutions to license, implement, and maintain their software investments. | Qualifying colleges and universities who wish to lease licenses. Meeting the evolving requirements of higher education institutions to license, implement, and maintain their software investments. | Customers of any size who want an easy, transaction-based process with the flexibility of purchasing licenses from a broad reseller channel. | Qualifying primary education institutions (grades K-12), colleges, universities and academic non-profit hospitals who wish to perpetually own their licenses. | Qualifying government entities of any size who want an easy, transaction-based process with the flexibility of purchasing licenses from a broad reseller channel. | Qualifying non-profit organizations of any size who want an easy, transaction-based process with the flexibility of purchasing licenses from a broad reseller channel. | This additional option is designed to meet the unique needs of ISPs, ASPs, Internet Portals and other Web-hosting Providers that run hosted applications and services. | This additional option is designed to meet the unique needs of ISPs, ASPs, Internet Portals and other Web-hosting Providers that run hosted applications and services. |
| Benefits | Rewards high volume commitment with greater discount levels; includes price protection and optional direct purchasing relationship with Novell. Facilitates budgeting with annual renewal. | Simple contract and annual worksheet, upgrades included. Leasing licenses lowers cost. SLA customers decide the counting method best suited for their organizations. | Simple contract and annual worksheet, upgrades included. Leasing licenses lowers cost. ALA customers decide the counting method best suited for their organizations. | Simple to use and understand; no purchase obligation or minimum-purchase requirement. No contract signature required. | Simple to use and understand; no purchase obligation or minimum-purchase requirement. No contract signature required. | Government specific discounts, simple program to use and understand. No purchase obligation or minimum-purchase requirement. No contract signature required. | Non-profit specific discounts, simple program to use and understand. No purchase obligation or minimum-purchase requirement. No contract signature required. | The liberty to use Novell's software for hosting purposes, benefiting their users and growing their hosting services revenue. | The liberty to use Novell's software for hosting purposes, benefiting their users and growing their hosting services revenue. |
| Purchase Through | Purchasing Options: Directly from Novell or through a qualified Novell reseller. | Purchasing Options: Directly from Novell or through a qualified Novell reseller. | Purchasing Options: Directly from Novell or through a qualified Novell reseller. | Purchasing Option: Select any Novell reseller or direct through Novell. | Purchasing Option: Select any Novell reseller or direct through Novell. | Purchasing Option: Select any Novell reseller or direct through Novell. | Purchasing Option: Select any Novell reseller or direct through Novell. | Purchasing Options: Directly from Novell or through a qualified Novell reseller. | Purchasing Option: Select any Novell reseller or direct through Novell. |
| Discount Level | Annual spend qualifies customers for their tiered discount MLA program pricing levels. Transaction-based volume discounts may be applied to individual orders when new license quantity thresholds are exceeded. | None. | Volume of licenses purchased qualifies ALA customers for tiered discount pricing levels. | Program discounts are available through Novell Resellers, who set VLA customer pricing. Transaction-based volume discounts may be applied to individual orders when specified license thresholds are exceeded. | Program discounts are available through Novell Resellers, who set VLA customer pricing. Transaction-based volume discounts may be applied to individual orders when specified license thresholds are exceeded. | Program discounts are available through Novell Resellers, who set VLA customer pricing. Transaction-based volume discounts may be applied to individual orders when specified license thresholds are exceeded. | Annual spend qualifies customers for their tiered discount MLA program pricing levels. Transaction-based volume discounts may be applied to individual orders when new license quantity thresholds are exceeded. | Annual spend qualifies customers for their tiered discount MLA program pricing levels. Transaction-based volume discounts may be applied to individual orders when new license quantity thresholds are exceeded. | Program discounts are available through Novell Resellers, who set VLA customer pricing. Transaction-based volume discounts may be applied to individual orders when specified license thresholds are exceeded. |
| Counting Options | Based on end-user agreement (EULA) and product eligibility list. | Student enrollment or workstation count. | Full time equivalent (FTE) or workstation count. | Based on end-user agreement (EULA) and product eligibility list. | Based on end-user agreement (EULA) and product eligibility list. | Based on end-user agreement (EULA) and product eligibility list. | Based on end-user agreement (EULA) and product eligibility list. | Based on end-user agreement (EULA) and product eligibility list. | Based on end-user agreement (EULA) and product eligibility list. |
| Maintenance Offerings | Maintenance required on all product licenses; includes upgrades to latest product versions, Novell Technical Support and Training. | SLA program automatically includes upgrades to latest product versions. Additional support is available and purchased separately. | ALA program automatically includes upgrades to latest product versions. Additional support is available and purchased separately. | Required to purchase 1 year Maintenance with each new product license. Select either Standard (12 x 5 coverage) or Priority (24 x 7 coverage) level support. | Required to purchase 1 year Maintenance with each new product license. Select either Standard (12 x 5 coverage) or Priority (24 x 7 coverage) level support. | Required to purchase 1 year Maintenance with each new product license. Select either Standard (12 x 5 coverage) or Priority (24 x 7 coverage) level support. | Required to purchase 1 year Maintenance with each new product license. Select either Standard (12 x 5 coverage) or Priority (24 x 7 coverage) level support. | Software Subscription licenses are sold exclusively as a combined offering with 1-year Priority Maintenance. Priority Maintenance includes upgrades to the latest product versions, Novell Technical Support and Training. | Software Subscription licenses are sold exclusively as a combined offering with 1-year Priority Maintenance. Priority Maintenance includes upgrades to the latest product versions, Novell Technical Support and Training. |
| Purchase Requirements | $100,000 per annum net revenue to Novell. Subsidiaries joining an existing contract may join for $5,000 per annum net revenue to Novell. | $1,000 minimum annual fee purchase requirement. SLA customers may select from the pre-determined value bundles or create their own product bundle. USD $2.25 student enrollment or $34.00 workstation minimum. | $5,000 minimum annual fee purchase requirement. ALA customers may select from the pre-determined value bundles or create their own product bundle (four-product minimum). No minimum spending requirements. | None. | None. | None. | None. | $100,000 per annum net revenue to Novell. Subsidiaries joining an exiting contract may join for $5,000 per annum net revenue to Novell. | None. |
| Contract & Term | Contract signed directly with Novell; contract runs in two-year renewable terms. | Initial contract required. Renewable one-year agreement terms. Complete Annual Fee Worksheet each year specifying the products the customer desires to use that year. | Initial contract required. Renewable one-year agreement terms. Complete Annual Fee Worksheet each year specifying the products the customer desires to use that year. | No signed contract, no set term. | No signed contract, no set term. | No signed contract, no set term. | No signed contract, no set term. | In addition to the MLA contract, customer must sign the Hosting Services Addendum before placing an order. | Customer must sign the Hosting Services Addendum before placing an order. |
| Software License | Perpetual or Subscription. | Academic Subscription. | Academic Subscription. | Perpetual or Subscription. | Perpetual or Subscription. | Perpetual or Subscription. | Perpetual or Subscription. | Subscription. | Subscription. |
| Associated Documents | MLA Program Guide MLA Contract |
SLA Program Guide SLA Initial Contract SLA Annual Fee Worksheet |
ALA Program Guide ALA Initial Contract ALA Annual Fee Worksheet |
VLA Program Guide VLA Contract |
VLA Program Guide VLA Contract |
VLA Program Guide VLA Contract |
VLA Program Guide VLA Contract Non-Profit Eligibility Form |
MLA Program Guide MLA Contract Hosting Service Addendum |
VLA Program Guide VLA Contract Hosting Service Addendum |