[V4MD] Multiple connections

[Deane Venske]

I'd be very happy to discuss this all.

At the moment we're in Australia with similar sized schools and I think at
most 2 classes would use the software at once here, so we look at around 60
simultaneous users, but I can see in the future with us moving to the US
market that there could be far larger schools that may have 3-5 classes
using the software at once.

Most likely they will only have 1 server running our software though. I'm
not too worried about writing a wrapper, but I will have a big discussion
here tomorrow and see the viability of us charging schools for connection
licenses.

Regards,
Deane

-----Original Message-----
From: valentina-bounces at lists.macserve.net
[mailto:valentina-bounces at lists.macserve.net]On Behalf Of Ruslan
Zasukhin
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 3:55 PM
To: valentina at lists.macserve.net; Lynn Fredricks
Subject: Re: [V4MD] Multiple connections


on 9/2/03 6:11 AM, Deane Venske at dean at eduss.com wrote:

Hi Deane,
Hi Lynn,

> Hi Ruslan,
>
> The reason I ask is that we provide our software to schools. The school
does
> not have to pay for the software, the parents of the schools have the
option
> to purchase the products to use at home. Most schools would only need
around
> the 50 connection mark to keep a class on the software at a time. Although
> in some cases there may be a need for up to 150 licenses. How much do
> licenses cost?

Deane, as I remember we have scale price for connections.
The more YOU buy from us the lower price is.
It can go as low as $1 per connection, i.e. $1 per client-seat only.

Next, I wonder, in our schools class has usually 20-30 children.
Do you mean that in your case school will need have several servers to get
5*30=150 connections?

Next, actually note, YOU can write software that client establish connection
to server, do some work and disconnect ASAP.
I know for example, one Russian team that have use MS SQL Server MSDN (allow
1-5 free connections also), and they have made on SERVER side wrapper that
self manage network, own protocol, and them this wrapper work as 1 to 1
connection to SQL Server. Of course this is stupid way, because they was
need do a lots of overhead work, and they not use full power of SQL Server,
but they instead was be able fir into license of "NO FEES".
So may be you fill find that from 30 children it is enough for 5 only have
connection in the same time...

Lynn, It seems we have talk about academic discounts...
Can you talk with Deane of list about this?


> Deane
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: valentina-bounces at lists.macserve.net
> [mailto:valentina-bounces at lists.macserve.net]On Behalf Of Ruslan
> Zasukhin
> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 3:48 PM
> To: valentina at lists.macserve.net
> Subject: Re: [V4MD] Multiple connections
>
>
> on 9/1/03 8:37, Deane Venske at dean at eduss.com wrote:
>
> He Deane,
>
>> This is not an issue with the Vserver right? If we use Vserver then we
> wont
>> have the problem?
>
> Yes.
>
>> Are there going to be licensing fees for the Vserver for our clients if
we
>> create software using Vserver.
>
> It depends....
>
> You will be able distribute with your software embedded Vserver with 5
> connections for free. So on first stage you can distribute e.g. 10,000
> copies of your app with NO any additional payments for us.
>
> If some your client will need e.g. 100 connections you will need resale
from
> us to him 95 connections. This can be considered as fees, although more
> correctly consider this as sale of additional features...

--
Best regards,
Ruslan Zasukhin      [ I feel the need...the need for speed ]
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