ASG Unveils New Revenue-Based Licensing Model; Offers an Alternative to Capacity-Based Pricing by Tying Software Licenses to Business Success.NAPLES, Fla. -- ASG ASG Assign ASG Allen Systems Group (Naples, FL) ASG Abu Sayyaf Group (terrorist group) ASG Associated Student Government ASG Area Support Group ASG Adaptive Services Grid ASG Assistant Secretary General , an enterprise software and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. provider to Global 5000 companies, today announced the launch of Revenue-Based Licensing, providing ASG customers another cost-effective and flexible way to acquire ASG's portfolio of more than 200 software solutions. Revenue-Based Licensing, a component of ASG's Yes-Based Licensing(TM), provides an alternative to capacity-based pricing by tying software licensing fees to company revenue, not hardware size or configuration. ASG Vice President of Sales Operations Jim Bladich said, "With this model, the licensing fees scale to accommodate revenue fluctuations. This makes it particularly attractive to companies who are experiencing exponential growth Extremely fast growth. On a chart, the line curves up rather than being straight. Contrast with linear. in computing capacity. In structuring this licensing model, ASG has addressed some key issues expressed by industry analysts. One such issue is future flexibility." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. research by Gartner analyst Frank DeSalvo, "Software negotiations are often likely to focus on flexibility as a key issue. This relates to the ability to migrate the use of a software license from one computing platform See platform. to another without incremental charges. To the extent that use involves processing, it's imperative to delineate the usage metric that determines value." ASG President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Arthur L. Allen said, "With our Revenue-Based Licensing model, ASG continues to provide flexibility in enterprise software licensing. Customers benefit by having all costs clearly defined during, and at the conclusion of, a license term. Tying costs to business performance allows for increased budgeting predictability and cost management, which eliminates unforeseen expenditures, and potentially lengthy and costly negotiations." Revenue-Based Licensing is available for all ASG-owned solutions and product suites including the Portfolio Access License (PAL) and Enterprise Subscription License (ESL (1) An earlier family of client/server development tools for Windows and OS/2 from Ardent Software (formerly VMARK). It was originally developed by Easel Corporation, which was acquired by VMARK. ). This new licensing concept provides a way for enterprises to reduce their cost of acquiring new technology, and replace existing, often more costly solutions. About ASG Founded in 1986, ASG is a privately held global enterprise software and professional services firm that provides a full range of software solutions in the metadata management, applications management, operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. , content management, performance management, security management, and infrastructure management arenas. ASG is headquartered in Naples, Fla., with more than 50 offices serving the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia/Pacific. For more information, visit ASG at www.asg.com. To schedule an interview with ASG, contact Gay McCabe at 239-435-2344 or e-mail gaym@asg.com. |
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