Gradient Technologies Announces Revolutionary Pricing Model For Access Management; Server-Based Pricing Approach Marks Significant Change from Competition.MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 1999-- Gradient gradient In mathematics, a differential operator applied to a three-dimensional vector-valued function to yield a vector whose three components are the partial derivatives of the function with respect to its three variables. The symbol for gradient is ∇. Technologies, Inc. today announced a new pricing model for NetCrusader(tm)/Web and NetCrusader(tm)/CORBA--access management solutions for web-based and component-based applications. The new structure breaks with the user-based pricing approach taken by other leading access management vendors in the industry. Based on a simple server-oriented approach, the model reflects how e-business applications are deployed, eases software license management, and will result in significant cost-savings as e-business applications are successfully deployed to thousands or millions of users. "User-based pricing is becoming increasingly untenable in the Web application environment, while server-based pricing presents an attractive solution," 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. Forrester Research Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Corporate facts
Under the new pricing, NetCrusader(tm) is available at four levels of increasing financial commitment and user need: --Evaluation - Software is available at no charge for 60 days --Development & QA - Development license may be purchased for $6,000, which includes all software necessary for a development team to incorporate an access management solution --Pilot and Deployment - NetCrusader may be purchased at a flat fee of $28,000 per server, (regardless of processor) with no limit to the number of users --Massive Deployment - Site licenses and annual subscription programs are available for very large configurations and provide users with unlimited access to all software "Beyond being significantly less expensive for customers when their e-business applications reach high user counts, this new pricing model is simply easier for them to forecast and manage expenses as their efforts are successful," said Michael Jannery, vice president of marketing for Gradient. The new server-based pricing for NetCrusader/Web and NetCrusader/CORBA takes effect immediately. International prices will vary. Prices for Gradient's distributed computing (1) The use of multiple computers networked throughout a wide geographical area, or the world via the Internet, in order to solve a single problem. See grid computing. (2) The use of multiple computers in an enterprise rather than one centralized system. product line, NetCrusader/DCE, remain unchanged. About Gradient Founded in 1989, Gradient Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of industry-standard, scaleable access management solutions for Web-based and component-based applications. Gradient's NetCrusader(tm) product family -- including NetCrusader(tm)/Web and NetCrusader(tm)/CORBA -- extend existing authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. technology with authorization The right or permission to use a system resource; the process of granting access. See access control. solutions, resulting in a complete e-business access management infrastructure. Gradient also markets PC-DCE(tm), a family of products implementing OSF/DCE OSF/DCE Open Software Foundation Distributed Computing Environment on the most widely deployed client platforms. Gradient solutions have been deployed on more than 600,000 desktops worldwide. Gradient is privately held and based in Marlborough, Mass., USA, with international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. outside of London. For more information, call +1.508.624.9600; in the UK, call +44 (0) 1 279 755 247, or visit the Gradient Web site at www.gradient.com. NetCrusader, NetCrusader/Web, NetCrusader/CORBA, and NetCrusader/DCE are trademarks, and Gradient is a registered trademark of Gradient Technologies Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other countries. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion