Macromedia Licensing
Overview
The Macromedia volume license programme was revised in Nov 2001 to allow existing macromedia customers to purchase the new macromedia products.JRun and ColdFusion. The " Points for Products" format of the Macromedia volume license programme (MVLP) means that it is not only easy to work with from day one, but also allows users the flexibility to grow their Macromedia product portfolio whilst benefitting from substantial MVLP discount structure.
Entry Rule
Customers receive discounts based on the number of licences purchased."points for products" means that the customers are not obliged to purchase a fixed number of any product type,therefore they can mix and match purchases as long as initial purchase is at least 20 points. 
Product Availibility
Each product in the following list earns points as detailed below.
Two points	Three points			Four points			Five points		Nine points	Ten points		Twelve points

Dreamweaver	Coldfusion professional		Flash/ Free hand studio		Fireworks/Ultradev	Autoware	Coldfusion Enterprise	Cleaning Studio
Fireworks	Dreamweaver/Firework Studio	Generator Developer Edition						JRun Enterprise
Flash		Dreamweaver Ultradev
Freehand	JRun advanced
JRun prof	Ultradev	

Pricing
Level		Number of Points

A		20-99
B		100-199
C		200-499
D		500-749
E		750-999
F		1000-1249
G		1250+
Maintenance
To obtain further discount on future purchases,Macromedia offer a 2 yr subscription.
Subcription cover enables customers to take advantage of future upgrades ( included aas part of the MVLP programme) at no further cost and runs for 24 months.
Subcription pricing is based on a perchantage of the full product purchase cost ( under the appropriate MVLP band).
Customers may elect to buy subcription at the initial license purchase or within 30 days of the license purchase.
The subcription always runs from the date of intial license purchase until the end of the 24th month following purchase.
In order to purchase subcription the license must be at the then current version.
Further more, subcription in product specific and must be taken out on all products of the same type e.g freehand owned or purchased at a later date.
Maintenance Renewal
Customer will be informed in advance,directly by macromedia of the date that subcription expires.
The renew subcriptions for the further two yrs the same cost apply and will be based on the total number of products owned within that product type e.g freehand.
Macromedia do not allow for aportion of a customer's license subcription to be renewed.
If the customer do not wish to continue with cover under a licemse subcription this must be confirmed to macromedia 30 days prior to the end of the current 2 year period.
Education
Education pricing is also available.
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