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purchasing options
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Let us work for you
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If you are interested in becoming an eXtropia customer, or have any questions
with regard to purchasing our products and services, please contact our
sales office at .
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The general pricing strategy employed by eXtropia is similar to that used
in the automobile industry. A base product is offered at a base price and
features are added or removed as desired by clients.
eXtropia pricing includes the following basic components:
- Commercial license
- Package license
- Backend systems integration
- Look-and-feel design and/or integration and application work flow modifications
- Enterprise plug-in additions
- Rental sharing strategies
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Commercial license component
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The eXtropia commercial license grants the licensee the right to use an application in a
commercial setting, the right to modify the source code or perform systems integration
as they see fit, and the right to own all modifications to their source code. This
license extends per web server instance of the application.
It also includes:
- Documentation
- Limited training
- Limited support and maintenance
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Typically, eXtropia does not sell single applications. Most clients require multiple
integrated applications such as an organizer which might include a calendar, to-do
manager and contact book all-in-one.
Integration always includes the use of eXconnect™ technology and will allow the sharing
of:
- Authentication information (shared user base)
- Session data (single login)
- Application data (shared data)
- 2 days of user acceptance testing per application
Package licenses include:
- Commercial license for each application in the package
- Right to use eXconnect™ technology within the scope of the package
The standard cost for a package license varies depending on the number of integrated
applications required.
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Backend systems integration component
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Backend systems integration involves on-site integration of the application into the
existing environment/infrastructure (web site) in which the application is to run. This
type of work is man-day sensitive and is priced according to our standard man-day
pricing schedule.
On average, backend integration requires five days for the first application and
two days for each subsequent application.
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Look-and-feel design and/or integration and work flow modifications
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Clients often require our expertise to merge the application look-and-feel with the
existing look-and-feel of their website, or to design a new look-and-feel altogether.
On a similar note, many clients require specialized one-off work flow modifications that
are specific to their business. Charges for this type of work is also man-day sensitive
but is fairly generic and as such, are covered by our standard daily rates.
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Enterprise plug-in additions
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By default, all applications come in their standard form including text-based
datasources, standard CGI-based authentication and server side file-based session
management. In some cases, clients will wish to use an Oracle or MySQL database to store
their data rather than simple files. In this case, clients may add on additional
plug-in components, each with varying costs for integration.
On top of the actual software plug-ins, eXtropia can help the client install and
customize infrastructural components such as the web server, application server,
database, etc. Charges for this work is based on hourly rates.
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Rental sharing strategies
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eXtropia enables telecommunications companies and service providers to generate
recurring rental fees from users who upgrade their accounts to take advantage
of our integrated web applications. eXtropia can provide licenses for our
applications, systems integration work and support to telcos and service providers,
who then can rent out the applications through a variety of product offerings.
eXtropia will then take a small share of the rental fee.
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