(where 'ver' represents the new software version)
The cost of a software upgrade is based on two factors:
Customers pay a percentage of the software value based upon how recently the system was shipped or previously enjoyed a software update. An example will follow; the rates are:
12% for systems that were shipped or updated between 12-23 months ago |
24% for systems more than 2 years (i.e. 24-36 months after ship date) |
36% over 3 years |
48% over 4 years |
60% over 5 years |
75% within 6 years |
If it has been more than 7 years since the system in question was shipped or updated, software upgrades are full price (i.e., 100% of the cost of the software on the system).
An ASTi system is purchased with software valued at $10,000 and shipped to the customer. No software maintenance is purchased with this system. Later, after 25 months in the field, the customer wants to update his system to run ASTi's latest software.
Since the upgrade will be purchased 2 years + of the system's ship date, the upgrade price equals 24% of the software value ($10,000), or $2,400.
ASTi offers 6 types of Software Maintenance Contracts/Subscriptions, for Telestra (TL-)and Voisus (VS-) (or combined (TV-):
ASTi offers 4 types of software maintenance agreements:
ASTi is an official Red Hat Embedded Partner. Products provided by ASTi based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) include Red Hat software integrated with ASTi’s installation. ASTi now includes a Red Hat subscription with the purchase of our Software and Information Assurance (SW/IA) maintenance products. Systems with active maintenance receive Red Hat software updates and support directly from ASTi.
Customers not on ASTi SW/IA maintenance (OS Subscription Excluded; Options 5 & 6 above) are required to obtain their own subscription from Red Hat if OS updates including security patches are required for their application.
Pricing for maintenance starts at 9.25% of the Total Software Value to be covered under the contract (at the current price and excluding 3rd-party licensing) per year plus a per system media charge. The minimum contract is $1,250. The percentage decreases as the value of the software covered increases.
* Most common