How It Works
The course files are installed on the Local Area Network
and any computer (with access to the network server) at the physical site can access the training. Network
versions are sold based on number of concurrent users.
This is a SITE License and cannot be used on a WAN or
via any other means to broadcast beyond the physical location of the SITE
where the courseware is licensed.
Features and Benefits
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Advantages |
Disadvantages |
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Can
use with any computer on the LAN. |
LOCAL area
network ONLY CAN BE USED AT one PHYSICAL LOCATION. Cannot be
used on a WIDE are network across multiple physical locations. Must
purchase a license for each site. |
|
Can
train multiple people at once (with concurrent user option). |
Ongoing annual maintenance & support agreement payments. |
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Fixed
cost (before maintenance and support). |
Must
install program on your server. |
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Can
use with a projector for classroom training at the licensed site at no
additional cost. (see
license agreement) |
Updates must be installed on your server. |
What It Costs
Power User Network License
Our Power User Program allows you to
purchase user licenses that are NOT course-specific. Concurrent Power Users can offer a
cost-effective approach depending on your situation. Here are a couple
of scenarios to further explain the difference between standard and power
network users:
Situation 1: You only want to
use one of our courses but you have an ambitious training schedule and
therefore anticipate needing to have five concurrent users on the course at
any one time.
- Recommendation: The most
cost-effective approach here is to purchase the SPC Workout course files
and 5 standard concurrent network users. You would not get any
benefit from the Power User approach.
Situation 2: You want to train
your employees in both SPC Workout and Advanced SPC. You don't
anticipate a heavy load of learners at any one time and figure that one
concurrent user will be adequate.
- Recommendation: You could
go with either one Power User that can be used for both courses or a
Standard Network User for each program...the cost will be the same.
However, it would be smarter to go with a Standard Network user for each
because then you could have one learner using SPC Workout and one user
using Advanced SPC. With the Power Network User you could have one
learner on either SPC Workout OR one learner on Advanced SPC.
Situation 3: You are a small
organization and want to train your employees on several of our courses and
may be adding more courses in the future.
- Recommendation: Your best
approach would be to purchase the course files for the course you wish
to have available to your employees and then purchase a Power Network
User. In addition to this being the most cost-effective approach,
in the future, you can add to your courses by just purchasing the course
files because your Power Network User can be used for your new courses
as well.
Situation 4: You have a lot of
people to train, but plan on providing the training in phases. So for
example, the first two months everyone goes through SPC Workout. Then,
the next two months everyone goes through FMEA Investigator, and so on.
- Recommendation: We would
recommend that you purchase the course files for the course you wish to
offer. Then purchase the number of Power Network Users that you
think you will be needing (let's say that number is 10). So, for
months one and two you can have up to 10 people at one time training on SPC Workout. Then, for months 3 and 4 you can have up to 10 people
training on FMEA Investigator, and so on. While this approach of
purchasing 10 Power Network Users is still a substantial investment, it
is much more cost effective than purchasing 10 Standard Network Users
for each course.
Upgrading from Standard to Power Users
If you have purchased Standard Network Users and now feel that Power
Network Users would be more advantageous for your situation, please call us
(800-810-8326) and we will work out a trade-in deal for you.
Upgrading from a CD-ROM Version
If you have purchased the CD-ROM version of our courses,
but now feel that it would be beneficial to upgrade to a network version, we
can easily upgrade your existing files to a network version. Please call
us for details on what you will need to do for the upgrade.
LAN-Based Training Libraries
LAN-Based Training Libraries
are an excellent value for organizations
because they combine multiple courses (typically four courses) and include a
Power Network User which means you can run the training on your local area
network so that the training can be accessed from any desktop. Power
Network Users can be shared across courses. With the one Power Network
User that comes with the LAN-Based Training Library your employees can
access any of the training courses. If you need to have more than one
learner taking the training at a time you can purchase additional Power
Network Users. |
