I have been asked to circulate the following to the list by exeGesIS. Martin Newman SMR Forum List Owner Temporary HBSMR licences for Contractors and Project work Due to an increased number of clients requesting temporary licences for contractors, or short project work, the following monthly rates have been calculated to allow 'rental' of licences on a temporary basis. Core Software HBSMR Text database only £86.00 per month Additional modules GIS Module (MapInfo) £59.00 per month GIS Module (ArcView) £76.00 per month Consultations module £40.00 per month Photolibrary £31.00 per month On receipt of an order we will supply a rental licence file to be installed with the rental copy. All other software should be transferred to the contractor or project team by the existing HBSMR client. There will be a minimum rental period of three months. All charges will be payable in advance. Upgrade Option At any time after 3 months, whilst the monthly contract is still in effect, the licence may be converted to a full permanent licence. Rental periods over 3 months will build up a discount for a full copy purchase. The discount will be 70% of the monthly payment and may be used to discount the purchase of an identical HBSMR licence. The first 3 months rental will not count towards any discount. Every month after the first 3 will provide using the following formula Cost of licence - ((No.of months paid - 3) * (monthly rate * 0.7)). ie if a client had already paid for an 8 month contract licence and wanted to convert to a full database, they would have to pay 1280 - ((8-3) x (86 x 0.7)) 1280 - (5 x 60.20) 1280 - 301 = £979 to convert to a full licence For further information you can contact me on 01874 711145 or [log in to unmask] Amanda Bodilly