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EXHIBIT (h)(2)(j)
AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO THE REMOTE ACCESS
AND RELATED SERVICES AGREEMENT
FOR IMPRESSNET(TM) SERVICES
THIS AMENDMENT, dated as of the 30th day of August, 1999 is made to the
Remote Access and Related Services Agreement dated as of December 23, 1994, as
amended (the "Agreement") between each registered investment company listed on
Exhibit 1 of the Agreement (the "Fund") and FIRST DATA INVESTOR SERVICES GROUP,
INC. ("Investor Services Group").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Fund desires to enable Shareholders and Financial
Planners to conduct certain account transactions through the use of the
Internet and Investor Services Group desires to allow such access and provide
certain services as more fully described below in connection therewith;
NOW THEREFORE, the Fund and Investor Services Group agree that as of
the date first referenced above, Investor Services Group Agreement shall be
amended as follows:
1. Definitions. Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same
meanings as ascribed them in the Agreement. In addition, the following
definitions are hereby incorporated into Agreement:
(a) "End-User" shall mean any Shareholder or Financial Planner that
accesses the Investor Services Group recordkeeping system via
IMPRESSNet--Registered Trademark--.
(b) "Financial Planner" shall mean any investment advisor,
broker-dealer, financial planner or any other person authorized to act
on behalf of a Shareholder.
(c) "Financial Transaction" shall mean purchase, redemption, exchange
or any other transaction involving the movement of Shares initiated by
an End-User.
(d) "Fund Home Page" shall mean the Fund's proprietary web site on the
Internet used by the Fund to provide information to its shareholders
and potential shareholders.
(e) "IMPRESSNet--Registered Trademark--" shall mean the Investor
Services Group proprietary system consisting of the Investor Services
Group Secure Net Gateway and the Investor Services Group Web
Transaction Engine and shall also be deemed to be part of, and
included within the definition of "FDISG System" and "FDISG
Facilities", as those terms are defined in the Agreement.
(f) "Investor Services Group Secure Net Gateway" shall mean the system
of computer hardware and software and network established by Investor
Services Group to provide access between Investor Services Group
recordkeeping system and the Internet.
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(g) "Investor Services Group Web Transaction Engine" shall mean the
system of computer hardware and software created and established by
Investor Services Group in order to enable Shareholders of the Fund to
perform the transactions contemplated hereunder.
(h) "Internet" shall mean the communications network comprised of
multiple communications networks linking education, government,
industrial and private computer networks.
(i) "Shares" refers collectively to such shares of capital stock or
beneficial interest, as the case may be, or class thereof, of a Fund
as may be issued from time to time.
(j) "Shareholder" shall mean a record owner of Shares of the Fund.
2. Responsibilities of Investor Services Group. In addition to the
services rendered by Investor Services Group as set forth in the
Agreement, Investor Services Group agrees to provide the following
services for the fees set forth in the Schedule of
IMPRESSNet--Registered Trademark-- Fees attached hereto as Schedule A
of this Amendment:
(a) In accordance with the written IMPRESSNet--Registered Trademark--
procedures and product functionality documentation provided to the
Fund by Investor Services Group, Investor Services Group shall,
through the use of the Investor Services Group Web Transaction Engine
and Secure Net Gateway enable End-Users to utilize the Internet to
access the Investor Services Group System in order to perform
transactions in Shareholder accounts. IMPRESSNet--Registered
Trademark-- shall be accessible by End-Users in order to perform
transactions in Shareholder accounts via the Internet at least 95% of
the time during any 24 hour period, excluding a) the standard Initial
Program Loads (IPL) which shall be scheduled from 9:00 p.m. Saturday
through 7:00 a.m. Sunday Central Time, and b) the software change
windows which shall be scheduled from 12:00 a.m. Friday through 4:00
a.m. Friday Central Time and 12:00 a.m. Monday through 4:00 a.m.
Monday Central Time.
(b) (i) With respect to Shareholders, process the set up of personal
identification numbers ("PIN") which shall include verification of
initial identification numbers issued, reset and activate personalized
PIN's and reissue new PIN's in connection with lost PIN's; and (ii)
with respect to Financial Planners process the set up of digital
certificates which shall include verification of initial digital
certificates issued, reset and activate digital certificates and
reissue digital certificates in connection with expired or terminated
certificates.
(c) Installation services which shall include, review and sign off on
the Fund's network requirements, recommending method of linking to the
FDISG Web Transaction Engine, installing network hardware and
software, implementing the network connectivity, and testing the
network connectivity and performance;
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(d) Maintenance and support of the Investor Services Group Secure Net
Gateway and the Investor Services Group Web Transaction Engine, which
includes the following:
(i) error corrections, minor enhancements and interim upgrades to
IMPRESSNet--Registered Trademark-- which are made generally
available by FDISG to IMPRESSNet--Registered Trademark--
customers;
(ii) help desk support to provide assistance to Fund employees
with the Fund's use of IMPRESSNet--Registered Trademark--.
Maintenance and support shall not include (i) access to or use of any
substantial added functionality, new interfaces, new architecture, new
platforms, new versions or major development efforts, unless made
generally available by FDISG to IMPRESSNet--Registered Trademark--
clients, as determined solely by FDISG; or (ii) development of
customized features.
(e) Maintenance and upkeep of the security infrastructure and
capabilities described in the procedures and product functionality
documentation.
(f) Prepare and forward monthly usage reports to the Fund which shall
provide the Fund with a summary of activity and functionality used by
End-Users. In addition, the Fund will be provided web-site access for
determination of daily usage activity.
3. Responsibility of the Fund. In connection with the services provided
by Investor Services Group hereunder, the Fund shall be responsible
for the following:
(a) establishment and maintenance of the Fund Home Page on the
Internet;
(b) services and relationships between the Fund and any third party
on-line service providers to enable End-Users to access the Fund Home
Page and/or the Investor Services System via the Internet;
(c) provide Investor Services Group with access to and information
regarding the Fund Home Page in order to enable Investor Services
Group to provide the services contemplated hereunder.
4 Software Exclusivity. The Fund may choose to have exclusive use of
enhancement software paid for by the Fund. Such exclusivity would
extend for a period of nine (9) months from the date the enhancement
is placed into the production libraries. Software exclusivity would be
waived if the Fund accepts either of the following conditions:
a). If prior to implementation, Investor Services Group or other
Investor Services Group clients agree to share in the expense of
the enhancements.
b). At any time during the 9 months following implementation, Investor
Services Group or other Investor Services Group clients agree to
share the expense for the enhancements.
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The Agreement, as previously amended and as amended by this Amendment,
("Modified Agreement") constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof. The Modified Agreement supersedes
all prior and contemporaneous agreements between the parties in connection with
the subject matter hereof. No officer, employee, servant or other agent of
either party is authorized to make any representation, warranty, or other
promises not expressly contained herein with respect to the subject matter
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
be executed by their duly authorized officers, as of the day and year first
above written.
On behalf of the Funds and respective FIRST DATA INVESTOR SERVICES
Portfolios and Classes set forth in GROUP, INC.
Exhibit 1 of the Agreement which may
be amended from time to time.
By: /s/XXXXXX X. XXXXXX By: /s/DEBRLEE X. XXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Name: Debrlee X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title: President Title: SVP
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SCHEDULE A
IMPRESSNET(TM) Fees
WEB TRANSACTION ENGINE
SET UP FEE: $150.00 PER HOUR
o Reviewing client network requirements and signing off on the
requirements
o Recommending method of linking to the Web Transaction Engine
o Installing the network hardware and software
o Implementing the network connectivity
o Testing the network connectivity and performance
FINANCIAL TRANSACTION COST:
NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS PER MONTH FEE PER TRANSACTION
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0-10,000 $.50
10,001-20,000 $.40
20,001+ $.25
SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE FEE: $25,000 PER ANNUM
o Releases of new versions of Web Transaction Engine (does not include
customization)
o Maintain security infrastructure with auditing function for the
purpose of Fund and Shareholder protection
o Monthly Usage Reports and web access as described in Paragraph 2(f) of
this Amendment No. 6
o Help Desk Support (contact and escalation procedures set forth in
Exhibit 1)
HARDWARE MAINTENANCE FEE: $25,000 PER ANNUM
o Does not include client hardware and software requirements.
o Installation of hardware is billed as time and materials
o Does not include third party hardware and software maintenance
agreements
The Software Maintenance Fee and Hardware Maintenance Fee shall remain
unchanged until December 31, 2002. During each one year term of the agreement
after December 31, 2002, the Software Maintenance Fee and Hardware Maintenance
Fee may be changed no more than 5% than the then-current Software Maintenance
Fee and Hardware Maintenance Fee upon 90 days' prior written notice to the
Funds. Such change to the Software Maintenance Fee and Hardware Maintenance Fee
shall be effective at the beginning of the next one year term of the Agreement.
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CUSTOMIZED DEVELOPMENT: $150 PER HOUR
The above referenced fees do not include fees associated with third party
software products which may be required to utilize future releases of
IMPRESSNet(TM) .
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EXHIBIT 1 OF SCHEDULE A
IMPRESSNET HELP DESK AND ESCALATION PROCEDURES
This is directed to the IMPRESSNet staff as well as the customer base to ensure
a common understanding of the expectations surrounding help desk support.
It is assumed that each site has a front line of technical support which
filters out calls and determines that the issue is IMPRESSNet related and is
severe enough to justify immediate attention. It is requested that off-hour
calls be reserved for major production or data integrity issues.
Once an issue is determined to be IMPRESSNet related, the client representative
(either the user or a point of contact) should call the First Data Help Desk at
(000) 000-0000.
The Help Desk has a list of primary and secondary developers on call by
product. It is advantageous to provide a clear and concise problem statement to
the Help Desk personnel along with a telephone number and point of contact. The
caller should be sure to obtain a ticket number to facilitate progress tracking
if necessary.
o The Help Desk will call and/or page the primary on-call developer and
allow 15 minutes for a return call.
o If no response is received, the Help Desk will call and/or page the
secondary on call and wait 10 minutes for a return call.
o If no response is received, the manager on call will be called and/or
paged.
o If no response is received, the Help Desk personnel will contact the
Vice President of Corporate Systems and then the Manager of the
Environmental Support Group.
o Finally, if no response is received the Help Desk personnel has access
to SCONCALL (special procedures utilized by help desk personnel)
Once the developer or manager is assigned the call, they are responsible for
seeing that the issue is satisfactorily addressed. They are not necessarily
responsible for physically addressing the issue.
The assigned person will contact the designated client personnel to inform them
the issue is being addressed and to collect any relevant information.
If an issue will take more than an hour to resolve, the assigned person will
periodically update the Help Desk with a progress status.
Once the issue has been addressed it is the responsibility of the assigned
person to notify the Help Desk that the issue can be marked as "resolved".
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The Help Desk will contact the client to obtain confirmation of resolution
prior to closing the ticket.
If there has been a lack of response on a particular issue after the specified
time period, please contact your Client Service or IMPRESSNet Manager.
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