LICENSING AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT by and between Street Technologies, Inc. ("Street") and ProSoft (the
"Licensee") on this 6th day of August, 1996. This Agreement shall include any
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and all schedules or exhibits attached hereto.
Section 1. License Grant
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Street hereby grants to Licensee, and Licensee hereby accepts from Street, a
perpetual nonexclusive (see Addendum I), non-assignable and non-transferable
license to Use Street's Products described in Street's Proposal - Schedule A
hereto, in the ways described on Schedule B hereto, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
Section 2. Definitions
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"Derivative Work" shall mean a work that is based on an underlying work and that
would be a copyright infringement if prepared without the authorization of the
copyright owner of the underlying work. A Derivative Work is subject to the
ownership rights and licenses of others in the underlying work.
"End User Machine" shall mean all workstations, terminals or desks with a
computer or other hardware and/or software devices that have access to the
Products.
"Licensee Computer Centers" shall mean the locations designated in Street's
Proposal - Schedule A hereto as places software Licensee shall be able to
exercise its license rights granted pursuant to this Agreement.
"Network" shall mean two or more End User Machines which can communicate with
each other.
"Products" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1 and shall include all
written or electronic documentation. operating manuals and all other documents,
manuals or instructions for use of the Products.
"Production" shall mean any content, which content may or may not be a
Derivative Work or which or may not be created by Licensee using the Products.
The term "Production" shall include, without limitation multimedia titles or
presentations for training, communication or similar purposes.
"Use" shall include storage, execution, transmission, reproduction and display
of the Products to the extent licensed under this Agreement.
Section 3. Copies
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The license granted herein includes the right to copy the Products in non-
printed. machine readable form in whole or in part as necessary for Licensee's
Use, in accordance with this Agreement. In order to protect Street's trademarks
and copyrights in the Products, Licensee shall reproduce and incorporate
Street's trademark and/or copyright notice in any copies or partial copies.
Section 4. Price and Payment
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Licensee shall pay Street the consideration set forth in Street's
Proposal-Schedule A hereto.
Section 5. Covenants of Licensee
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a. In the event that, pursuant to this Agreement, Licensee merges any Products
or has any Product(s) merged with another program, Licensee agrees to
reproduce Street's trademark and/or copyright notice on any And all copies,
modifications or portions of the Products, merged or stand alone.
b. Licensee shall not, and shall not allow any other party to, disassemble,
decompile, or otherwise derive source code from, or reverse engineer, any
Product.
c. Licensee shall not use any Product in any manner that infringes upon the
intellectual property rights of any other person or entity.
d. Except as provided in this Agreement, Licensee shall not: (i) permit any
third party to use the Products, (ii) allow access to or use of any
Product through terminals located outside Licensee Computer Centers, or
(iii) sell, lease, rent, license, lend, encumber, suffer any lien on, or
in any other manner transfer, dispose of or allow use of any Product or
any part thereof, each unless Licensee has obtained the express prior
written consent of Street.
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Section 6. Title to Products and Protection of Trade Secrets
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The Products, all Derivative Works and any and all other programs developed by
Street and all copies thereof are proprietary to Street and title thereto
remains in Street. All applicable rights to patents, copyrights, trademarks and
trade secrets in the Products or any modifications thereto made at Licensee's
request are and shall remain in Street. Licensee acknowledges that this
Agreement does not grant Licensee ownership rights in the Products, and that,
other than the license granted Licensee under this Agreement, Licensee has no
right, title or interest in the Products or in any of the patents, copyrights,
trademarks, trade secrets or other proprietary rights in the Products. Except as
expressly permitted in this Agreement, Licensee shall not sell, transfer,
publish, disclose, display or otherwise make available the Products or copies
thereof to others. All other rights in the Products are reserved by Street. All
copies made by the Licensee of the Products and other programs developed
hereunder, including translations, compilations, partial copies with
modifications and up-dated works, are the property of Street.
Licensee acknowledges that the Products and Productions contain Street's
confidential and proprietary intellectual property which constitute trade
secrets. Licensee shall secure and protect the Products, and any lull or partial
copies thereof, in a manner consistent with the maintenance of Street's rights
therein, and to satisfy its obligations hereunder shall take all appropriate
action by instruction or agreement with its employees, consultants, and
permitted sublicensees, if any, who are permitted access to the Products.
Violation of any provision of this Section 6 shall be the basis for immediate
termination of this Agreement.
Licensee's obligations under this Section 6 shall survive any termination of
this Agreement.
Section 7. Taxes
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Licensee shall, in addition to the other amounts payable under this Agreement
pay all sales and other taxes, federal, state, or otherwise, however designated,
which are levied or imposed by reason of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, Licensee shall promptly pay to Street
an amount equal to any such items actually paid, or required to be collected or
paid by Street, including any taxes imposed on any such indemnity.
Section 8. Warranties of Authority: Limitation of Remedies
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STREET WARRANTS THAT IT HAS THE RIGHT TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND FULLY
PERFORM ALL OBLIGATIONS UNDERTAKEN IN THIS AGREEMENT.
STREET DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL PROMISES, REPRESENTATIONS, AND WARRANTIES, EXCEPT
AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCTS AND ANY
OTHER PROGRAMS, AND ANY DATA, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL FURNISHED TO THE
LICENSEE HEREUNDER, INCLUDING THEIR CONDITION, CONFORMITY TO ANY REPRESENTATIONS
OR DESCRIPTION, THE EXISTENCE OF ANY LATENT OR PATENT DEFECTS, AND TITLE.
LICENSEE EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE USE OF THE PRODUCTS IS AT
THE LICENSEE'S SOLE RISK. THE PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE STREET DOES
NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE PRODUCTS WILL MEET THE
LICENSEE'S REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE PRODUCTS WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, SHALL
STREET BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
THAT RESULT FROM THE USE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE INABILITY TO USE THE
PRODUCTS, EVEN IF STREET HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
IF THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS ARE HELD TO BE UNENFORCEABLE, THE MAXIMUM
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XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXX TO LICENSEE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF THE LICENSE FEES
PAID BY LICENSEE FOR THE PRODUCTS. THE REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO LICENSEE AGAINST
STREET UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE EXCLUSIVE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE
LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO
LICENSEE.
Section 9. Indemnity
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Street at its own expense will defend any action brought against Licensee to the
extent that it is based on a claim that any Product used within the scope of
this Agreement infringes any patent, copyright, trade secret or other property
right, provided that Street is immediately notified in writing of such claim.
Street shall have the right to control the defense of all such claims, lawsuits
and other proceedings. In no event shall Licensee settle any such claim, lawsuit
or proceeding without Street's prior written approval.
If, as a result of any claim of infringement of any patent, copyright, trade
secret or other property right. Street is enjoined from using the Products, or
if Street believes that the Products are likely to become the subject of a claim
of infringement, Street at its option and expense may procure the right for
Licensee to continue to use the Products, or replace or modify the Products so
as to make them non-infringing. If neither of these two options is reasonably
practicable Street may discontinue the license granted herein on one month's
written notice and refund to Licensee the unamortized portion of the license
fees hereunder (based on four years Straight line depreciation, such
depreciation to commence on the date of this Agreement). The foregoing states
the entire liability of Street with respect to infringement of any copyright,
patent, trade secret or other property right by the Products or any parts
thereof.
Section 10. Termination
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Street shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and the licenses granted
herein:
a. Upon ten days' written notice in the event that Licensee, its officers or
employees materially violates any provision of this Agreement including,
but not limited to payment;
b. In the event Licensee (i) terminates or suspends its business; (ii)
becomes subject to any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding under Federal
or state statute or (iii) becomes insolvent or becomes subject to direct
control by a trustee, receiver or similar authority.
In the event of termination by reason of the Licensee's failure to comply with
any part of this Agreement, or upon any act which shall give rise to Street's
right to terminate, Street shall have the right, at any time, to terminate the
licenses and take immediate possession of the Products and any and all
Productions and all copies wherever located, without demand or notice. Within
thirty (30) days after termination of the licenses. Licensee will return to
Street the Products and any and all Productions in the form provided by Street
or as modified by the Licensee, or upon request by Street destroy the Products
and any and all Productions and all copies, and certify in writing that they
have been destroyed. Termination under this paragraph shall not relieve
Licensee of its obligations regarding confidentiality of the Products or any and
all Productions.
Without limiting any of the above provisions, in the event of termination as a
result of the Licensee's failure to comply with any of its obligations under
this Agreement, the Licensee shall continue to be obligated for any payments
due. Termination of the licenses shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any
equitable remedies available to Street.
Section 11. Right of Audit
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Licensee shall maintain, in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied, complete and accurate books and records of
accounts and other records kept in the ordinary course of its business
pertaining to any and all transactions arising out of or relating to this
Agreement. Street shall have the right. upon ten (10) business days notice, to
examine, audit, inspect, copy and abstract all books and records (computer or
other) and other documents relating to this Agreement. Should the audit disclose
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Licensee has not paid all fees and other compensation due Street, Licensee shall
immediately pay such fees plus interest thereon at the rate of 1.5% per month
from the date the unpaid payment was due. If the amount owed Street exceeds 5%
of the fees due for the period being audited, Licensee shall reimburse Street
for its expenses in conducting the audit. In the event there is a dispute as to
the findings of any audit, an independent auditor shall be engaged by the
parties, at the expense of Licensee; and such independent auditor's findings
shall be final and the provisions above in this Section 14 regarding interest
and Street's cost of audit shall apply.
Section 12. General
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a. Complete Agreement Each party acknowledges that it has read this
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Agreement, understands it, and agrees to be bound by its terms, and that
this is the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between the
parties, which supersedes and merges all prior proposals, understandings
and all other agreements, oral and written, between the parties relating to
this Agreement and any right, title and interest in and to the Products.
This Agreement may not be modified or altered except by written instrument
duly executed by both parties.
b. Performance Obligations Dates or times by which Street is required to make
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performance under this license shall be postponed automatically to the
extent that Street is prevented from meeting them by causes beyond its
reasonable control.
c. Governing Law This Agreement and performance hereunder shall be governed
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by the laws of the State of New York.
d. Statute of Limitations No action, regardless of form, arising out of this
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Agreement may be brought by Licensee more than two years after the cause of
action has arisen.
e. Severability If any provision of this Agreement is invalid under any
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applicable statute or rule of law, it is to that extent to be deemed
omitted. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of another
provision of this Agreement.
f. Assignment The Licensee may not assign or sub-license, without the prior
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written consent of Street. Its rights, duties or obligations under this
Agreement to any person or entity, in whole or in part.
g. Counterparts This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
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each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together
shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument. It shall not be
necessary in making proof of this Agreement or any counterpart hereof to
produce or account for any other counterpart.
h. General Interpretive Principles The terms defined in this Agreement
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have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement and include the plural
as well as the singular, and the words of any gender shall include each
other gender where appropriate.
i. Costs and Attorneys Fees Street shall have the right to collect from
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Licensee its reasonable expenses incurred in enforcing this agreement
including attorney's fees.
j. Waiver The waiver or failure of Street to exercise in any respect any
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right provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further right
hereunder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
date first above written.
ProSoft STREET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ XXXXX XXXXXXXXX CEO By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXX
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Name: Title: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, President
Addendum 1
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This and other statements herein referring to proprietary rights and ownership
of "Products" do not affect ProSoft's ability to create derivative works, e.g.
an internet topic training course, and to have these derivative works sold and
distributed by a third party providing that all appropriate license fees as
defined in Schedule A herein are due to Street Technologies, Inc. for any such
sale and distribution.
Schedule A
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STANDARD CONTENT DEVELOPERS
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(STANDARD OFF THE SHELF TITLES)
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Street Author(TM):
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$1995 per user
$9595 per site (unlimited copies)
Street Runner(TM):
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If the developer sells the content; 20% of the price of the content/title goes
to Street.
If Street sells the product; 50% of the price of the content/title goes to
Street.
Maintenance: 15% per year of the list price for Street Author and Street
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Runner(TM) licenses, to be billed quarterly. 36 month service fee includes
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maintenance. 90 day warranty.
Consulting Services: $1500.00 per day, per person (travel and expenses billed
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separately)
Street Trainer(TM): All titles for distribution are available at the LIST PRICE
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less 40%.
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Net Runner(TM): Revenue per hit basis split 30%.
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Street Sound(TM):
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Volume Price per Unit Less 20% Discount
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1-999 $59.99 $47.99
1,000-4,999 $54.99 $43.99
5,000-9,999 $52.99 $42.99
10,000 and up $49.99 $39.99
*Includes sound card with AC adapter. Speaker and/or headphones are priced
separately.
Shipping and handling charges are not included.
PRICES EFFECTIVE AS OF 7/1/96
Schedule A
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CUSTOM CONTENT PROVIDERS
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Street Author(TM): (Not for Resale)
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$1995 less 40% / user
$9595 less 40% / site (unlimited copies)
Street Runner(TM):
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For the unlimited use of Street's technology, Street will receive per seat
player license.
UNLIMITED USE LICENSE (OPEN SEAT LICENSE)
RETAIL WHOLESALE
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VOLUME PRICE PER SEAT 36 MONTH SERVICE FEE LESS 40% DISCOUNT 36 MONTH SERVICE FEE
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1-499/seats $99/ea. $4.10/mo. $59.50/ea. $2.48/MO. seat
500-4,999/seats $79/ea. $3.30/mo. $47.50/ea. $1.98/mo. seat
5,000 seats and up $59/ea. $2.45/mo. $35.50/ea. $1.48/mo. seat
Application-Specific License
For single title use by Corporate customer Street charges a desktop fee per
application.
RETAIL WHOLESALE
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VOLUME PRICE PER SEAT 36 MONTH SERVICE FEE LESS 40% 36 MONTH SERVICE FEE
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1-99/seats $39.95/ea. $1.54/mo. ea. $23.98/ea. $ .98/mo. ea.
100-499/seats $34.95/ea. $1.45/mo. ea. $20.98/ea. $ .88/mo. ea.
500-999/seats $29.95/ea. $1.25/mo. ea. $18.98/ea. $ .79/mo. ea.
1,000-4,999/seats $24.95/ea. $1.05/mo. ea. $14.98/ea. $ .63/mo. ea.
5,000-9,999/seats $19.95/ea. $ .85/mo. ea. $11.98/ea. $ .50/mo. ea.
10,000-49,999/seats $15.95/ea. $ .75/mo. ea. $ 9.58/ea. $ .40/mo. ea.
50,000-99,999/seats $12.95/ea. $ .60/mo. ea. $ 7.78/ea. $ .33/mo. ea.
100,000 seats and up $ 9.95/ea. $ .50/mo. ea. $ 5.98/ea. $ .25/mo. ea.
Maintenance: 15% per year of the list price for Street Author(TM) and Street
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Runner(TM) licenses, to be billed quarterly. 36 month service fee
includes maintenance. 90 day warranty.
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Training and Consulting Services: $1500.00 per day, per person (travel and
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expenses billed separately)
Street Trainer(TM): All titles for distribution are available at the LIST PRICE
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LESS 40%.
Net Trainer(TM): All titles for Internet distribution are available with a 50/50
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split of revenue.
Street Sound(TM):
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VOLUME PRICE PER UNIT LESS 20% DISCOUNT
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1-999 $59.99 $47.99
1,000-4,999 $54.99 $43.99
5,000-9,999 $52.99 $42.99
10,000 and up $49.99 $39.99
*Includes sound card with AC adapter. Speakers and/or headphones are priced
separately.
Shipping and handling charges are not included.
PRICES EFFECTIVE AS OF 7/1/96
Schedule A
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STREET TRAINER(TM) MULTIMEDIA TRAINING TITLES
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INTEGRATOR, CONSULTANT PRICE LIST
SINGLE TITLES BY ORDER VOLUME
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RETAIL WHOLESALE
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VOLUME PRICE PER SEAT 36 MONTH SERVICE FEE LESS 40% DISCOUNT 36 MONTH SERVICE FEE
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1-99/seats $79.95/ea. $3.30/mo. ea. $48.OO/ea. $2.00/mo. ea.
100-499/seats $72.95/ea. $3.00/mo. ea. $44.00/ea. $1.80/mo. ea.
5O0-999/seats $64.95/ea. $2.70/mo. ea. $39.00/ea. $1.60/mo. ea.
1 000-4,999/seats $59.95/ea. $2.50/mo. ea. $36.00/ea. $1.50/mo. ea.
5,000-9,999/seats $49.95/ea. $2.10/mo. ea. $30.00/ea. $1.25/mo. ea.
10,000-49,999/seats $39.95/ea. $1.65/mo. ea. $24.00/ea. $1.00/mo. ea.
50,000-99,999/seats $29.95/ea. $1.25/mo. ea. $18.00/ea. $ .75/mo. ea.
100,000 seats and up $19.95/ea. $0.85/mo. ea. $12.00/ea. $0.50/mo. ea.
SUITE (any 5 titles) BY ORDER VOLUME
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RETAIL WHOLESALE
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VOLUME PRICE PER SEAT 36 MONTH SERVICE FEE LESS 40% DISCOUNT MONTH SERVICE FEE
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1-99/seats $199/suite $8.00/mo. per suite $119.50/ea. $4.98/mo. ea.
100-499/seats $179/suite $7.50/mo. per suite $107.50/ea. $4.48/mo. ea.
500-999/seats $169/suite $7.00/mo. per suite $101.50/ea. $4.23/mo. ea.
1,000-4,999/seats $159/suite $6.50/mo. per suite $95.50/ea. $3.98/mo. ea.
5,000-9,999/seats $149/suite $5.00/mo. per suite $89.50/ea. $3.73/mo. ea.
10,00O-49,999/seats $119/suite $4.50/mo. per suite $71.50/ea. $2.98/mo. ea.
50,000-99,999/seats $99/suite $4.00/mo. per suite $59.50/ea. $2.48/mo. ea.
100,000 seats and up $89/suite $3.50/mo. per suite $53.50/ea. $2.23/mo. ea.
Monthly Service Fee Clients are provided maintenance and technical support and
are entitled to an automatic 50% off the list price of all new product upgrades.
(i.e. Word 6.0 to Word 7.0)
PRICES EFFECTIVE AS OF 7/1/96
SCHEDULE B
Rights Granted
a. Internal Use: to Use the Products on Licensee's Network and on Licensee's
End User Machines at location(s) identified in Street's Proposal -Schedule
A as "Licensee Computer Centers," to develope Productions specific to
standard software applications as specified in Street's Proposal -
Schedule A.;
b. to distribute and sublicense the Productions as specified in Street's
Proposal-Schedule A.
