Select from the partners below to learn about their Software Licensing Programs:       Passport Advantage CEO Product Category Purchase Type of Program Transactional Transactional Minimum purchase requirements (points) 10 points N/A Minimum purchase requirements (users) N/A 500 users for each Product Category; Primary Product Category (required) must be acquired for all users in your enterprise Minimum reorder requirements None None Does this require a signed contract? No No Is Forecasting required? No No Length of program 1 year 2 year Is Upgrade protection available? Yes, the first year of Software Maintenance is included with the license Yes, the first year of Software Maintenance is included with the licensee Is Technical Support available? Yes, 24 x 7 Technical Support is a part of Software Maintenance Yes, 24 x 7 Technical Support is a part of Software Maintenance Is Media included? No No Sample licensing situation-IBM, 25 users IBM Passport Advantage: IBM Passport Advantage includes software from IBM's DB2, WebSphere® , Lotus® and Tivoli® software brands. Passport Advantage options are now available under a single perpetual agreement that doesn't expire or have to be periodically renewed. If you continue to make purchases under the program, you may qualify for price levels for each transaction (called "Transaction SVP Levels" or "TSVP") that are better than your established Relationship Suggested Volume Price (or "RSVP") Level-the larger the transactions, the better the TSVP. Automatic annual recalculation of your RSVP based on previous 12-month purchase history is possible. RSVP Program Point Levels   Passport Advantage BL Under 500 points D 500-999 points E 1,000-2,499 points F 2,500-4,999 points G 5,000-9,999 points H 10,000-24,999 points I 25,000-49,999 points J 50,000+ points Relationship SVP (RSVP) Level For a new customer, the RSVP Level is determined by your initial purchase. The date of that initial purchase, rounded up to the first day of the following month in most cases, determines your Anniversary. The Anniversary is used to determine the Software Maintenance renewal date, as well as the annual date on which your RSVP will be reviewed. At each Anniversary, your purchases for the previous 12 months are automatically reviewed and the new RSVP Level is established according to how many Passport Advantage points were acquired during that period. These points are then referred to as the "carry over" points and are used to help determine if you are eligible for an improvement in your RSVP Level. Transaction SVP (TSVP) Level Every Passport Advantage acquisition by a business with a Relationship Suggested Volume Price (RSVP) Level of "D" or above, including both the initial Passport Advantage acquisition as well as Software Maintenance renewal transactions, may be eligible for better pricing at the Transaction Suggested Volume Price (TSVP) Level.