Netscape Charters is a volume purchasing program. It is designed to give Netscape's customers an easy, cost-effective way to buy and upgrade Netscape software. Because customers have different requirements, Charters offers different options, giving customers the flexibility they need to manage their software assets.
Maintenance is a term that represents the combination of subscription and technical support.
It is required with all Charters program purchases and is determined according to the Charters level assigned. Maintenance purchases earn points and count toward the initial qualifying purchase. A subscription entitles customers to the current version and all major and minor upgrades of software for which the subscription was purchased for the program term. All subscriptions purchased using a given NCC number are effective from the date of sale and expire on the day the discount level expires. For your reference, please also see our Enterprise Subscription program .