Costs of desired future upgrades will also be met by those departments. Class 5 software will be charged for in full and a 3 per cent mark up made where appropriate. When costs have to be recovered and it is difficult to determine what price is to be charged then a special algorithm is used. Full details of the algorithm are available on request. Server mounted copies are sold on the basis of the single copy price times the real or negotiated maximum number of allowed concurrent users of the package on the server.
Special deals are available for departments who want many individual licenses.
The method for deriving the prices of these is analogous to the method for server copy prices. There will usually be a charge for any non Information Services manuals supplied. A slight markup to cover distribution and stocking costs may be made. When software is supplied on Information Services disks or other media which is not to be returned then a charge for the cost of the media may be made. Ways in which Information Services buys software As part of a site licensed deal.