Glossary of Terms

A

Academic Transactional License Option (ATLO): The former name of one of the options within the Macromedia Education Volume License Program (EVLP). The option formerly called ATLO now consists of two separate options: Base EVLP and High Volume EVLP.
ATLO: abbr: Academic Transactional License Option.
Authorized Education Reseller: A business that specializes in sales to educators and students. You can review an online list of Macromedia Authorized Education Resellers.
Authorized Government Reseller: A business that specializes in sales to local and Federal Government. You can review an online list of Macromedia Authorized Government Resellers.

B

Base EVLP: A specific option within the Macromedia Education Volume License Program (EVLP), a program of discounts for volume purchasing of Macromedia software, upgrades, subscriptions, technical support, and training sold to K-12 schools, districts, colleges, and universities in the United States and Canada. Each Macromedia product is assigned a point value. Within Base EVLP, the total number of points of each individual order determines the discount you receive on that particular order: the greater the size of the order, the greater the discount level.

C

contractual licensing: A volume-licensing program that requires the customer to sign a contract before software can be acquired and used.
coterminous subscriptions: Macromedia Software Subscriptions purchased by education customers are active for two years. Additional licenses ordered under Premier EVLP (called "reorders") are accompanied by coterminous subscriptions. This means that the reordered subscriptions will expire on the same date as the subscriptions that were ordered as part of the initial Premier EVLP order. Since these coterminous subscriptions have a term of less than two years, the prices of these subscriptions are prorated on a semiannual basis. The benefit is that Premier EVLP customers renew all subscriptions at the same time.
cross-platform: A software product that works on more than one operating system, such as a product that works on both Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh computers. Nearly all Macromedia software products work on both Windows and Macintosh computers.

E

eligible educational institution: Qualifying K-12 and higher education institutions that meet Macromedia requirements for education-customer status. Education versions of Macromedia products may be used for instructional and administrative purposes by students, teachers, and faculty, but cannot be used for any commercial or revenue-generating activities. Software may be installed on school-owned computers only.
Education Volume License Program: A program of discounts for volume purchasing of Macromedia software, upgrades, subscriptions, technical support, and training sold to K-12 schools, districts, colleges, and universities in the United States and Canada. Each Macromedia product is assigned a point value. The total number of points of each order determines the discount you receive: the greater the size of the order, the greater the discount level.
EVLP: abbr: Education Volume License Program.

G

Government Transactional License Option (GTLO): A program of discounts for volume purchasing of Macromedia software, upgrades, subscriptions, technical support, and training sold to local and Federal Government in the United States and Canada. Each Macromedia product is assigned a point value. The total number of points of each individual order, or transaction, determines the discount you receive: the greater the size of the order, the greater the discount level.
GTLO: abbr: Government Transactional License Option

H

High Volume EVLP: A specific option within the Macromedia Education Volume License Program (EVLP), a program of discounts for volume purchasing of Macromedia software, upgrades, subscriptions, technical support, and training sold to K-12 schools, districts, colleges, and universities in the United States and Canada. Each Macromedia product is assigned a point value. Within High Volume EVLP, the total number of points of your first qualifying order determines the discount you receive on future orders, with no minimum point requirement for reorders. The discount level established by your initial order is available institution-wide.

K

K-12 Site License: Macromedia K-12 Site Licenses give qualifying K-12 schools access to Macromedia software products for school-wide use at one set price based on school size (total school enrollment). This licensing option, along with existing volume-license programs, allows schools to easily and affordably provide Macromedia products to educators to help students learn to use market-leading web tools. The K-12 Site Licenses, which sometimes include related curriculum, training materials and/or professional development resources as well as software, are currently available for Studio 8 . K-12 Site Licenses are not available for purchase or use by any post-secondary or higher education institution.

M

Macromedia Authorized Academic Reseller (MAAR): A business where customers can purchase boxed and volume education versions of Macromedia software. You can review an online list of Macromedia Authorized Academic Resellers.
Macromedia Breeze Presenter and Training Higher Education Edition: Macromedia Breeze Presenter and Training Higher Education Edition is a special package designed to bring the Breeze Communication Server, Breeze Presenter, and Training to your campus at an affordable price. In addition, special Breeze Meeting and Events packages can be easily be added to this bundle. Support and maintenance/subscription are highly recommended and available upon request. These bundles are offered exlusively for Higher Education.
Macromedia Breeze K-12 School and District Editions: Macromedia Breeze K-12 School and District Editions offer the Breeze Presenter and Training applications, Breeze Meeting application, and Virtual Classroom systems. Optional support and maintenance/subscription are recommended and are available upon request. These bundles are offered exclusively for K-12.
Macromedia Certified Professional Exams: Exams required to achieve Macromedia Certified Professional status. Once you're certified, people will know they can count on you to build effective, dynamic, and engaging websites. Highly regarded by their peers, certified Macromedia developers and designers are considered the elite of web developers.
Macromedia Developer Teaching Solution: A cost-effective way for Computer Science, Engineering, and Information Systems departments to teach courses on application development using Macromedia tools and servers. The solution includes the latest versions of ColdFusion Server Enterprise, HomeSite, Dreamweaver and Macromedia Flash Professional as well as teaching curriculum and reference manuals.
Macromedia Education Online Store: Education customers can electronically purchase and download software at education discounts at the online Macromedia Education Store.
Macromedia Solution for Simplifying Teaching with Technology: The Macromedia solution for Simplifying Teaching with Technology features the Contribute Higher Education Site License. This site license provides faculty and staff with the software, teaching and learning resources, and professional development tools they need to instantly share class lectures, projects, and research online – without requiring expert web skills. The site license offers institutions the convenience of an easy-to-purchase and easy-to-manage licensing program, while giving faculty and staff the convenience of using the software at work or at home.
Macromedia University: The Macromedia University online training center gives you access to three libraries full of engaging interactive course content, assessment features, and additional resources to maximize your web skills. Whether you're a novice or expert, Macromedia University is a convenient, effective, and affordable way to learn Macromedia products. Special pricing is available for education customers.
Macromedia Volume License Program (MVLP): Flexible licensing options and solutions for helping commercial, education, and government volume customers save time and money on the purchase of software, upgrades, subscriptions, technical support, and training. The MVLP also offers increasing volume discounts based on the quantity of products ordered, the ability to mix and match products, and streamlined account management, making it easy to purchase and track licenses.; Within the Education market, Macromedia offers the Base EVLP, High Volume EVLP, Premier EVLP, K-6 Site License, K-12 Site Licenses, and Higher Education Site License.; Within the Government market, Macromedia offers the Government Transactional License Option, Macromedia Government Solution for Web Publishing, Macromedia ColdFusion Enterprise Government Edition and Macromedia Government Solution for Policy Compliant Websites.
mix and match: Allows users to mix and match their product selections when placing a volume-license order. For example, a customer may order software for Windows and Macintosh computers, upgrades, subscriptions, and training—all on the same order.
MVLP: abbr: Macromedia Volume License Program.

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PEP: abbr: Premier Education Program.
perpetual license: A license that allows the end users to use that version of the product for as long as they wish—that is, an unlimited amount of time. All software sold through the Macromedia Volume License Program is for perpetual use. Nonperpetual licenses usually allow the use of licensed software for only a specified amount of time.
Premier Education Program (PEP): The former name of one of the options within the Macromedia Education Volume License Program (EVLP), now called Premier EVLP.
Premier EVLP: A specific option within the Macromedia Education Volume License Program (EVLP), a program of discounts for volume purchasing of Macromedia software, upgrades, subscriptions, technical support, and training sold to K-12 schools, districts, colleges, and universities in the United States and Canada. Each Macromedia product is assigned a point value. Within Premier EVLP, the total number of points of your initial order determines the discount you receive: the greater the size of the order, the greater the discount level. These programs offer the greatest discounts available for Macromedia products. In addition to the discount offered for the initial purchase, the same discount level is available for reorders following the initial order.
product point assignments: Assigned points for Macromedia software, upgrades, subscriptions, training, and technical support products. Volume-license discount levels are calculated by adding the total number of points of the order and matching that sum against the specific volume-license discount point range. Assigned point values and local product availability are subject to change.; Base EVLP and High Volume EVLP customers can download the Education SKUs & Product Point Assignments PDF. Premier EVLP customers should contact premier@macromedia.com for pricing, SKU, and product point assignments.

R

reseller: A business that specializes in sales to education, corporate or government customers. You can review a list of Authorized Education Resellers or Authorized Government Resellers.

S

software license: Rights given to the end user to use a particular version of a Macromedia software product.
subscription: Macromedia Software Subscription coverage provides the assurance that a school is always using the latest version of Macromedia software. Updates are automatically sent upon release, ensuring that the latest and greatest technology from Macromedia is being used. Subscriptions also allow schools to more easily budget and to avoid costly software upgrade purchases. This program has proven an extremely beneficial—as well as cost-efficient—offering to corporate, educational, and government institutions. The subscription period for education customers is two years. Government customers can choose either one or two years.

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technical support: Complimentary and fee-based support provided by Macromedia to assist end users with technical issues and questions. Complimentary Getting Started support is available to all registered users of full product versions. Tool products offer two incidents of support to be used within 90 days of the first technical support contact. Server products offer installation support by e-mail. Find out more about Getting Started support options by clicking your product in the Browse Product Support menu on the Macromedia Support & Training page. Trial version users can get support in the Macromedia Online Forums. Review the Trial Download Information page for related customer service information. Fee-based Bronze, Silver, and Gold Support Programs are also available through the Macromedia Volume License Program (MVLP).
Training Cafe: A free site from Macromedia featuring interactive introductions on using and teaching with Macromedia web tools, as well as Training Cafe courses that include Macromedia Fundamentals, How to Build a Course Website, and Introduction to Web Accessibility. Training Cafe supports the International Society for Technology Education (ISTE) National Education Technology Standards for Teachers.

U

upgrade: A new version of a software product, such as an upgrade from version 4.0 to 5.0 or MX to MX 2004.

V

VLO (Volume License Option): Provides customers with a cumulative, point-based licensing option with no contract required. Purchase levels enable customers to achieve deeper volume discounts based on the cumulative point total over a rolling eight-quarter (24-month) period.