Benefits

• 3 year licence with fixed pricing
• Full range of Maplesoft products and add ons
• Remote access with student distibution extension
• Price banding based on institution size replaces single site licence fee

Eligible Institutions

This Agreement is available to Institutions of Higher and Further Education in the UK and Research Councils in the United Kingdom, and to Higher and Further Education Institutions (Third Level Colleges) in the Republic of Ireland.

Background Information

MapleSoft were offering a site licence to institutions but with no banding (the same fee regardless of the size of the instutution). This site licence did not allow for remote access. The community expressed an interest for Eduserv to negotiate an Agreement which takes into account size of institutions an which provides provision for remote access.

Supplier Details

Owner: Waterloo Maple Inc.

Supplier: Waterloo Maple has chosen to make the product available via the following reseller: Adept Scientific plc

Product Description

• Maple - mathematics software tool providing a mathematical computation engine with integrated numerics and symbolics. Thousands of mathematical functions, hundreds of 2-D and 3-D plotting routines, and professional publishing tools.
  
• Maple add-on products - Toolboxes, eBooks, and Study Guides: Glabal Optimisation Toolbox, Maple toolbox for MATLAB, Finance Toolbox, Maple-NAG connector, Database Integration Toolbox, LabVIEW Toolbox, Advanced Engineering Maths eBook, Calculuc Study Guide, Pre-Calculus Study Guide, The Mathematics Survival Kit (Maple Edition)
  
• Maple T.A. - web-based system used for creating mathematical tests and assignments, and assessing student responses and performance.
  
• Maple T.A. Building Block for Blackboard enables the use of Maple T.A. directly inside Blackboard learning System classes.
• MapleNET- Enables the publication of applications created with Maple software over the Internet.

Pricing

Annual Pricing:  

Maple	Large JISC bands A-C	Medium JISC bands D-F	Small JISC bands G-H	Very Small JISC bands I-J
Maple with MapleNET and Maple Toolbox for MATLAB®	£6,475	£6,020	£4,535	£3,240
Student distribution extension	£1,945	£1,805	£1,360	£970
Additional Maple Add-ons	Large	Medium	Small	Very Small
Global Optimisation Toolbox for Maple	£1,295	£1,205	£905	£650
Maple Financial ModellingToolbox	£970	£905	£680	£485
Maple-NAG® Connector	Now included in the base price
Database Integration Toolbox	£970	£905	£680	£485
Maple Professional Math Toolbox for LabVIEWTM	£970	£905	£680	£485
Advanced Engineering Mathematics eBook	£650	£600	£455	£325
Calculus Study Guide	£325	£300	£225	£160
Pre-Calculus Study Guide	£325	£300	£225	£160
The Mathematics Survival Kit (Maple ed) eBook	£325	£300	£225	£160
Maple T.A.	Large	Medium	Small	Very Small
Maple T.A.	£6,500	£6,045	£5,850	£5,200
Maple T.A. Building BlockTM for Blackboard TM	£1,625	£1,510	£1,465	£1,300

 

Prices exclude VAT.

Eduserv fee is £250 plus VAT per annum (no banding).

Licences commence for 3 years from the date of countersignature of the licence by Adept.

Pricing is fixed for three years of a site's licence - however pricing under the contract is subject to annual review. Any increases to be notified to Eduserv by the last working day of the "tenth month" of the Agreement year. Costs may rise by no more than the then current annual RCI as published by the Office for National Statistics.

Price banding in the UK is based on JISC bands: http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/jisc_banding.aspx  : 
Large:            JISC bands A-C and all Research Councils
Medium:        JISC bands D-F
Small:            JISC bands G-H
Very Small:    JISC bands I-J

Third level colleges in the Republic of Ireland have been placed in similar bands based on their full time equivalent student numbers.  See: Ireland Price Bands

Payment Terms

On receipt of a completed Licence, Sites will be invoiced by Adept for the first year of the licence. For each subsequent year, Sites will be invoiced one month in advance of the anniversary date of the Agreement. Purchase orders and payments for the licence fee must be made out to "Adept Scientific plc". Invoices are payable within 30 calendar days of the date of invoice.

Price is fixed at time of sign-up to the Agreement for the full term of the 3-year licence.

Sites may, if they wish, pay a single charge to Adept to cover their commitment period (3 years). 

The Chest Fee is payable to Eduserv.  Purchase orders should be made out to 'Eduserv' for this element of the licence only

Agreement Period

Start date: 01 May 2008 End date: 30 April 2013

Commitment Period

Institutions may participate at any time during the 5 year period; however, they will be bound by the terms and conditions, including payments for three years from their enrolment.

How to Order

1. Read the licence terms and conditions (including the special conditions)
2. Download, complete and sign the Licence Form (PDF, 530 Kb)  
3. Complete one Purchase Order made out to Adept Scientific for the product licence pricing
4. Complete one Purchase Order made out to Eduserv for the Chest Fee
5. Return the completed licence form and Adept and Eduserv Purchase Orders: 

• By email to: help@eduserv.org.uk
• Or by post to:
  Eduserv
  Royal Mead
  Railway Place
  Bath
  BA1 1SR

Licence Type

This Site licence is subject to Standard Eduserv terms and conditions for Software with special terms and conditions of use Schedule 4, Part 3 - Special Licence Conditions (RTF, 219 Kb)  .

Copying of the Software is allowed at any Institution for use by any member of staff or student in accordance with the special conditions ( Schedule 4, Part 3 - Special Licence Conditions (RTF, 219 Kb)  ). It is a rental licence.

Termination Clauses

At the end of the agreement period sites must remove the Maple and /or Maple T.A. software, along with any add-ons, from their systems.

Location and Use Permissions

Students
Academic Staff
Non-Academic Staff
Staff home use rights
Student home use rights
Access via Citrix, Terminal Server

Personal Licences

Maple can be accessed from personal computers by students using a thin client network (e.g. Citrix, etc) or using remote access software (e.g. PCAnywhere, etc) only if the Student Distirbution Extension has been purchased.

If the Student Distribution Extension has not been purchased then students may purchase a Personal Licence for £65 (excluding delivery and VAT) directly from Adept Scientific. 

Academic staff can apply for a free home use licence for Maple and the Maple Toolboxes by applying to Adept Scientific who will issue a single user Purchase Code.

Trials

A free 30 day single user evaluation copy of Maple is available from Adept Scientific.

Product Documentation

For Maple 11 the following hard copy documentation is provided, one each of:

• User Manual
• Introductory Programming Guide
• Getting Started Guide
• Advanced Programming Guide

Documentation is also provided as pdf's and may be downloaded from the Waterloo Maple website: www.maplesoft.com/documentation_center/. Further documentaion may be purchased separately. This is subject to change without notice.

Training and Training Materials

Free on-line training is available from www.maplesoft.com/support/training/index.aspx. In addition, a huge range of resource material is available on the Waterloo Maple website: www.maplesoft.com/welcome/academic/.

This agreement does not include the provision of training and training materials other than the built-in examples. Group training is available from Adept Scientific at normal rates.

Technical Support

Adept Scientific will provide telephone advice and support to the nominated technical Contact and/or his/her Deputy at Licensed Institutions during normal business hours. Adept Scientific plc support can be contacted at:

Phone:       01462 480055
Fax:           01462 480213
Email:        support@adeptscience.co.uk
Address:     Adept Scientific plc
                  Amor Way
                  Lechworth
                  Herts SG6 1ZA

On-site support may be available from Adept Scientific at the charges in force at the time.

Supplier Web Address

Supplier home page: http://www.maplesoft.com/

System releases, new versions and functionality:

Platforms

This specification is for Maple 11 as of April 2008 and is subject to change in future releases. For up to date specifications please visit http://www.adeptscience.co.uk

Workstations

• Windows 2000 Professional, 2000 Server, XP Pro, XP Home, 2003 Server, Vista Home Premium Business Ultimate Edition, Vista Home Basic

• Linux

• Macintosh

• Sun Solaris

Servers
To run as a server you must have a fixed domain name and full-time connection to the Internet. 1Mb/sec or better connection is strongly recommended.

Method of delivery of product

The master copies of media and Licensed Materials will be delivered to the Licensed Site by Adept Scientific plc. Some materials may be supplied electronically.