As publishers continue to improve, expand, and remodel their licensing programs, SHI Government Solutions takes measures to ensure we are providing the most current information, up to the minute. Our in-house Licensing Team is made up of individuals who are dedicated to a particular publisher, specializing in that publisher's programs. These licensing specialists work closely with all account executives and internal support, providing training on the various program intricacies and keeping our sales professionals abreast of the latest program updates.

Our account executives and inside support staff are available for pre-purchase support if you have questions regarding the various publisher programs. Please call us at 1-800-870-6079 if you are interested in finding out more about SHI's Enterprise Licensing Program and how your company can benefit with optimum service and cost savings or if you have specific questions on publisher program options.

To obtain some background information regarding the most popular Volume Licensing Programs, please find the appropriate publisher below.

Major Publisher Licensing Program Descriptions

Adobe CLP
The Adobe Open Options Corporate License Program is volume licensing plan designed to make it easy for companies and their affiliates to acquire Adobe software licenses on an ongoing basis.

Adobe Education CLP
Points-based contractual program for schools looking to purchase at least 1000 points worth of Adobe product within a 2-year period.

Adobe TLP
A transactional points-based licensing program for corporate, small-business, education, government.

Attachmate
Attachmate offers an Upgrade Maintenance Plan to enhance the value of your Attachmate products. Customers must have at least 20 units of the current release of Attachmate product installed to qualify for the Upgrade Maintenance Plan. The 1-year plan entitles your organization to free upgrades as they are released.

Borland A-PLUS
Advantage Plus is Borland's volume purchasing plan for accredited educational institutions. Volume purchases of at least $500 qualify for discount pricing, no contract is necessary.

Borland Advantage
Borland Advantage is a non-contractual volume purchase program suitabe for an organization of any size. Minimum order of just 10 units of Borland products. Two discount levels.

Business Objects (Formerly Crystal Decisions Dimensions) - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
Dimensions allows customers to purchase on an as needed basis and receive additional discounts as cumulative volume grows.

Citrix CLP
The Citrix Corporate License Program is a 6-month, point-based program with 4 discount levels.

Computer Associates MLP
CA's MLP is a point-based, non-contractual licensing program designed for global organizations.

Computer Associates OLP
The Computer Associates Open License Program provides an easy, cost effective method for procuring software solutions such as Arcserve, Inoculan, and FAXserve.

Corel CLP Freedom - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
Corel's CLP Freedom volume purchase program is a site license option designed for organizations with at least 100 employees or workstations.

Corel CLP Universal - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
CLP Universal is Corel's two-year, point-based, volume licensing option for global organizations that can commit to purchase at least 500 points worth of Corel licensing and/or Maintenance.

Corel Contractual Licensing - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
Take advantage of tailored licensing solutions with Corel Contractual Licensing (CCL). Specially designed for medium- and large-sized this flexible volume-licensing program lets you purchase Corel products on a contractual basis.

Corel License for Learning - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
License for Learning (CLL) is a perpetual licensing program designed for K-12 public, private and vocational institutions in North America.

Corel Transactional Licensing - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
Enjoy better discounts and cost-saving entitlements in one transaction when you purchase Corel products through Corel Transactional Licensing

Datawatch VLA
For small to large size organizations, the option to purchase volume licenses rather than shrink-wrap products provides easy license administration and substantial savings by taking advantage of competitive quantity-based pricing.

Executive Software VLP
The Executive Software Volume Licensing Program (VLP) is the most cost-effective way to license Executive Software's products to small-to-mid-sized businesses, large, and multinational companies as well as government and academic organizations

Filemaker ESLA - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
The Education Site License Agreement (ESLA) program provides educational institutions with an easy and affordable means to

Filemaker EVLA - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
The Education Volume License Agreement (EVLA) program is a convenient way to provide your organization with the FileMaker software

Filemaker SLA - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
The Site License Agreement (SLA) program provides organizations with an easy and affordable means to deploy any combination

Filemaker VLA - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
The Volume License Agreement (VLA) program is a convenient way to provide your organization with the FileMaker software it

Hummingbird
Goldflight encourages Hummingbird customers with growing requirements for Exceed, NFS Maestro and HostExplorer to take advantage of price discounts as their licensing requirements evolve.

IBM-Lotus Government Contract Option - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
The Government Contract Option is a two-year volume purchase agreement for government agencies. There are no initial order requirements or reorder minimums. An order of any quantity for any IBM or Lotus product qualifies for Government CO discount pricing at the lowest Passport Advantage discount level.

Inspiration Software
Inspiration is a powerful visual learning tool that inspires students to develop ideas and organize thinking. Several user levels are available.

InstallShield OLP
The InstallShield Open License Program is a volume purchase program available for corporate, government, and education institutions.

Interact Commerce ACT! VLP
The ACT! Volume License Program is designed to provide discount pricing for purchases of 5 or more copies of ACT!

Lotus Total Campus Option
The Lotus/IBM Total Campus Option (TCO) is a contractual volume purchase agreement that allows academic institutions to acquire Lotus products for students, faculty, and staff, also providing home access. License management and administration is simplified with an annual fee for each of the 3 years of the agreement term. The annual fee is based on the current full time equivalent (FTE) of students, faculty, and staff.

LotusIBM Passport - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
Passport Advantage enables corporations to purchase IBM and Lotus software, Software Subscription and support under one comprehensive and flexible license program, offering a tremendous breadth of products and solutions. 

Macromedia MVLP - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
Flexible licensing solutions that help volume customers save time and money.

Macromedia MVLP - Government - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
Flexible licensing solutions that help volume government customers save time and money

Macromedia MVLP License Program - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
Macromedia Corporate Volume License Program (CVLP) for the Havas Companies.

Macromedia MVLP-Education - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
Flexible licensing solutions that help volume education customers save time and money

Macromedia Open License Program - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
The Allaire Open License Program gives customers yet another compelling reason to buy select Allaire software solutions. Its flexible purchasing options provide customers with favorable pricing and tools for centralized license management and tracking.

Mathsoft
Mathcad Volume licensing is available for corporate, education and government. Volume licenses are available for Mathcad, Axum and add-on products for 5 or more seats.

Microsoft Academic Open License - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
Academic Open License is designed for small-to-medium educational organizations with at least 5 desktops.

Microsoft Academic Select - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
Academic Select License offers volume purchase pricing to academic institutions that can commit to a minimum number of points in a particular product pool over the term of the agreement.

Microsoft Campus Agreement Subscription - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
The Microsoft Campus Agreement Subscription is a renewable subscription license program for higher education institutions that allows licensing of faculty, staff, and student population.

Microsoft Enterprise Agreement 6.0 - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
Microsoft Enterprise Agreement 6.0 provides volume licensing benefits for businesses that have at least 250 desktops and want to standardize on the Microsoft platform.

Microsoft Enterprise Agreement 6.0 Subscription - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
Microsoft Enterprise Agreement 6.0 Subscription provides volume licensing benefits for business that have at least 250 desktops and want to standardize on the Microsoft platform, while subscribing to, rather than owning, the software licenses

Microsoft Open License - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
Microsoft Open License provides volume license benefits to small and medium-sized business and government organizations.

Microsoft Open License Value - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
The Microsoft Open License Value Program provides businesses with less than 250 desktops to stay current on the latest technology and spread payments over the three-year term of the agreement.

Microsoft School Agreement Subscription - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
The Microsoft School Agreement Subscription is a renewable subscription license program for primary and secondary education institutions.

Microsoft Select - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
Microsoft Select License offers volume purchase pricing to corporate and government organizations that can commit to a minimum number of points in a particular product pool over the term of the agreement.

MKS Volume Licensing Program
MKS offers a one-year volume licensing program suitable for an organization of any size. Enroll in the program with an order of just 10 units of MKS product.

NetManage
The NetManage Volume License Program offers competitive pricing for NetManage software.

Network Associates TSP
TSP is a global, subscription-based program that enables a business of any size to cost-effectiveley procure and distribute any NAI product.  With each purchase, maintenance and telephone support are provided free of charge by NAI.

Novell Customer Connections - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
Customer Connections is a comprehensive suite of licensing programs:  VLA-for smaller purchase; CLA-site license option; MLA-for large enterprise organizations.

ScanSoft OLP
The ScanSoft Open License Program (OLP) is a convenient, easy to use volume purchasing program designed to enable organizations of any size to cost effectively procure ScanSoft products and support.

SPSS Science Products
SPSS Volume Licensing Program is a convenient and cost effective way to purchase, consolidate, upgrade, and expand site licenses and network versions of SPSS Science products. 

Symantec Value or Elite - DIR COMMODITY SOFTWARE ITEM
Symantec offers two programs, Symantec Value and Symantec Elite.  

VERITAS VIP
VERITAS offers corporate, education, and government customers a two-year, non-contractual, point-based volume licensing plan.

WRQ VPA
WRQ offers two point-based plans for volume purchasing. Both plans offer repeat-order pricing for additional orders placed during the VPA term.