Adobe Systems Incorporated has introduced enhancements to its Transactional Licensing Programme (TLP - one of three licensing options available from Adobe aimed at benefiting small and medium-sized businesses as well as corporates purchasing Adobe solutions).

The programme rewards volume purchases with an ascending discount structure. In addition, when products are purchased through the TLP, Adobe provides clients with an easy-to-use, online licensing history that simplifies software administration and record keeping. This custom site provides organisations with a single location for up-to-date access to their comprehensive Adobe software licensing information. No contracts are signed or forecasting is necessary. The TLP is open to corporate, government, education, and small-business customers.

The licensing programme is points based. To qualify for discounted pricing, clients have to accumulate a minimum number of points per order. Previously, a purchase had to be worth 20 points to qualify for licensing. This meant that any software buy had to be at least 10 copies of any software product.

Each Adobe product carries 2 points with the exception of Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Photoshop Elements which carry one point each. With the new arrangement, Adobe Options 2.5, clients will be able to acquire Adobe products on a licence with as little as 5 points. This means that a combined purchase of only 3 products will qualify for reduced pricing.

Adobe is confident that this initiative will make it easier for both SMEs and departments within larger corporations to derive benefit from reduced pricing offered by the licencing programme.

For more information contact Adobe South Africa, 011 467 3773.