Flexible licensing options are available in order to meet various needs, when using NetMiner 3 in your classroom, work group, enterprise and campus.

Type of Usage is classified as Student Use (as an individual for class), Academy Use (as an institution), Academy Use (as an individual), Commercial Use (as an institution) and Commercial Use (as an individual)

Student (as an Individual for class)

(1) Licensee

Licensee must be a student enrolled in a degree-granting educational institution or participating in a continuing education program at a degree-granting educational institution. The term of the Student License expires automatically immediately after the duration of such enrollment or participation.

(2) Installation

Programs may only be installed and operated on not more than two (2) individual, standalone computers that Licensee owns or leases, provided (i) the Programs are only accessible to, and operated by, Licensee, and (ii) Licensee has provided machine-specific identification for such computers through the registration and activation process. Network installation and usage are strictly prohibited. Licensee may run multiple simultaneous Program sessions on not more than two (2) separate standalone computers.

(3) User

Licensee, who is an enrolled student of a degree-granting educational institution or participating in a continuing education program at a degree-granting educational institution.

(4) Use

The installation and use of the Program by Licensee for the purpose of meeting classroom requirements of courses and study offered by the degree-granting educational institution. Any other use is expressly prohibited.

Academic (as an Institution)

(1) Licensee

Licensee must be a degree-granting educational institution. Research and development divisions and centers of universities, government agencies and other not-for-profit organizations do not qualify for Academic Institution License.

(2) Installation

There are two alternatives of installation: Designated User Installation and Designated Computer Installation. Licensee must choose between one of the two types of installation, not both. In either case, network installation and usage are strictly prohibited.

a. Designated User Installation Type

Programs may only be installed and operated on one or more individual, standalone computers, provided the Programs are only accessible to, and operated by, the Designated User for that License. Licensee may only designate one user access to or use of the Programs under each License. The locations of the standalone computers used by the Designated User to run the Programs are not limited; the computers may be located at work, home, or in a laboratory. A Designated User may run multiple simultaneous Program sessions on not more than two (2) separate standalone computers.

b. Designated Computer Installation Type

Licensee may install the Programs on a single, designated, standalone computer, provided the Programs are only operated from that computer’s console by only one individual at any given time.

(3) User

All enrolled students and employees (faculty and academic staff) of the Licensee who are authorized by Licensee to use the Programs. As used herein, “employees” excludes subcontractors and consultants of the Licensee.
(4) Use

The installation and use of the Programs by Licensed Users for the purpose of

1. in the case of employees (faculty and academic staff), teaching, and noncommercial, academic research in their ordinary course as Licensee’s employees;
2. in the case of enrolled students, meeting classroom requirements of courses and study offered by the Licensee.

Any other use is expressly prohibited.

Academic (as an Individual)

(1) Licensee

 Licensee must be an employee (faculty and academic staff) of a degree-granting educational institution. Research and development divisions and centers of universities, government agencies and other not-for-profit organizations do not qualify for Academic Individual License.

(2) Installation

Programs may only be installed and operated on not more than two (2) individual, standalone computers that Licensee owns or leases, provided (i) the Programs are only accessible to, and operated by, Licensee, and (ii) Licensee has provided machine-specific identification for such computers through the registration and activation process. Network installation and usage are strictly prohibited. Licensee may run multiple simultaneous Program sessions on not more than two (2) separate standalone computers.

(3) User

Licensee, who is an employee (faculty and academic staff) of the degree-granting educational institution.

(4) Use

The installation and use of the Programs by Licensee for the purpose of teaching, and noncommercial, academic research in their ordinary course as an employee (faculty and academic staff) of degree-granting educational institution. Any other use is expressly prohibited.

Commercial (as an Institution)

(1) Licensee

Not specifically restricted.

(2) Installation

There are two alternatives of installation: Designated User Installation and Designated Computer Installation. Licensee must choose between one of the two types of installation, not both. In either case, network installation and usage are strictly prohibited.

a. Designated User Installation Type

Programs may only be installed and operated on one or more individual, standalone computers, provided the Programs are only accessible to, and operated by, the Designated User for that License. Licensee may only designate one user access to or use of the Programs under each License. The locations of the standalone computers used by the Designated User to run the Programs are not limited; the computers may be located at work, home, or in a laboratory. A Designated User may run multiple simultaneous Program sessions on not more than two (2) separate standalone computers.

b. Designated Computer Installation Type

Licensee may install the Programs on a single, designated, standalone computer, provided the Programs are only operated from that computer’s console by only one individual at any given time.

(3) User

Any user who is authorized by Licensee to use the Program.

(4) Use

Not specifically restricted.

Commercial (as an Individual)

(1) Licensee

Not specifically restricted.

(2) Installation

Programs may only be installed and operated on not more than two (2) individual, standalone computers that Licensee owns or leases, provided (i) the Programs are only accessible to, and operated by, Licensee, and (ii) Licensee has provided machine-specific identification for such computers through the registration and activation process. Network installation and usage are strictly prohibited. Licensee may run multiple simultaneous Program sessions on not more than two (2) separate standalone computers.

(3) User

Licensee.

(4) Use

Not specifically restricted.

Type of Term is classified as Quarter (3Months), Semester (6Months), Annual (1Year) and Perpetual.

Quarter and Semester are available for Student Use only.

Annual is available for Academy Use.

Perpetual is available for Academy Use and Commercial Use.

It can be summarized as follows.
Student Use: Quarter, Semester
Academy Use: Annual, Perpetual
Commercial Use: Perpetual

Discount rate of 20% is applied to Annual for successive Annual contract after 1year on.

Notice
If the type of Term is Perpetual, ESD (Electronic Software Delivery) is not supported for security reason, and extra USB flashdrive-looking hardware license key is required to execute program in addition to the software key as is required for other type of license. CD package and the hardware key will be delivered by door-to-door express delivery service.

The various Licensing options of NetMiner 3 are designed in order for you to choose appropriate data size (number of nodes) within the budget. There are 5 levels of data size: Tiny, Small, Medium, Large and Huge. The maximum size of nodes at each level is as follows.

Tiny: 100
Small: 1,000
Medium: 10,000
Large: 100,000
Huge: 1,000,000

Available data size for each type of Usage is as follows.

Student Use: Tiny, Small
Academy Use: Small, Medium, Large, Huge
Commercial Use: Small, Medium, Large, Huge

Notice
It is not guaranteed that the software will perform efficiently on the Data Size. Data Size  is the maximum size of nodes allowed to be imported into NetMiner. The performance of NetMiner 3 depends on the system performance on which NetMiner 3 is installed. You need to check the full description about 'Scalability and Performance' of NetMiner 3 on our web page in Product >> Scalability and Performance menu.

The licensing policy of NetMiner 3 strictly prohibits Network Usage. Only Single-User License is available(for individual license and designated user installation case of institution license). And for using a single designated computer installation in case of institution license which permits multiple users, NetMiner 3 should be installed on a single designated computer.