We encourage all potential customers to send for a trial license for
Jim so that they can be sure it meets their needs. For installation
instructions, and details of how to send for a trial license, please see the
Installation Instructions in Chapter 2 of
the
on-line manual.
Pricing
Jim has two pricing structures - one for commercial use, and
one for bona-fide academic use, with substantial savings for academic users.
If you wish to use Jim in the analysis of commercially-sponsored clinical
trials, you will need to purchase a commercial license. Furthermore, if you
need to enter into a
source code escrow
agreement with Xinapse Systems, this is only available to purchasers of
commercial licenses. Please contact us for the
current escrow subscription rates.
After the first license is purchased, subsequent licenses to the same
customer are offered at reduced prices. If you require bulk licensing,
please contact us to discuss bulk discounts.
You can purchase three types of license:
- Node-locked license. This type of license allows Jim to run
on only one particular computer. If you wish to run Jim on more
than one computer, then this will require the purchase of more than one
license. Licensing is controlled either by
the hostid of Solaris systems, or the Ethernet MAC (hardware) address on
PCs and Macintosh computers. Moving the license can only be done if the
licensed computer fails or is permanently replaced. If, at some future
date, you decide to upgrade Jim to a later version, you will also
be given the opportunity to move the license to a new computer at that
stage.
- Dongle license. If you purchase a dongle license, you will
receive a dongle
to plug into your computer's USB port. You can then run Jim on
any computer, but only on one computer at a time. If you unplug the
dongle from a computer, Jim will stop working on that computer
until you plug in the dongle again.
Note: dongles only work on systems running Windows or Linux, and
cannot be used on systems running Mac OS X or Solaris. We hope to have
dongle licensing available for Mac OS X systems later this year.
Note: dongles
are small and easily lost or stolen. If you purchase a
dongle license, you should take steps to ensure that the dongle is kept
secure. A dongle will only be replaced after payment of the usual charge for
an extra dongle license (see below).
- Floating (network) license. If you purchase network licenses,
Jim will run on any computer that can communicate with a network
license server. The number of licenses that can be issued at any given
time by the server depends on the number of licenses you purchase. If a
user's computer requests a license from the server, and all licenses
are in use, then Jim will not start on that user's PC until
another user has stopped using Jim. With floating licenses, each copy
of Jim that you want to run simultaneously, even on the same
computer, needs to acquire a license from the license server.
Note: you can run as many copies of
Jim as you wish
(subject to memory and CPU limitations) on a node-locked, or dongle licensed
computer. This may be useful if you have a network of computers, since you
can use the display of remote computers with
X-Windows (in a Unix
environment) or
VNC. Note, however,
that you will need a fast network to run
Jim effectively in this way.
Prices are given in G.B. Pounds. However, we will be please to supply
quotations in any currency, and can accept payment by direct bank transfer,
or by cheque in any currency.
|
First license |
Second and subsequent licenses |
| License type | Academic | Commercial | Academic | Commercial |
| Node-locked | £2250 | £4500 |
£1500 | £3000 |
| Dongle | £2450 | £4900 |
£1650 | £3300 |
| Floating | £2950 | £5900 |
£1950 | £3900 |
Upgrade Policy
Our upgrade prices are based on no more than 20% of the full cost of a single
license, per release version. So, for example, upgrading 3 copies of
Jim from version 4.0 to version 5.0 would cost 60% of the full cost
of a single license.
| Cost per node-locked license upgraded |
| From Version | Academic | Commercial |
| 4.0 | £450 | £900 |
| 3.0 | £750 | £1500 |
If you wish to upgrade from your current node-locked Version 3.0 or 4.0
license to either a dongle license or a floating license, please contact us
for a quotation.
We also offer full customisation services, should you have more
specialised requirements.
For enquiries, please e-mail to 
with a contact e-mail address and telephone number.
