Licensing and PricingLicensesPCSWMM.NET licensing includes both single user and enterprise licenses (see table below for pricing). If you have more than 3 users in your company, then the enterprise license becomes cost effective as it allows for an unlimited number of users. All licenses include the full software feature set and support for unlimited model sizes (number of nodes/entities). Each license includes telephone and email support, as well as updates, for one full year (12 months) from date of purchase. Updates include both major and minor releases as and when they are made available. Update and support contracts are extended in 1 year periods by purchasing the applicable update & support renewal. Single user licenseA single user license allows for one designated individual (licensee) to use the software, and for the software to be installed on a maximum of two computers (e.g. one desktop and one laptop), for the use of the licensee only. The software license is owned by the purchasing entity (company), however the licensee within the company/organization is the designated user of the software and is the one that qualifies for technical support. Enterprise licenseAn enterprise license is granted to a company/organization/government agency and permits an unlimited number of users at that company/organization to use the software. The enterprise license becomes cost effective if you have more than 3 users of the software within the same country. CHI registers each user and provides software activation codes for those users. Additional/new users can be designated at any time by the company. Enterprise licenses are specific to a country and require an annual update and support renewal fee. Companies / organizations with offices in multiple countries need to purchase a separate enterprise license for each country for which there are licensed users, or alternatively, purchase a global enterprise license (see below). Enterprise licensing includes direct technical support for all registered users for a full year (12 months). The enterprise license is renewed on a yearly basis, the cost for which is divided into a fixed annual update renewal cost and a per-user annual support renewal cost (see pricing in Table 1 below). There is no per user support cost for the first year. Please see our FAQ for more information on the per-user support cost. Global enterprise licenseA global enterprise license is similar to an enterprise license, with the removal of the country restriction. A company holding a global enterprise license is permitted an unlimited number of users globally (all countries, all offices). Please contact CHI for a price quote for your company. WorkshopsCHI workshops provide an excellent way to learn the programs (both PCSWMM.NET and the USEPA SWMM program), and to keep abreast of the latest developments in terms of both new features and applications. The full software can be purchased with 2 day workshop training (see License with training in the table below), or a time-limited version of the software can be purchased with 2 day workshop training. Please refer to the Workshops section for information on venues near you. PricingTable 1 below lists prices for the enterprise and single-user licenses. Also listed is the update and support renewal prices, the bundled cost of PCSWMM and workshop training, and the educational license pricing (for qualified educational use).
SupportPCSWMM.NET supportPCSWMM.NET licensing includes telephone and email support, as well as software updates, for one full year (12 months) from date of purchase. Updates include both major and minor releases as and when they are made available. Update and support contracts are extended in 1 year periods by purchasing the applicable update & support renewal (see Pricing above). USEPA SWMM supportSupport for SWMM5 is provided through the free SWMM-USERS list server. This is an excellent email-based forum for questions and answers regarding model construction, computational processes, and output interpretation, as well as more theoretical topics related to urban drainage modeling. All the various authors of SWMM are active participants and there are no spam or irrelevant topics tolerated on the list. Running since 1992, the list server has hosted thousands of SWMM discussion threads and a searchable SWMM Q&A knowledgebase is archived on the CHI site for access to past topics. CHI will also provide direct support for the US EPA SWMM5
engine through our technical support division (for simple answers) free of
charge, or through our consulting division for questions requiring a more
involved analysis (please call for a cost estimate). CHI is also available
for professional engineering consulting work on any urban drainage
modeling project. System RequirementsRequirementsPCSWMM.NET requires the Microsoft 2000, XP (SP2) or Vista operating system, with the Microsoft .NET 2.0 framework installed. In addition it requires a minimum full screen resolution of 1024x768 pixels (XGA) and 100MB of disk space RecommendationsAs the software can be computationally demanding, there can be significant benefits in utilizing a faster CPU and hard drive, as well as more system memory. In addition, the user can be more productive by using a three button mouse with wheel, and multiple or high resolution monitors (e.g. 1920x1200 pixel or greater and/or a dual monitor setup).
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