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If you are a small municipality or county government, this may be a great opportunity for you to get all the ESRI you want at one low fixed price. As more small governments are coming online with GIS environments, pricing has been an issue which in some cases prevented the organization from really experiencing the IS part of GIS. Seeing the need to expand GIS into multiple agencies within the smaller government entity at a lower cost of entry, ESRI has created a licensing program that can really provide some significant benefits and cost savings compared with their traditional pricing models. This new ELA model is population based so the pricing is easy to calculate. And you have to be at a population of 100,000 or less to participate.

Take a county with a population of 75,000. You’ll find a few assessment mappers using ArcMap. You may see a few users in planning and zoning. Possibly some use in EMA, 911, and public safety. Water, Sewer, Gas, Electric will at some point need to work in ArcMap. So you have a bunch of users. Creating the enterprise environment, which allows sharing among agencies, requires a license of ArcGIS server to connect the dots and provide replication and security. We’re talking about a pretty big price tag when everyone is involved and hooked up. Plus, managing licenses in the traditional way meant a potential headache for purchasing or whomever was responsible. One licensee in this department, another over there, a third over there. Multiple account numbers and a budgeting headache.

With this new licensing model, one master license will cover all departments and agencies. This makes a lot of sense for budgeting. Here are few more things that make this a worthwhile investment.

• unlimited quantity licenses of:
  • ArcInfo, ArcEditor, and ArcView
  • ArcGIS desktop extensions (ArcPress, Spatial Analyst, Network Analyst, 3D Analyst, Geostatistical Analyst, Publisher, ArcScan, Maplex, and Job Tracking Extension)
  • ArcGIS Server (advanced, standard, basic / workgroup and enterprise)
  • ArcGIS Server extensions (Network Analyst, 3D Analyst and Spatial Analyst)
  • ArcIMS
  • ArcGIS Engine Runtime Deployments
• 1 EDN annual subscription (does not include ArcWeb Services)
• Maintenance on the unlimited licenses
• Maintenance throughout the term of the agreement on any software products previously deployed by client and identified in this proposal for unlimited access
• 2 sets of media
• All licenses and subscriptions will be term limited to 3 years – subscriptions can be renewed before the term expires

To help support organizations that purchase this ELA, ESRI is including the following training and support in the price.

• 5% discount for Instructor-lead training
• For the governments with populations of <25,000, ESRI will provide:
  • $5,000 credit for ESRI Virtual Campus (applies to all standard classes)
  • 2 named callers for technical support
  • 2 complimentary User Conference Registrations
• For the governments with populations between 25,000 to 50,000, ESRI will provide:
  • $7,500 credit for ESRI Virtual Campus (applies to all standard classes)
  • 3 named callers for technical support
  • 3 complimentary User Conference Registrations
• For the governments with populations between 50,000 to 100,000, ESRI will provide:
  • $10,000 credit for ESRI Virtual Campus (applies to all standard classes)
  • 4 named callers for technical support
  • 4 complimentary User Conference Registrations

As you can see, this package is packed with many value added benefits. There are price breaks at populations of 25,000 to 50,000 and also at 25,000 or less. To see if this program is right for you or if you are interested in learning more, give us a call at 615-883-0085. GEO-Jobe GIS Consulting is an ESRI Business Partner and Authorized Reseller and can provide you with a GIS solution that works.

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