@CLS@@X07@X0F                    @X0DMetaWorlds Prices and Licensing
 
@X0F  We have decided on a very simple price structure for the MetaWorlds
  software.  The names of the different packages are not yet set in stone,
  so the names used below are working names only and may change before
  release.
 
  Package Name         Retail    Upgrade (2,5,10)      Upgrade (25+)
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Personal Server      @X0B$99.00    $99.00                $99.00
@X0F  Community Server     @X0B$249.00   $199.00 (@X0FSave $50@X0B)    $149.00 (@X0FSave $100@X0B)
@X0F  Enterprise Server   @X0B $499.00   $399.00 (@X0FSave $100@X0B)   $299.00 (@X0FSave $200@X0B)
@X0F  Client/Server Option @X0B$199.00
 
@X0F  The Personal Server will allow 2 simultaneous users to be logged onto
  the system, the Community Server will allow up to 8 simultaneous
  users, and the Enterprise Server has no defined limit to the number of
  simultaneous users logged onto the system and will be limited only by
  the capacity of the computer on which it is running.  These licenses are
  per computer - meaning that if you want to run the software on two PC's
  then you purchase two copies of the server software.  This makes more
  sense than counting nodes.  We use the 2 and 8 node counts on the
  Personal and Community Servers only as a means of compelling larger or
  more active users to upgrade to the larger packages.
 
  The node count limitations in the Personal and Community Servers only
  apply to users that are actually logged in to the MetaWorlds Server.
  Logins are required to access Message Bases, File Areas, Chat, and any
  other  Sub-System on the MetaWorlds Server.  Logins are not required
  for users to access your publicly available web pages.  Even with the
  Personal Server the number of users simultaneously accessing your
  public web pages is limited only by the capacity of your computer and
  the available bandwidth.
 
  PCBoard customers with @X0D2@X0F, @X0D5 @X0For @X0D10 @X0FNode licenses will save @X0D$50.00 @X0Fwhen
  they upgrade to the Community Server or @X0D$100.00 @X0Fwhen they upgrade to
  the Enterprise Server.  PCBoard customers with @X0D25 @X0FNode or larger
  licenses will save @X0D$100.00 @X0Fwhen they upgrade to the Community Server
  and @X0D$200.00 @X0Fwhen they upgrade to the Enterprise Server.  Because of
  the already low price, we do not plan on offering a discount on
  upgrades to the Personal Server.
 
  The Client/Server Option is required for any installations running
  multiple MetaWorlds servers.
 
  With MetaWorlds, the Internet functionality is not an afterthought or
  add-on purchase, it's standard, right out of the box.  Even the $99.00
  Personal Server supports dial-up @X0DPPP @X0Fconnections, @X0DHTTP@X0F, @X0DSMTP@X0F, @X0DPOP3@X0F @X0Fand
@X0D  TELNET@X0F in version 1.0!  In the future @X0DNNTP@X0F, @X0DFTP@X0F and @X0DIRC@X0F will be available.
 
  When you compare our prices with the prices our competitors are
  charging, be sure to add all their expensive options like Internet
  @X0DPPP@X0F, @X0DIRC@X0F, @X0DSMTP@X0F, @X0DPOP3@X0F, @X0DNNTP@X0F, @X0DFTP @X0Fand dynamic @X0DHTML @X0Fgeneration.  We think
  you'll be shocked by the contrast.  If you run a large system on
  several servers and many simultaneous users the price difference is
  even more extreme.  Don't pay more than you have to for add-on's that
  should be included in the basic system.  Buy MetaWorlds!
 
  Benchmarks determining the maximum number of simultaneous users that a
  single computer can service are not yet available and will be
  published at a later time.  Because of the highly efficient design of
  the software, we expect that the MetaWorlds servers will be able to
  service a high number of users per computer.  Of course, the maximum
  number of users that can be simultaneously serviced at any given time
  will depend largely on what those users are doing at the time.
 
