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GlobalSCAPE Plan Ahead™ Maintenance and Priority Support Plan
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GlobalSCAPE periodically releases both major version upgrades and minor updates or maintenance releases of its software.
Releases for Licensed Software are categorized as Major Releases or Maintenance Releases:
- Major Release means a new release of the Licensed Software that incorporates the last Maintenance Release(s) (if any) and may include additional enhancements to the Licensed Software. Major Releases may include architectural changes and major feature changes, as well as new features and functionality. Major Releases are designated by the numbers immediately to the left and right of the decimal point, such as 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, etc. In general, we will issue a Major Release every nine (9) to eighteen (18) months.
- Maintenance Release means a release of the Licensed Software that provides cumulative Bug Fixes for a particular Major Release. A Maintenance Release typically does not contain new features or new functionality. Maintenance releases are made available to our customers via the GlobalSCAPE website and typically are provided as full versions of the Licensed Software that can be deployed as a new install or as an upgrade. Maintenance Release nomenclature adds a decimal and additional number to the right of the Major Release version number (e.g. 5.2.15, 6.0.11, etc.). In general, we will issue a Maintenance Release every three (3) to six (6) months.
GlobalSCAPE registration serial numbers are valid for all minor updates within the same major version. For example, a serial number for version 6.0 can also be used for version 6.1, 6.2 or with any other 6.x version update, however the same serial number will not activate version 7.0 or any other major version upgrade.
Eligible users that are covered by maintenance and support plan receive all major upgrades and minor updates that are publicly released during the term of their agreement at no additional charge. Free upgrades must be requested or obtained while the maintenance and support plan remains in force. If the maintenance and support plan expires and is not renewed, free upgrades cease to be available even if the relevant upgrade was publicly released during the time that the expired maintenance and support plan was effective.
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