[vicsireland] The beginning of the end for SMAs?

From: "Ciaran Ferry" <Ciaran.Ferry@xxxxxx>
To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:58:17 -0000
http://blog.serotek.com

Industry Standard SMAs No Longer Standard

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn - January 28, 2009 - Serotek Corporation, the leading 
provider of internet and digital information accessibility software and 
services,
today announced that it will no longer require a fee to upgrade or maintain any 
software in its product line.
Software companies traditional have charged fees under a contract, commonly 
known as a Software Maintenance Agreement (SMA), to upgrade to newer versions
of their software packages. Serotek will continue to provide regular upgrades 
and software improvements but will offer them free of charge to all Serotek
customers.
The announcement was formally made today at the Assistive Technology Industry 
Association (ATIA) annual conference in Orlando, Florida, with the company's
"RIP SMA" campaign. The first such offering of its kind, the news was met with 
great user enthusiasm.
"True to our belief that accessibility is right, not a privilege, we are 
excited to lead the industry in pronouncing SMAs are dead." said Mike Calvo, 
CEO,
Serotek Corporation, "Users of our System Access product line can now enjoy one 
price, one time, forever. And we encourage the industry to follow suit."
Reactions to this news can be found on the company's podcast, Serotalk, which 
is being broadcast live from the conference's Internet Café, which is being
sponsored by the Serotek Corporation. Those unable to attend the conference can 
listen to the Serotalk podcast by going to www.serotalk.com.


Ciaran Ferry
Web & e-Services,
ESB ICT Group,
27 Lower Fitzwilliam St,
Dublin 2, Ireland.

Tel:   +353-1-(70)27945
Email: Ciaran.Ferry@xxxxxx
Web:   http://www.esb.ie 



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