BBOLT@vm.ucs.UAlberta.CA (Bob Bolt) (05/16/90)
Quota, originally marketed under the name DoppleMaker, is a
networking utility that works with any AppleTalk compatible
networking software to give network administrators the
ability to specify the number of users that can have an
application open simultaneously. Instead of purchasing one
copy of an application for each user on your network, you
purchase only the maximum number of copies that will be used
at any given time, saving you from the expense of purchasing
software which will not be productively used.
Using Quota, you can ensure that there is no infringement on
a distributor's copyright. Only the number of copies that you
have purchased can be launched. Quota maintains a record of
the number of copies of each application that are currently
open Q when a user quits the application, Quota allows
someone else to launch it.
Quota uses a Status file to provide information and control
over the network. The network administrator can specify how
many copies of each application can be launched and can edit
this quantity as required. Quota also maintains a record of
the total number of times each application has been launched,
the number of times a request has been made to launch an
application when all copies were in use and the greatest
number of copies open at the same time. This information can
be invaluable in determining whether software is being used
productively.
An added benefit of using Quota is that it provides an
additional level of copy protection for your applications.
Each actual application is hidden from the user's view and a
visually identical "Clone" takes its place. A user can copy
the Clone, but it is useless on any disk other than the one
from which it was copied Q the original application remains
safely protected on the file server.
Quota is easy to use. Network administrators can monitor or
edit an application's status from any network node without
disrupting network activity. Quota is not a concurrent
application; this means that network spooling or electronic
mail is not affected. Although Quota is MultiFinder
compatible, the Clones which it creates are not MultiFinder
compatible in this version.
Quota works with most Macintosh applications; including word
processors, graphics applications, spreadsheets, data bases
and programming languages. Quota can be used with
AppleShare, AlisaShare and Netware networking software, as
well as any other AppleTalk compatible network running system
6.02 or newer.
Quota's price is based on the number of workstations
connected to each file server:
- 10-user license: $299.00
- 20-user license: $499.00
- 50-user license: $999.00
Site licenses are also available. We are presently working on
a major upgrade and will ship the new version at no charge to
all customers who purchase after April 1, 1990.
For more information, contact Proteus Technology at 10168-88
Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5H 1P3 or phone (403)
426-6794.