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See [http://userwiki.neosys.com/index.php/Demonstration_versions_of_NEOSYS_and_evaluation_periods NEOSYS Demo and Evaluation periods] | See [http://userwiki.neosys.com/index.php/Demonstration_versions_of_NEOSYS_and_evaluation_periods NEOSYS Demo and Evaluation periods] | ||
===What is NEOSYS software payment and delivery terms=== | |||
NEOSYS payment is required in advance. | |||
Clients must make an initial 6 month commitment by paying the licensing fee for the first 6 months. Further payments can be made on a quarterly basis. The software will be delivered within 2 working days after receipt of payment. Our fee is inclusive of all implementation, training, support and maintenance done remotely. There will be additional charges if you require onsite implementation and training for clients outside UAE. | |||
Asking for payment in advance motivates clients and NEOSYS to work on the project and do not allow the project to fail as it will be a waste of effort and time for both NEOSYS and clients. Our collection of money is actually aimed at ensuring the success of the project not simply to avoid risk to NEOSYS. | |||
=== What is considered as the installation and billing period/date? === | === What is considered as the installation and billing period/date? === |
Revision as of 12:13, 1 February 2015
Can we have a trial version of NEOSYS?
Unfortunately we don’t have a provision for free trial & the reasons are:
- It will take as much time & effort to configure & train a full trial system as establishing a live system
- Our system is tried and tested over many years
- We don’t ask for a huge upfront fees, the 6 months fee is very reasonable for a system with such features, so I suggest we can set it up and we can add on a few new features that you would like to add.
- We are happy to spend more time demonstrating the system to gain users acceptance
- There is a demo system online for you to experiment
See NEOSYS Demo and Evaluation periods
What is NEOSYS software payment and delivery terms
NEOSYS payment is required in advance.
Clients must make an initial 6 month commitment by paying the licensing fee for the first 6 months. Further payments can be made on a quarterly basis. The software will be delivered within 2 working days after receipt of payment. Our fee is inclusive of all implementation, training, support and maintenance done remotely. There will be additional charges if you require onsite implementation and training for clients outside UAE.
Asking for payment in advance motivates clients and NEOSYS to work on the project and do not allow the project to fail as it will be a waste of effort and time for both NEOSYS and clients. Our collection of money is actually aimed at ensuring the success of the project not simply to avoid risk to NEOSYS.
What is considered as the installation and billing period/date?
Installation is done within 2 working days after receipt of the first payment(for 6 months) is confirmed.
Billing cycle starts from the date we start work which is installation date.
If there is any dead period due to lack of client staff availability or other reasons for one month or more meaning absolutely NO activity either by client or NEOSYS after installation and before going live then the start date of the period of the first renewal of software licence and support fee may be delayed by the duration of the dead period.
Is NEOSYS compatible with Mac?
The Job and Timesheets module are fully compatible with Mac; users of both Media and Finance are usually PC users. See NEOSYS Software Browser and OS requirements
What is the minimum period for subscription?
Minimum period for subscription is 3 months after the initial period of 6 months.
What is the notice period for termination of NEOSYS services?
There is no notice period.
Will NEOSYS refund the advance payment in case of termination of services?
No. There are no refunds for initial or quarterly fees paid in advance.
What happens after contract with NEOSYS is terminated?
- NEOSYS locks data entry for future periods.
- NEOSYS allows accessing old data & to edit this data for 1 year.
- Any support required in this time will be charged extra
How will the data be handed over to the client after the end of contract?
Client users are responsible for taking soft copy of the data from NEOSYS.
See How to export data from NEOSYS
Where is NEOSYS hosted?
NEOSYS can be hosted on NEOSYS servers or on a dedicated server at the client's premises. We highly recommend hosting on NEOSYS initially as it is a great way to start immediately, without wasting time on acquiring a server. Starting on NEOSYS servers is instant and switching to your server, if and when you acquire one, is simple and free too. Also hosting on NEOSYS in-house server is cheaper in terms of cost.
What will be the cost if we maintain the data in our server instead of hosting on NEOSYS servers?
If NEOSYS is installed and hosted on NEOSYS servers, we provide a discount. If NEOSYS is installed on the client's server then the discount does not apply
Who will administrate the system?
NEOSYS Support staff will administrate the system.
Will NEOSYS Support staff have access to the server?
Yes. NEOSYS support agreement is conditional on being able to access your server at all times. See Agreement with Client IT to provide remote support
We will sign a Confidentiality Agreement with you to assure you that your data is safe and will not be shared with anyone under any circumstance.
Is it OK for NEOSYS to have access to data?
- Access at all times to client data is becoming a standard practice in the modern computer industry.
- Data theft is present not just with 24x7 access, but it could be at any time from anyone and we have various security measures to tackle this risk.
- It is almost impossible to create a product to the extent where one can guarantee that NOBODY except the users have access to the data.
- If a situation arises where integration is required then programmers will require access to data to understand user requirements
- NEOSYS Support staff sign Non-Disclosure agreements assuring that client data always remains confidential.
- We expect you to trust our professionalism like our all our clients because objection to access at all times is a misguided reaction
What about NEOSYS and Security?
Most of our clients have NEOSYS installed inside their office only our smaller clients have it installed on NEOSYS servers. Our clients are extremely security conscious and we know all about how to ensure security Key points about NEOSYS security:
- Dedicated server: Ensures that it won’t be shared with other applications that might require several access to the server. This will help NEOSYS to provide the needed services without need of any other IT person to access the server.
- Confidentiality Agreement: NEOSYS will sign a confidentiality agreement between with the client to assure them that we are their data is safe with us, and will never be shared with anyone under any circumstance.
- HTTPS: NEOSYS Users use HTTPS to access the system, which is more secure compared to HTTP
- Multi-level permissions: Configure and manipulate access for different users based on permissions given to them e.g. User A has read only access whereas User B has read and write access, User A has access to Media only, but User B has access to Media and Finance etc.
- Warnings and email notifications with IP information are sent to management and NEOSYS support in case of password reset attempts. This will help identify malicious attempts to access NEOSYS
- Access Restriction by IP number: If client wishes to allow access to NEOSYS from outside the office then we can restrict from exactly where this is allowed
- Encryption: The raw data is encrypted and can only be accessed by NEOSYS software
- Access is audited: User info with IP information is logged whenever a user logs in and uses NEOSYS