Requirements Engineering Software
We offer objectiF RM in two different variations: for rent as software as a service or for purchase to run the software locally on your workstations. Our support services are available to you in both the rental and purchase options. The responsibility for running the software remains with you. You can read here which scenario best suits your situation.
Software as a Service can be used on a monthly basis. Read handling and prices.
Getting started with objectiF RM in less than 1 hour. All you need is renting a defined software and hardware infrastructure at Amazon Web Services, as well as monthly objectiF RM licences. microTOOL will provide an Amazon Machine Image that produces an Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). And you are good to go.
The required infrastructure at Amazon Web Services
To run objectiF RM in the cloud as Software as a Service you need an Amazon Web Services Account. This account enables you to rent an infrastructure with software and hardware. There are two alternatives to use objectiF RM:
Amazon Web Services offers the usage of the Microsoft licenses on a monthly basis. For hardware we recommend you to use the so-calle “m4.large” with 2 virtual CPS and 8 GB Memory for both alternatives. The MS SQL Server Express 2014 is limited to 1 GB Memory and 10 GB data volume, so if you need more we recommend the MS SQL Server Standard 2014.
microTOOL will provide an Amazon Machine Image, which produces an Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), as well as objectiF RM licenses for montly rent.
The prices for EC2 vary. You can find the prices for a package with a MS Windows Server 2012 RTM and a MS SQL Server Express 2014 in Frankfurt/Germany here. You can find the prices for a package with a MS Windows Server R2 RTM and a MS SQL Standard Server 2014 in Frankfurt/Germany here.
The deliverables from microTOOL using Software as a Service
You will receive the complete infrastructure package necessary for running objectiF RM in the Cloud upon delivery of the Amazon Machine Image from microTOOL. That image includes the licensing of the objectiF RM server, the objectiF RM clients, objectiF RM web services and the objectiF RM web clients. The MS Internet Information Service will be pre-configured for the useage of the objectiF RM web service. Temporary objectiF RM licenses and local certificates are provided. Additionally mechanisms for updating logins, URLs, as well as configurations to change names of virtual private clouds are in place. With the delivery made by microTOOL you are ready to start immediately. And after the delivery of your objectiF RM monthly licenses you can activate them and replace the temporary licenses in your EC2.
| Product | Monthly product fee for every concurrent user* |
|---|---|
| objectiF RM | 59.00 € |
How does rental work? You decide on the number of licenses based on the number of users who will simultaneously work on the system. Then you rent the number of concurrent user licenses for a month. The rental period begins the moment you receive the license key. The rent will automatically be extended by a month if you do not cancel within 3 days of the end of the rental month. You can cancel simply by sending an email to info@microtool.de or a fax to +49 (30) 46447 14. The agreement with Amazon must be terminated separately.
The license rental fee includes hotline support and an update service. Updates are made available to your designated administrator as .MSI or .MSP files.
Software as a Service, sample calculation with a MS Windows Server and a MS SQL Server Express
So you’ve chosen an option with a MS Windows Server 2012 RTM and an MS SQL Server Express 2014 from Frankfurt with the recommended „m4.large“ and 3* objectiF RM as Software as a Service. What monthly costs can you expect?
Amazon Web Services charges $ 0.212 per hour, that is: € 0,18 per hour (Calculated 23.03.2018). Daily that amounts to € 4,32 and € 129,60 a month in a 30 day month.
1* objectiF RM as Software as a Service we charge € 59.- per month. That would amount to € 177.- for 3 concurrent user licenses.
The package only costs you € 306,60.
Software as a Service, sample calculation with a MS Windows Server and a MS SQL Server Standard
So you’ve chosen an option with MS Windows Server R2 RTM and an MS SQL Server Standard 2014 from Frankfurt with the recommended “m4.large” and 5* objectiF RM as Software as a Service. What monthly costs can you expect?
Amazon Web Services charges $ 0.692 per hour, that is: € 0,57 per hour (Calculated 23.03.2018). Daily that amounts to € 13,68 and € 410,40 a month in a 30 day month. (You could reduce these costs by, for example, stopping the services at night to eliminate some hours.)
1* objectiF RM as Software as a Service we charge € 59.- per month. That would amount to € 295.-. for 5 concurrent user licenses.
The package only costs you € 705,40.
objectiF RM is a client and server tool. All information and results are managed by objectiF RM in a central data bank. For operation, you need at least one concurrent user license from objectiF RM and a server license. With three concurrent user licenses, you can install objectiF RM in all your desired workplaces and use them all at the same time as a network or via a browser. The system requirements for objectiF RM and objectiF RPM are identical.
| Product | Catalog price per license* |
|---|---|
| objectiF RM | 690.00 € |
| Additionally required server license | Catalog price per license* |
|---|---|
| objectiF RM Server Small (for up to ten simultaneous users) | 1,190.00 € |
| objectiF RM Server Medium (for up to 25 simultaneous users) | 4,490.00 € |
| objectiF RM Server Large (from 26 simultaneous users) | 6,990.00 € |
| Maintenance including hotline support und updates | Percentage of the sales price |
|---|---|
| Annual fee of total sales price of objectiF RM license | 20% |
*All prices are subject to VAT.
As part of maintenance, we offer support in the installation of objectiF RM and also for its use. You can contact our support team Monday to Friday from 09:00 until 17:00 CET via the phone on 030/467086-20, or via email at service@microtool.de.
As a microTOOL user, you have an active influence on the further development of our product. Just tell us your requirements! We normally offer two new versions of objectiF RM Versionen each calendar year. The new features are documented in hand books, change logs and in the online help. When a new version becomes available, we will inform the agreed-upon contact person and send the new features via email as .msi or .msp files. New versions do not have to be installed, because updates are also possible via multiple releases. The migration of existing data is achieved simply with the press of a button.
“The microTOOL support team is flexible and reacts promptly to our requests. Specific issues are solved very quickly. microTOOL provides competent support at any time. Customization requests are treated with genuine interest and enthusiasm and are even factored into release planning.”
If you have questions about the licensing of objectiF RM then please get in touch with us. If you need an individual offer, if you want to upgrade an old version, from setting up a server to migration to another level, or to organize a useful training – we are here for you and will be glad to give you a call!
