Product Life Policy

It is important to keep the software on any computer system up-to-date.  Point Clark Networks has been providing software maintenance on our products for over 5 years and will continue to maintain future products for years to come.  Software maintenance includes:

  • Bug fixes
  • Software enhancements
  • Automatic updates

The ClarkConnect Enterprise Edition is maintained for at least 5 years after the product release date (see adjacent table).

The ClarkConnect Community Edition is maintained for approximately 18 months after the product release date (see adjacent table).

 
Product End of Life
Enterprise Edition
Enterprise Edition 4.x Sept 1, 2012
Professional Edition
Professional Edition 3.x Sept 1, 2008
Professional Edition 2.x July 1, 2007
Office Edition
Office Edition 4.x Sept 1, 2012
Office Edition 3.x Sept 1, 2008
Office Edition 2.x July 1, 2007
Community Edition
Community Edition 4.x Sept 1, 2008
Home Edition
Home Edition 3.x (Licensed) Sept 1, 2008
Home Edition 3.x (Free) July 1, 2006

Product Upgrade Policy

For any purchased editions (including those bundled with Gateway Services) a license includes upgrades for all minor releases.  For instance, a license purchased for 3.0 includes free upgrades to 3.1, 3.2, etc., but not 4.0.  You can expect a major release about once every 12 to 18 months.

Upgrades to the current major release will be priced at 40% to 65% of the non-upgrade price.  For instance, upgrading a system from 2.1 to 4.1 will cost 40-65% of the list price.