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Revelation Software Technical Services Overview
Revelation Software delivers a portfolio of application development
tools, deployment products and companion services that enable developers
to successfully implement robust, network-based applications. Our
strategy of ensuring the preservation of information systems and
application investments by our developer and user community has enabled
our customers to reuse, extend, enhance, and leverage their investments
in skills, and to successfully protect their investments in business
applications.
Revelation Software's mission is to excel and provide leadership in the
design, development, delivery, service, and support of component-based
application development tools for network computing architectures. Our
goal is to lead the market by enabling professional application
developers and development teams to implement and deploy distributed
Web- and network-based packaged and custom business applications.
Technical Services provides the focal point for this goal.
The services described below are for Revelation
customers in the Asia Pacific.
Technical Support Programs - Europe, Africa and the Middle East
For information on services offered in Europe, Africa and the Middle
East please contact Revelation Software Ltd in the UK on +44 (020) 8912 1000 or info@revsoft.co.uk.
Technical Support Programs - North and South America
For information on services offered in North and South America
contact Revelation Software Inc on +1 (201) 594-1422 or info@revelation.com.
Revelation Software offers a wide variety of pay-for and free Technical
Support programs. Within the portfolio is a combination of support
programs to fit your particular needs. See the table below for a summary
of our Technical Support Offerings.
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Installation Support - To ensure your successful
start-up with our products, we offer free 30-day installation
support to our registered OpenInsight, JOI and registered Network
Products customers. Installation support covers the installation
process and questions that may arise during the install. To take
advantage of your free 30 days of Installation Support, just call
our Customer Care Department and register your product. Installation
Support is available Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm Sydney time.
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Annual Basic Support - Basic Support provides WORKS
customers access to our expert staff of Technical Support Analysts
for support on most basic features documented in standard Revelation
Software product manuals.
Annual Basic Support is available for OpenInsight through the WORKS
program for $2,280 per developer (renewals are $1,430 per developer).
See the section on The
WORKS Program for more details. To purchase a WORKS subscription
with Basic Support, contact our Customer Care Department on 02 8003
4199. Basic Support is available Monday
through Friday, 9am to 5pm Sydney time.
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JOI Works -JOI WORKS Support is offered on an annual
basis providing access to our expert staff of Technical Support
Analysts through a toll-free support line. The Analysts provide
assistance with in-depth research, how-tos, and programming
techniques. WORKS Support is available for JOI through the JOI WORKS
program for $3,570 per developer (renewals are discounted per
developer). To purchase a JOI WORKS Support contract, contact our
Customer Care Department on 02 8003 4199. JOI
Support is available Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm Sydney time.
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Public
Online Discussion - Revelation Software
offers extensive online technical help on our web site at
www.revelation.com. The threaded “Online Discussion” is overseen
by the Revelation Software Technical Services staff as well as the
Revelation development and consulting community, including product
developers and long-time users of our products. The Online
Discussion is free and is available 24 hours a day. The primary
source for responses on this forum is the Revelation community at
large. Simply log on to http://www.revelation.com
and go to “Online Discussion.”
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WORKS
Online Discussion - Revelation offers a
high-priority Online Discussion to all WORKS subscribers which is
overseen by the Revelation Software Technical Services and
Development staff, as well as other WORKS subscribers. The For WORKS
Subscribers Online Discussion is free to WORKS subscribers and is
available 24 hours a day. This discussion provides a priority forum
for responses from Revelation Technical Support and Development. See
the section on The WORKS Program for more details.
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Private
WORKS Discussion - Revelation also offers
a high-priority, private Online Discussion to all WORKS subscribers.
This service lets you post privately to Revelation Technical
Services — no one else has access to your postings. The For WORKS
Subscribers Private Discussion is free to WORKS subscribers and is
available 24 hours a day. This discussion provides a priority forum
for responses from Revelation Technical Support. See the section on
The WORKS Program for more details.
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Supported Products and Versions - In order to ensure
that current customers receive the level and quality of support
required, Revelation maintains a schedule of supported products and
versions. Annual telephone technical support is available for
current products — OpenInsight and Network Products. Within those
product lines, Revelation will provide telephone support for all
versions released within the past year. For telephone support on
previous versions, or other product lines (excluding RevG), an
incident must be purchased.
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Incident Support - Revelation Software offers
support for a single incident for OpenInsight, Network Products, and
Advanced Revelation. Incident Support customers may speak to our
Technical Support Analysts to resolve a particular technical issue
for $550 per incident (inc GST). To purchase an incident, please contact us at
02 8003 4199. Incident Support is available
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Summary of Revelation Software’s Technical Support Offerings
| Technical Support Program |
Delivery Medium |
Cost |
Available for |
Versions supported |
Primary Source |
| Installation Support |
Telephone |
free |
OpenInsight, JOI,
Network Products |
current shipping version |
Revelation Technical Support Analysts |
| OpenInsight WORKS Support |
Telephone |
free to WORKS subscribers |
OpenInsight |
any version released within past year |
Revelation Technical Support Analysts |
JOI Works
Support |
Telephone |
free to JOI WORKS Subscribers |
JOI |
any version released within past year |
Revelation Technical Support Analysts |
| Incident Support |
Toll free telephone* |
$495 per incident |
OpenInsight,
Network Products,
Advanced Revelation |
any version |
Revelation Technical Support Analysts |
| Online Discussion (Public) |
Web |
free |
OpenInsight,
Network Products,
Advanced Revelation, RevG |
any version |
Revelation Community |
| Online Discussion (WORKS) |
Web |
free to WORKS subscribers |
OpenInsight |
any version released within past year |
Revelation Technical Support Analysts and
Development |
| Private Discussion (WORKS) |
Web |
free to WORKS subscribers |
OpenInsight |
any version released within past year |
Revelation Technical Support Analysts |
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