Statement of Work for Electronic Software Delivery Hosting Services between SPSS Inc. and GlobalWare Solutions, Inc.
This agreement is between SPSS Inc. and GlobalWare Solutions, Inc. (GWS) for the hosting and delivery of SPSS's software products through GWS's electronic software delivery (ESD) platform. GWS will provide hosting, support, training, backup, and account management services for SPSS's software, enabling secure downloads for SPSS customers. The agreement lasts for two years, automatically renewing for one-year terms unless terminated with proper notice. Both parties have defined roles, responsibilities, and service levels, with provisions for changes, support response times, and invoicing.
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1. Terms and Conditions | 3 | |||
1.1 Duration of Statement of Work | 3 | |||
1.2 Change Control | 3 | |||
1.3 Deviation | 3 | |||
2. Background/Summary/Overview | 3 | |||
2.1 Business Engagement | 3 | |||
2.2 Quality Assurance | 3 | |||
3. Definitions | 4 | |||
4. Scope of Services | 4 | |||
4.1 Support Services | 4 | |||
4.2 Training | 4 | |||
4.3 Backup Copies | 4 | |||
4.4 Professional Services | 4 | |||
4.5 Account Management | 4 | |||
4.6 Reports, Automated Files & Emails, Tracking | 4 | |||
5. Assumptions, Pre-requisites and Dependencies | 4 | |||
6. Service Level Remedies | 4 | |||
7. Roles and Responsibilities | 4 | |||
7.1 Client Team Management Role | 4 | |||
7.2 Account Management Role | 4 | |||
7.3 Meetings | 4 | |||
7.4 Resources | 4 | |||
8. Pricing, Commitment & Invoicing | 4 | |||
8.1 Invoicing | 4 | |||
8.2 Electronic Software Delivery Pricing | 4 | |||
9. Customer email notification and email domain use | 4 | |||
10. Acceptance | 4 |
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1. | Terms and Conditions |
2. | Background/Summary/Overview |
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3. | Definitions | |
Data Share GWS online system that allows SPSS to upload new or updated product information and tracks the proofing in GWS environment. | ||
GlobalView GWS online systems that provides SPSS information related to order tracking, inventory counts, etc. | ||
Ongoing Services means the service being provided by GWS in hosting and delivering SPSS products through electronic fulfilment. | ||
Term means the term of this Statement of Work. | ||
Support Services means the support, maintenance, and training services that GWS will provide SPSS with respect to the ESD. | ||
Professional Services refers to services that GWS may provide to SPSS outside of the terms and conditions of this Statement of Work. Professional Services may encompass, but not be limited to, consulting advisory, development, and/or integration services. | ||
Named Administrative User refers to an SPSS Employee identified by SPSS that requires systems access to either GlobalView, CSTools, or both, and requiring some level of support in their use of those tools. |
4. | Scope of Services | |
Throughout the term of this Statement of Work, GWS and SPSS agree to engage in Electronic Software Delivery meaning GWS hereby agrees to provide SPSS, and SPSS hereby agrees to purchase from GWS, Electronic Software Delivery Services, subject to the terms and conditions herein. GWS Electronic Software Delivery Hosting Services will provide a means for SPSS to host its proprietary software products and enable those products for download by SPSS customers by accessing a fully secured entitlement area on the GWS website. |
| For priority 1 issues, which are defined and considered to be issues preventing use of the system and/or a breach of information security or customer data privacy.: |
| During the GWS business operations hours Monday Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST), SPSS may contact GWS by pager with GWS acknowledgement of receipt and request within 15 minutes. | ||
| Outside of the Monday Friday, 9:00 AM 5:00 PM PST, SPSS may contact GWS by pager with GWS acknowledgement of receipt and request within 60 minutes, |
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| For priority 2 issues, which are defined and considered to be degradation of service and/or performance: |
| Phone and email support Monday Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM PST with GWS acknowledgement of receipt and request within 60 minutes, |
| For non priority 1 and 2 issues: |
| Phone and email support Monday Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM PST with GWS acknowledgement of receipt and request by next business day, |
| Adding new SKUs | ||
| Updating exiting SKUs | ||
| Removing existing SKUs |
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| Performance issues | ||
| Scheduled outages of Electronic Software Delivery Hosting Service | ||
| Anticipated changes in service levels | ||
| Commitment level changes | ||
| Personal services requirements | ||
| Other periodic and germane topics |
Report(s) | Type / Source | Intended Audience | Frequency | |||
SPSS down load Usage by Month | OLRM | SPSS Vendor Manager | Monthly | |||
Ship Confirm File | GWS Automated System File | SPSS Order Management | Ad-hoc | |||
Order Notification & Confirmation | Power Acess generates an automated Email | SPSS Customer | Ad-hoc | |||
Order Tracking | View entire order OLRM | SPSS Customer Service | Ad-hoc | |||
CSTOOLs allow SPSS Customer Service to interact with Power Access. | ||||||
Revenue Recognition Report | OLRM | SPSS Fulfilment & Distribution | Monthly/Quarterly | |||
Invoices | Email and USPS | SPSS Vendor Manager | Monthly by the 5th day |
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| The ability to host SPSS Electronic Software Delivery will be dependent upon the successful implementation of the Electronic Software Delivery setup project, described in a separate, mutually agreed upon Statement of Work. | ||
| SPSS will work with GWS to ensure access to relevant data and resources is made available as necessary to the success of project operations. |
a) | scheduled maintenance windows and | ||
b) | an Event of Force Majeure, as provided in the Agreement | ||
c) | issues associated with SPSS-provided or SPSS-leased local area networks or ISP connections; | ||
d) | SPSS use of unapproved or modified hardware or software with the Electronic Software Delivery Hosting Service; and | ||
e) | issues arising from the misuse of the Electronic Software Delivery Hosting Service by SPSS, its employees, agents, customers, and/or contractors and | ||
f) | issues with national Internet authorities, 3rd-party ISPs or Internet backbone providers having no business relationship with GWS for purposes of providing this Electronic Software Delivery Hosting Service, or the Internet in general, that are beyond the GWS control. |
1. | SPSS shall notify GWS in writing within thirty (30) days of the close of each calendar month that a service level violation has occurred. | ||
2. | GWS will issue SPSS an SLA credit and apply that credit to the upcoming monthly invoice. If this Statement of Work is terminated and SPSS cannot use the credits, then GWS shall send SPSS a check for the total remaining credit within thirty (30) days from the termination date. | ||
3. | Credits due (if any) will be calculated monthly and will be based on cumulative down time per month | ||
4. | Downtimes will be calculated from the time SPSS notifies GWS that there is an outage to the time GWS has communicated to SPSS that the outage has been resolved. |
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5. | If there is down time, resulting in service level violations in any two out of three consecutive calendar months, SPSS may terminate this Statement of Work without penalty on (30) days prior written notice to GWS. | ||
6. | GWS and SPSS will agree on the contents and process of the availability reporting. If GWS current availability reporting is not adequate to prove to both parties the duration and scope of an outage, GWS agrees to make available to SPSS a mutually agreeable availability reporting solution. |
§ | Implements SOW, manages change, and integrates services for new requirements | ||
§ | Identifies and aligns internal GWS resources by location globally and departments as required to support current or requirements | ||
§ | Identifies Account Manager (AM) requirements globally and coordinates team dedicated to SPSS | ||
§ | Identifies lines of communication and paths of escalation internally and with SPSS | ||
§ | Establishes and maintain program for Continuous Improvement | ||
§ | Coordinates special projects (i.e SPSS Prentice Hall) or events (i.e.SPSS EOQ) | ||
§ | Coordinates Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR) to measure performance and improve business relationship | ||
§ | Serves as escalation point from Account Manager and/ or SPSS to Director of Client Services and Quality Assurance |
§ | Ensure there is consistent contact and communication about relationship and any special needs for escalation and/or system alerts | ||
§ | Ensures that service levels of SOW are being maintained | ||
§ | Financial management to ensure ongoing fees and invoices are accurate and any additional work is scoped and accounted for | ||
§ | Specifically, SPSS will be required to: |
o | Participate in meetings | ||
o | Provide information on up-coming releases or any activities that will have an impact to the SPSS / GWS relationship | ||
o | Identify improvement opportunities | ||
o | Ensure quarterly score carding |
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o | Follow-up on SPSS action items for closure |
§ | Specifically, GWS will be required to: |
o | Coordinate and enable SPSS to perform system availability reviews | ||
o | Identify improvement opportunities | ||
o | Coordinate and distribute materials for formal meetings | ||
o | Follow-up on GWS action items for closure | ||
o | Identification of any GWS major changes (Systems, organizational, etc.) that could have an impact on the SPSS / GWS relationship | ||
o | Perform review of access controls |
Meetings | Frequency | Meeting Content | ||
Vendor Management Meetings | Bi-Weekly - 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month | New Product Releases Issues, etc | ||
Business Review Meetings | Quarterly- 2nd Tuesday of each quarter | Quarterly Vendor Score Card and Service Level reviews Inventory Reviews SPSS Physical Fulfilment & Distribution Improvement opportunities Review GWS access lists (see Appendix D) Discuss Upcoming Changes | ||
Ad-hoc Meetings | As Needed | Address issues that require immediate attention |
Resource Group | Member | Key Responsibilities | ||
Vendor Manager SPSS | Rich Berkman Director E-Business Solutions | Represent SPSS in managing the on-going relationship with GWS | ||
Account Manager | Jerry Alexander | Represent GWS in managing the ongoing relationship and general account management activities with SPSS | ||
Service Level Manager | Terry Schohn Vice President, Corporate Administration | Represent SPSS in monitoring contractual service levels. Accountable to SPSS customers to maintain level of service in their respective regions. |
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8. | Pricing, Commitment & Invoicing |
§ | GWS AM will track costs according to contracted fees for goods and services | ||
§ | GWS AM will manage POs and will create system sales orders and monitor invoice process | ||
§ | GWS Finance will generate invoices for goods on an ongoing basis | ||
§ | GWS Finance will generate an invoice for services on a monthly basis |
One Time Setup | ||||
Item | Fee | Monthly Fees | ||
Recurring Monthly Fees | ||||
Flat Monthly Rate for hosting and operation and all-you-can-eat up to 1.2 Terabytes (est. about 2000 downloads @ 300Mb each). | N/A | $14,000/month | ||
Cost for each additional committed Terabyte per month | N/A | $1,975.00 per committed Terabyte | ||
Cost per Megabyte above SPSS committed monthly Terabyte level. | N/A | $.015 per megabyte | ||
Per user Entitlement Management, unlimited user Entitlement Management areas. | N/A | Waived | ||
Call Center Support | ||||
Customer Service Tools Setup (inc 10 reps) | $1200 | |||
Training for CS reps | $1000 per session | |||
Setup additional reps | $600/batch up to 10 | |||
Maintenance for CSTOOLS, includes 2nd level support for up to 5 incidents per month | N/A | $300 up to 50 reps | ||
Reporting | ||||
Online Report Manager reporting application, includes orders, inventory, shipping, downloads, download regulatory reports, serial number tracking, traffic. | Included | Included |
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10. | Acceptance | |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective dually authorized officers or representatives as of the Effective Date, which is defined as the date that the last party signs. |
SPSS: | GWS: | |||
SPSS Inc. | GlobalWare Solutions, Inc. | |||
233 S. Wacker Drive, 11th floor, | 200 Ward Hill Ave | |||
Chicago, Illinois 60606 | Haverhill, MA 01835 | |||
Signed and Agreed By: | Signed and Agreed by: | |||
/s/ Raymond H. Panza | April 7, 2008 | /s/ John P. Viliesis | 3-28-08 | |
(Signature) | (Date) | (Signature) | (Date) | |
Raymond H. Panza | EVP & CFO | John P. Viliesis | CFO | |
(Name) | (Title) | (Name) | (Title) |
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