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Choosing the best between Hydra Server and Hydra Online
Byssus Hydra is provided as a service or as a product.
Hydra (server product)
The Hydra product comes with the following components:
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Main software server: to run the service on a hardware platform of your choice (Linux or Windows).
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Administration tools: to configure and execute the service, to manage the data used by the service, and to generate reports.
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Software Development Kit: to create and configure libraries specific to an application, version or package; to create libraries for each supported compiler. No limits on how many applications can be protected.
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Documentation.
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Technical support: access to hotline for 3 months; software maintenance for 1 year.
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Hydra Online (hosted managed service)
Byssus Hydra Online is a fully managed service that includes:
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Generation of libraries on demand. No limit in term of applications, versions or packages.
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Unlimited number of application trials and licence activations over the Internet.
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Growth of the server farm as traffic increases in line with increase in sales, new applications and versions.
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All systems and network management: configuration, security, backups, tuning, upgrades, etc.
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Monthly reports: statistics and non-personal customer information.
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All hardware and bandwidth costs.
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Technical support: access to hotline for 3 months
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Byssus's Hydra Online Checkout is an optional extension to Hydra Online. It adds additional services which are not found in the product version of Hydra:
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Credit & Debit card payment processing.
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Prevention, detection and protection against card fraud.
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Monthly reports: accounting, revenue, VAT.
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All bank commissions and fees related to card payment over the Internet.
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All additional bandwidth and CPU costs.
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How to choose
Elements to take into account when choosing: (see article TBD !!!!!)
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Availability of staff to manage and monitor service 24/7 and to handle all day-to-day operations.
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Sales performance of your application(s).
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How important it is for you to keep focus on core competencies, ie: software development.
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Desire to outsource or to keep control of licensing and payment in-house.
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Willingness to provide choice and flexibility to customers regarding payment.
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