Options and Add-Ons

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The following options and add-ons are available, and may be required for your intended use of Currency Server:

• CPU Upgrade license (for servers with more than one CPU)
• Multiple FX Servers license (to aggregate or cross-check data, for redundancy, etc.)
• One Web Service Client license for each remote client, or one Unlimited Web Service Clients license (only for remote clients which directly access the Currency Server Web service interface)
• Exchange rate data subscription (not required for the free feeds offered by the many public and official sources which are supported by the software)

Registration of these components is performed via the Software tab of Currency Server Manager, or via additional configuration and deployment options. For pricing information, please refer to the Purchase Page.

CPUs

The standard version of Currency Server is licensed for a single server with one physical CPU (microprocessor). In order to run Currency Server on servers with more than one physical CPU you can check the number of CPUs in the Software tab of Currency Server Manager (e.g. if an evaluation version is installed) and then select the appropriate CPU Upgrade license from the purchase page. Additional upgrades can be installed to double the number of licensed CPUs.

Multiple FX Servers

The standard version of Currency Server supports exchange rate data updates from a single data source of your choice. The data source can be changed at any time, however data aggregation, cross-checks and failover involving multiple sources are not supported in the standard configuration. If you require this advanced feature, then you need the Multiple FX Servers license.

Web Service Clients

The software license includes direct access to the software interfaces from unlimited local clients, and places no limitations on local or remote client access once the data has been exported or otherwise processed (via SQL, ASP, file upload, etc.) More specifically, COM/ActiveX clients never need a separate client license, and one Web service client license is included with the Currency Server software for local access.

If the Currency Server software itself is accessed directly by remote clients via the Web service interface, then one Web service client license is required for each remote (i.e. on a computer other than where Currency Server is running) client accessing the Currency Server software, or a single Unlimited Web Service Clients license is required for access by unlimited clients.

The Unlimited Web Service Clients license becomes less expensive than the sum of the individual client licenses after about 10 individual client licenses. If you prefer to purchase individual licenses you will be able to replace them with an unlimited clients license at no additional cost after you reach 12 client licenses.

Currency Data Feeds

No options or add-ons are required to access exchange rate data, unless the data source itself requires a subscription. The Currency Server software supports multiple free and official feeds that do not require a subscription, in which case there are no costs other than the software license itself. The software license does not limit in any way the currency exchange rate data that can be accessed with the software, or the use that can be made with said data. This type of restriction, if any, is usually set by the specific data provider. Some of the supported providers, especially private providers, do place some limitations on data use and redistribution, typically including at least some disclaimers, but most public and official institutions do not place restrictions on the use of the data.

Cloanto itself provides both a managed service (not required or intended for use by Currency Server) and a data feed for use by Currency Server. The managed services are unrelated from the Currency Server offering (the software does not make any use of this data or service). The dedicated data feed, instead, is free for Currency Server clients, and complements additional free and subscription-based offerings by third parties, which are all supported by the software.

Additional Options

The software can further be extended by adding the following types of custom components:

• Data Source Filters (e.g. to support new data sources)
• Client Validation Modules (e.g. to implement custom subscription-based services)
• Custom Action Modules (e.g. to upload data to a remote server, or feed data into a database)

Currency Server includes detailed development documentation for the above items. Examples and source code are also available. Custom development services are also available.

Currency Server ships with several data source filters. These filters are also available under a source code license.

Volume licenses, site licenses, ISP licenses and data source software bundling options are also available.