B&L News
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Odyssey 4.4 Maintenance Release 14 Now Available
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B&L featured in Foundry Management and Technology
Read how B&L is revolutionizing metalcasting with Software as a Service, Supplier and Customer Portals, and On-Line Communities. -
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop Selects Odyssey
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Manitowoc Grey Iron Featured in Modern Casting
Manitowoc Grey Iron Foundry plots its survival by operating according to a central rule -
Schedule Board Enhancements in the Latest Odyssey Release
Schedule by metal type is now available! -
B&L Information Systems Announces the Supplier Portal Module
Take the paper out of your supply chain!
B&L Events
Odyssey Supplier Portal WebinarMay 22, 2012
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Spectrum '12 Date And Location Announcement
September 09, 2012
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Licensing Options
B&L has one of the industry’s most flexible licensing programs available. Whether you are a 15 employee shop or 1,000 employees, our flexible licensing models ensure you have access to world-class software solutions. Our licensing models include:
Traditional Licensing
With Traditional Licensing, companies purchase a right to use license with an upfront payment and then pay a yearly maintenance rate. The customer is responsible for the servers and all corresponding software.
Software as a Service – Self Hosted
With Software as a Service – Self Hosted, companies pay a monthly subscription rate based on users but host Odyssey on their own servers. The monthly subscription covers Odyssey software, support and maintenance, and enhancement releases. The customer is responsible for the servers.
Software as a Service – B&L Cloud
With Software as a Service – B&L Cloud, companies use Odyssey over the Internet and pay a monthly subscription rate based on the number of users. This monthly payment covers Odyssey software, Odyssey maintenance, server, and server maintenance.
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Traditional Licensing
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Software as a Service - Self Hosted
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Software as a Service - B&L Cloud
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Pricing Model
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Perpetual | Monthly subscription fee | Monthly subscription fee |
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Maintenance
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18% | Included | Included |
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IT Operations
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Customer Provides | Customer Provides | Included |
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Hardware
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Customer Purchases | Customer Purchases | Included |
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Base System
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Included - Five user minimum | Included - Three user minimum | Included - Three user minimum |
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User License Type
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Concurrent | Concurrent | Concurrent |
Base System includes Cost Estimating and RFQ Tracking, Order Processing, Production Scheduling, Quality Assurance, Certifications, Job Cost, Product Inventory Management, Purchasing/Material Inventory Management, Shipping and Invoicing , Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Pattern/Die Management, Heat Analysis, Purchased Castings, Forecasting and Sales Analysis
Optional Modules include Odyssey Shop Floor Manager, Maintenance Management, Intelligent Views, EDI Interface, Supplier Portal, Production Interface, and the Odyssey Translator.
Concurrent Licensing is the number of users accessing Odyssey simultaneously. This model allows customers to purchase a number of licenses equal to the largest number of users likely to be active at a given time, rather than the total number of users in the environment.