Acronis^® Advantage^SM

Acronis Advantage^SM Delivers Enhanced Support and Maintenance to Customers Worldwide

Designed to meet the customer service, support, and troubleshooting demands of our home and corporate customers, the Acronis Advantage program provides a variety of support options including a self service, pay-per-incident or subscription plan.

An enhanced self-service knowledge base library, expanded pay-per-incident support, and three subscription-based support programs aimed to provide customers with world-class service, at a level and cost that meet specific support needs. For the Acronis^® line of corporate products, the first year subscription of either the Acronis Advantage Standard or Premier level of service is included. Home customers can take advantage of an optional annual subscription service or pay per incident plan

The Acronis Advantage program offers:

• A personalized and flexible array of services
• Premier service levels featuring fast response times to critical issues
• Direct interaction with knowledgeable Acronis support professionals
• Available online training and demonstration content from field sales engineers
• Help for organizations in meeting their service level agreement (SLA) and Continuity of Operations Programs (COOP) requirements

Acronis Advantage

There are three versions of the Acronis Advantage program:

• Acronis Advantage Standard – Offers 12 x 5 support services Monday through Friday, 8am-8pm EST via phone, chat, and email with one of our dedicated support professionals. In the event of a critical system error, an engineer will respond within one business day. The first year of service is included with the Acronis line of corporate products.
• Acronis Advantage Premier – Offers 24 x 7 support services available via phone, chat, and email. Acronis Advantage Premier customers receive priority support in the event of a business-critical system error (severity A), customers will receive the initial response within one hour. The first year of service is included with the Acronis line of corporate products.
• Acronis Advantage Home – Offers 24 x 7 priority support services available via phone, chat, and email within subscription period.

Additional Support Service Enhancements:

Support Wizard - A web-based tool designed to give rapid access to an issue-specific knowledge base that will help solve problems and pre-load their support issue into a response system for a faster turnaround.

Expanded Knowledge Base Library - newly updated with articles detailing how to install products, technical solutions, and tips on how to maximize the capabilities of Acronis products. An enhanced search engine speeds access to relevant articles.

Pay Per Incident - An expanded program that allows customers to purchase a single priority support incident, handled by one of Acronis’ dedicated support professionals.

Current Acronis Maintenance and Priority Support (AMPS) Customers

Customers holding contracts for Acronis’ existing AMPS program will be served under the terms of those agreements up until the renewal date. When the contract comes up for renewal, a customer will be offered one of the new Acronis Advantage programs.

Acronis Corporate Products*

	Self Service	Customer Service	Trial Product Support	Pay Per Incident Support	Acronis® AdvantageSM Standard	Acronis® AdvantageSM Premier
Terms	Access to Knowledge Base articles and documentation	Administrative, license/serial number, web navigation, download, or promotional offer issues	Valid for length of the trial	Purchase support for a single incident	Subscription based support	Subscription based support
Pricing	Free	N/A	Free	Priced per incident	Subscription based; First year of service included in purchase price	Subscription based; First year of service included in purchase price
Scope of Service	Unlimited	Unlimited**	Within trial period	1 Incident	Unlimited* within subscription period	Unlimited* within subscription period
Availability	24 x 7	12 x 5	12 x 5	24 x 7	12 x 5	24 x 7
Support Method	Online library	Email, chat	Email, chat	Email, chat, phone	Email, chat, phone	Email, chat, phone
First Response Time for Critical Problems	No Charge	1 Business day	3 Business days	1 Business day	1 Business day	1 hour
Software Updates	N/A	N/A
Upgrades to New Versions	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Training	No Charge	N/A	General online sessions	General online sessions	General online sessions	General online sessions; Private sessions available

Acronis Home Products*

	Self Service	Customer Service	Trial Product Support	Standard Support	Priority Pay Per Incident Support	Acronis® AdvantageSM Home
Terms	Access to Knowledge Base articles and documentation	Administrative, license/serial number, web navigation, download, or promotional offer issues	Valid for length of the trial	Valid for 30 days after purchase	Purchase support for a single incident	Subscription based support
Pricing	Free	N/A	Free	Free	Priced per incident	$29.95 for a 12-month subscription
Scope of Service	Unlimited	Unlimited**	Within trial period	Unlimited**	1 incident	Unlimited within subscription period
Availability	Online	12 x 5	12 x 5	12 x 5	24 x 7	24 x 7
Support Method	Online library	Email, chat & self-service through my.acronis	Email, chat	Email, chat	Email, chat, phone	Email, chat, phone
First Response Time for Critical Problems	No Charge	1 Business Day	3 Business Days	3 Business Days	1 Business Day	1 Business Day
Software Updates	N/A	N/A
Upgrades to New Versions	N/A	N/A	N/A	Free within first 30 days	Free within first 30 days	N/A

* Support current version plus one version back. All other versions are supported via knowledge base.

** Within reasonable limits