JET Purchasing : Java Glossary

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Authorised Jet Reseller
Canadian Mind Products
#101 — 2536 Wark Street
Victoria BC, Canada V8T 4G8
(250) 361-9093 00:00-24:00 PST
Roedy Green

JET purchasing

Excelsior’s Java optimiser and native code generator, created in Novosibirsk Russia. There are currently versions for Windows and Linux in English. Excelsior is not responsible for the accuracy of anything said on this page. It is Canadian Mind Product’s sole responsibility.

For information about how JET works, see the JET technical entry. Here I discuss only how to purchase JET.

Purchasing	Advantages of the CMP Discount
Deciding Which Version You Need	Kudos
Prices & Ordering	Technical JET Information
How To Get The 14% CMP Discount Price	Links
Disadvantages of the CMP Discount

Purchasing

There are two ways to buy Excelsior JET:

Direct from Excelsior. Just click the Details buttons below. You can pay by credit card, PayPal and under some circumstances by purchase order.
At a 14% discount off the Excelsior price via Canadian Mind Products, an authorised Excelsior reseller. For details see How To Get The 14% Discount Price

You don’t have to be from Canada to purchase via this page or to get the discount price.

Deciding Which Version You Need

You can download an Enterprise edition evaluation copy for 30 or 90 day trial before you purchase later. The evaluation copy is fully functional, but the executables it produces display a nag screen upon exit and expire when the evaluation copy used to compile them expires, so you don’t want to distribute files produced by the evaluation version, except as an experiment.

Which bundle you want depends on the following:

Do you want Linux, Windows, or both? There is an additional 25% discount on dual-platform bundles.
Do you want the embedded, standard, professional or enterprise edition? To help you decide, check out this feature matrix. I use the professional edition myself, so that is the one I am most familiar with, and the one I am talking about when I post about my JET experiences in the newsgroups.
One year of maintenance (updates) and support (right to ask private questions of the JET staff) come bundled with the compiler. You can renew for additional years.
Do you want premium support which gives you top priority.
How many copies do you want? It would normally not be necessary for all programmers on a team to have a copy of JET since you don’t use it until you are ready to deploy. Then one person can prepare the executable and give it to others for final testing.
The Excelsior JET Runtime is free for use on general purpose desktop and server computers. You can distribute your desktop and server applications royalty-free. However, if you are targeting embedded systems, you have to license
Sun’s documentation on Java SE for Embedded
from Sun, and purchase Excelsior JET Embedded Edition.

You can get started developing right away with the evaluation version. You can download the production version within one business day of your credit card being approved. Then, if you ordered a CD, that too will be mailed to you first class, either from Germany or the US, so it should arrive in a few days.

Prices & Ordering

The prices shown do not include VAT or other possibly applicable sales taxes. The prices shown below are the US prices directly converted with today’s exchange rates to your local currency. The prices Excelsior actually charges in your local currency are different because they may not have adjust their exchange rates recently. Check the price in both local and US currency to see which is the better deal. To find out more, click the corresponding Details button. You can also order via the Details button.

Excelsior JET 6.0 Prices
Includes JET Compiler	Includes Pro Features	Includes Enterprise Features	Includes Maintenance Updates	Includes 1 year Support	Price in mindprod.com CurrCon international currency Applet needs Java 1.6 installed for it to display prices in any world currency.		Buy From Excelsior
Includes JET Compiler	Includes Pro Features	Includes Enterprise Features	Includes Maintenance Updates	Includes 1 year Support	Direct From Excelsior	∇Discounted 14% from CMP	Linux	Windows
					free trial	free trial	Download	Download
					$600.00 USD	$516.00 USD	Details	Details
					$1150.00 USD	$989.00 USD	Details	Details
					$1200.00 USD	$1032.00 USD	Details	Details
					$2000.00 USD	$1720.00 USD	Details	Details
					$2300.00 USD	$1978.00 USD	Details	Details
					$4300.00 USD	$3698.00 USD	Details	Details
					$4500.00 USD	$3870.00 USD	Details	Details
					$7500.00 USD	$6450.00 USD	Details	Details

∇How To Get The 14% Discount Canadian Mind Products Price

To get the 14% discount, you have to buy through Canadian Mind Products, namely me, Roedy Green, as a reseller, rather than directly from Excelsior. Send me an email at

telling me what you want, including multiples, languages, bundles and combinations not mentioned in the above table, (e.g. CD delivery) and what country you are in. Feel free to ask questions. Browse the Excelsior Jet website to learn about the many options. If you prefer, we can arrange a time to talk by phone. This is a fairly expensive investment, and I want to make sure you buy exactly the components you need. I will then give you a precise price quotation in your preferred currency which includes possibly applicable VAT and sales taxes and shipping. Then send me the money, usually via PayPal, which indirectly accepts credit cards and electronic bank transfers. I don’t accept credit cards directly, though there is an unorthodox way to get around that restriction to bypass the PayPal 4.9% fee. I will explain the various payment options and their advantages and disadvanges by email or telephone. I then place a wholesale order with Excelsior/Element 5 and have them email the download keys or drop ship you the products that you ordered. If you snail mail me a cheque, I won’t place your order until it has cleared. However, you can use the evaluation version while you are waiting for the registered version to arrive.

In addition, there is a discount if you are a small company or academic institution.

Bulk Discounts
Licenses	Saving
2-3	10%
4-5	20%
6 or more	30%

Disadvantages of the 14% Discount

The disadvantages of buying through Canadian Mind Products, namely me, Roedy Green, are:

Extra handling time, though a sale is possible from beginning to end is about 24 hours.
You have no financial dealings with Excelsior (or Element 5), just with me. Canadian Mind Products is only a one-person company.
You have to deal with a live, friendly person rather than the non-nonsense, efficient computer shopping cart that handles direct sales for Excelsior. Many would consider this an advantage.

Advantages of the 14% Discount

The advantages of buying through Canadian Mind Products, namely me, Roedy Green, are:

14% lower price.
I will give you the current bank exchange rate.
You have one extra person to help you through installation teething problems with a Canadian phone number, familiar with Canadian business problems.
You have me to act as advocate for you with Excelsior.
I can help ensure you buy the correct product and are aware of exactly what you are getting. You get to deal with a human instead of a computer. You can even talk to me on the phone.
You can haggle. I am flexible. I am the boss, so I get to make up the rules.

Technical JET Information

Kudos

I have been very impressed with the JET people. Even without an official support contract, the JET people have responded quickly and thoroughly to my bug reports and suggestions for improvements. They have provided better service free than most companies provide for hefty fees. I wonder what they do for an encore when you do sign up for support! Optimising compilers are notoriously buggy, yet JET seems to generate flawless code time after time. I have never encountered any wrong code generated.

Academic JET
Alternate Install Bundler for Windows
Free non-commercial use JET
JET Enterprise vs Professional vs Standard feature Matrix
JET features
JET technical information
JET Tutorial

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