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Proofpoint Metric

User

Catalog row in Vendor License Metrics · Cited

Unit
User
Aliases
per user; user license
Definition
Customer Agreement s.12.27: "User" means Customer's and its Affiliates' employees, agents, subcontractors, consultants, or other individuals authorized hereunder to use the Proofpoint Product.
Counting rules
Product Terms (Email Protection): each User must be assigned a separate account on the customer's email server; Email Protection may not be used for bulk mail or for accounts not assigned to an individual. The archived Security Products Exhibit (2018) stated that Email Protection, TAP, Threat Response, Threat Response Auto Pull, Continuity and Continuity Plus were "licensed on a User basis". Current packages are priced on "the number of user licenses and contract term" (how-to-buy page).
Floors / minimums
No public minimum; quantity per Purchase Order.
Applies to products
  • Core Email Protection
  • Email Protection
  • Targeted Attack Protection
  • Threat Response Auto Pull
  • Continuity
  • Continuity Plus
  • ZenGuide
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