Manta courses can be taken in either of two ways:

• The first option is to take the course from the Manta web site. We call our Internet-based delivery system MantaNow! It provides global access to Manta's complete IBM i Training Library. Courses are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• The alternative to MantaNow is local delivery. In this case, we send you a CD containing the Manta courseware. You use this CD to install the courseware on a PC at your home or office.

Whether you select Internet or local delivery, you receive the same great training.

When selecting the delivery option that is right for you, be aware of the tradeoffs described below.

	MantaNow!	Local Delivery
License Duration and Pricing	The MantaNow license is an annual, renewable license. The price for a one-year license is 62% of the corresponding CD delivery price. The price for a two-year license is the same as the price for CD delivery. After the second year, you pay only a maintenance fee (equal to 15% of the product's CD list price).	The license for a product purchased for local delivery is perpetual. (It never expires.) Therefore, you pay once and can use the product forever. Future product and software updates must be purchased separately.
Maintenance (Course Updates and New Courses)	Course updates are immediately available to students. In other words, you receive free, immediate maintenance. If we add a course to a product you purchased (such as a combination pack), you have immediate access to the new course at no extra charge.	If Manta updates a product you have purchased, you can buy an upgrade at that time. Customers who purchase the entire Manta IBM i Training Library can enroll in the Library Maintenance Plan to receive all new courses and course updates for a fixed annual fee.
Installation and Setup	We perform the setup work and email you the URL to access the training. This means that your students need not be at a particular location or have access to a particular system to take the training. Students can take the training at the office, at home, or on the road. And, you can support students who are at multiple offices. Be aware the performance of MantaNow! delivery depends on the speed of your Internet connection.	Installation is performed using InstallShield. The course presentation software requires 8 megabytes of available hard disk space. Each course needs additional space (typically, 1-2 megabytes). A single-user license lets you install the purchased product(s) on one computer. This may be a stand-alone PC or a network file server. The courseware can be moved from one computer to another, as long as it is uninstalled from the first system before it is installed on the second system. With a multiple-user license, you can install the courseware on a server or on independent systems up to the license limit.
Student Administration	Basic student ID/password management is provided at no charge. Complete functionality is available for an annual fee. (For a single-user license, the price is $50 for a course, $100 for a series, $150 for a combo pack, and $200 or the complete library.)	The Student Administration option is not available with local delivery.
Audio	Audio is available with selected courses.	Audio (other than sound effects) is not available with local delivery.