"Kick The Tires"

We will always make sure that our customers are able to have an evaluation copy of our software to test their software. Further, for qualified customers, we are happy to spend an hour or two on the telephone or in a meeting with you, trying to understand your needs, and providing you with some guidance as to whether or not CrossOver and Wine are appropriate for your situation, all at no charge. Please contact us at 651-523-9300 or by email at sales to start such an initial conversation.

However, we often find that our customers need us to probe further than that. A particular application does not run, or has a major flaw, or a particular technology needs to be researched. This can often represent a nasty Catch-22. Logically enough, you'd like to know what it will cost to make your application run in Linux or Mac OS X. Unfortunately, we often can't tell what it will cost until it starts running and broadly works, so that we can take a look at it. In these cases, we will usually request a 'Kick The Tires' service engagement. This is generally a loss leader for us, but often allows us to break through that impasse and get you at least a rough scope for an overall project. A typical 'Kick The Tires' service includes the following:

• Installation Test
  
  We start by trying to get your application to install under CrossOver. Surprisingly, this is often a critical obstacle. If you've already tried this step using our free trial version of CrossOver, and it worked for you, that's great — you're one step ahead of the game. However, if the "vanilla" CrossOver installation process doesn't work, we will proceed to throw our arsenal of installation tricks at the problem and see if we can get the application running. Typically, we are able to do so.

• Major Bug Diagnosis
  
  If we're successful in getting the application to install, we will proceed to document any instances of obvious functional or visual defects. This allows us to assess the likely level of difficulty associated with correcting any remaining errors.

• Customer Evaluation
  
  If we're successful in getting the application to install, we will provide you the application in a format that allows you to evaluate for yourself how well the app actually runs under Wine. This is critical for enabling you to accurately gauge the amount of work that may be required to get the application running in a true production environment, or to be Certified.

• Deliverables
  
  The results of the analysis, including any tips/tricks to get the application to install under CrossOver, are presented in a written format. In addtion, if the goal is Certification of the application, CodeWeavers will provide an evaluation of what level of Certification could be currently attained by the application. If the application is non-Certifiable, we will provide a preliminary estimate as to what would be required to achieve Certification at a Bronze level.

• Cost
  
  The typical cost of this basic engagement is $2,500. Contact us for a quote.

Note: A copy of all necessary software components must be provided for a full evaluation to occur.

Please contact us for more details.