Tip
Two: Buy
a studio-license when you upgrade to CS2!
 The
retail version of Adobe Creative Suite 2 uses a computer-specific
product activation similar to QuarkXPress 6. This approach can make
serial number management a big headache for many studios.
If
you manage a creative team with even a few designers, we strongly
recommend that you purchase future Adobe software and upgrades through
Adobe's Transactional Licensing program:
http://store.adobe.com/aboutadobe/openoptions/transactional.html
Ordering
transactional licenses may add a little time and paperwork to your
up front purchase, but it greatly simplifies managing your studio's
serial numbers in the future.
With
a transactional license, you get a single serial number for the
whole studio (Mac or PC); and no product activation headaches to
deal with. Even the smallest studios can purchase Adobe products
this way. Most mail order and catalog resellers sell this type of
license. (Plus it can save money on larger purchases.)
It
might be a little more work up front, but the pay-off down the road
is much easier maintenance of your studio's software serial numbers.
[Source:
CreativeTechs provides proactive, outsourced system administration
for dozens of creative teams. Serial number management is a key
ingredient in developing a well-managed studio.]
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multiple copies of the same disc (the ability to burn multiple copies
may allow studios to use the built-in software instead of Toast
as their primary CD-Burning tool).
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