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Licensing
Licensing?
How
do I license Cart3D (or any other NASA product for that matter)?
What
industries have already been applied for?
Who
are the current licensees?
Contacting
the NASA Ames Technology Partnerships Division:
Licensing?
Following current
NASA
policy, software packages like Cart3D are distributed to
the public by licensing arrangements with industry. Now that beta
testing has been closed, organizations interested in obtaining and
using Cart3D have 2 options:
- License Cart3D
from NASA - This option is most appropriate if you primarily
intend to distribute Cart3D, or if you intend to use Cart3D within a
product
you already distribute or plan to distribute.
- Obtain
a copy of Cart3D through one of NASA's licensees - This
option
is most appropriate for those who wish to use Cart3D, but not
distribute/re-distribute
it.
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How do I license Cart3D (or any other NASA product for that matter)?
The
first step is to contact the NASA Ames Technology
Partnerships Division. They will give you the necessary paperwork
to initiate
the process. As developers, we don't get very involved with this.
However,
having been through it a few times I can tell you what you'll need:
- An idea
of which market(s) you want to use/distribute Cart3D in
- An idea
of whether you'd be interested in an exclusive, partially-exclusive or
non-exclusive license.
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What industries have already been applied for?
All
outstanding license applications have been processed by the Technology
Partnerships Division, licensed
industries are covered in the next section.
Who are the current licensees?
By
law, license applications get listed in the
Federal Register (search for "National Aeronautics and Space
Administration").
When NASA's negotiations in any particular
industry are complete, we'll list the licensees by name here so you'll
know who to contact. In addition, you're welcome to contact the Technology Partnerships Division
and request further information or express your interest.
Aug, 2010 - The Ames
Technology Partnerships Division has awarded non-exclusive
licenses for the commercial sale and distribution of Cart3D to:
Aug, 2001 - Non-exclusive license for the sale
and distribution of Cart3D has also been awarded to:
ANSYS Inc.
Southpointe
275 Technology Drive
Canonsburg, PA 15317
Tel: 1.724.746.3304
Fax:1.724.514.9494
http://www.ansys.com/
Contacting the NASA Ames Technology Parternerships Division (CTO):
Technology Parternerships Division
Technology
Commercialization Manager
NASA-Ames
Research Center
Moffett
Field, CA 94035-1000
e-mail: <Kim.L.Chrestenson@nasa.gov>
http://technology.arc.nasa.gov/
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last update Aug
2005,
M. Aftosmis
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