Asa 5515 Security Plus License

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Security Plus license for the ASA 5505 and 5512-X: The Base license does not support failover, so failover cannot be deployed in these systems on a standby unit that has only the Base license. Both units must have the same encryption license. Both units in an ASA 5512-X through ASA 5555-X system require the IPS module license. Small soldiers squad commander free. You also need the IPS signature subscription on the IPS side for both units. As your business needs grow, you can install a Security Plus upgrade license, The Cisco ASA 5505 can then scale to support a higher site to site VPN connection capacity of 25 IPsec VPN connections, add full DMZ support, and integrate into switched network environments through VLAN trunking support. This upgrade license improves business continuity by helping to enable support for redundant ISP connections and stateless active/standby high-availability services. Cisco ASA 5505 Security Plus Bundle ASA5505-SEC-BUN-K9 (8-Port Fast Ethernet Switch, 25 IPsec VPN Peers, Firewall, License) 5.0 out of 5 stars 1 More Buying Choices.

Hi Experts,
I have a Cisco ASA 5505 router with a base license (10x inside hosts, 3x VLAN, 25x VPN). It looks like it needs to upgrade to a 'Security Plus' license, so I can increase the numbers of VLANs and 'Inside Hosts'.
The problem I encounter is that it's easy to find the price for such an upgrade license. But it is not so easy to find out what you get for your money. I contacted Cisco but they're not willing to answer the question, because I need to talk to one of their 'partners' -- I'm still waiting for a phone call.
So maybe one of you can help me out? My two questions are:
1. How many 'Internal Hosts' do you get - with an upgrade license?
2. How many VLANs do you get - with an upgrade license?
I'm assuming here that the upgrade license is the 'ASA5505-SEC-PL' as mentioned on this page:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/vpndevc/ps6032/ps6094/ps6120/prod_brochure0900aecd80402e36.html
Where the description of the license isn't clear either (copy/paste from the Cisco webpage):

Security + Certification

Cisco ASA 5505 Security Plus license (provides stateless Active/Standby high availability, dual ISP support, DMZ support, VLAN trunking support, and increased session and IPSec VPN peer capacities)