| Title: | POLYCENTER Console Manager |
| Notice: | Kits, Scans, Docs on CSC32:: as PCM$KITS:,PCM$DOCS:, PCM$SCANS: |
| Moderator: | CSC32::BUTTERWORTH |
| Created: | Thu Aug 06 1992 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1541 |
| Total number of notes: | 6564 |
Is PCM the most expensive piece of software we sell ? for example:-
Search Results: QL-2PD located 9 model numbers Page 1 of 1
MODEL
NUMBER DESCRIPTION LIST
1 QL-2PDA9-AA CONSOLEmgr U/A TRAD LIC 83,849.00
or per connection
7 QL-2PDAM-3B CONSOLEmgr UNX CONC LIC 787.00
Almost $84K seems a little high when a unix unlimited user license for an
Alphaserver 8400 is $14,065
Is this price correct ?
Stephen Davies
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1107.1 | if the price is right | 45769::EDWARDSG | GEOFF EDWARDS | Wed Nov 22 1995 12:26 | 12 |
In the UK it is even more expensive as the effective exchange rate is
1-1. The traditional licence works out at 81,670 pounds sterling and
the user licence is 766 pounds or $130672 or $1225 respectively.
We have local telcos wanting PCM and OSC ( and nothing else)running on a Alphastation or
Alphaserver 1000 with 40-50 licences and this appears as the single
biggest price item at more than 50% of the total.
I suggest a sliding scale of prices; say $500 for first 10 reducing to
say $50 for 190-200 licences.
The current pricing makes it difficult for customers to achieve the
cost saving that can justify the acquisition of PCM.
Reagrds Geoff
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| 1107.2 | 60591::ELLISS | Are you all sitting too comfybold square on your botty? - Then we'll begin | Thu Nov 23 1995 18:20 | 13 | |
Geoff, yes and no. I agree that initial start up is costly - especially if the customer has a large number of machines. However, the unlimited license breaks even at 100 connections - so it becomes very cheap after that point. Of course, with new machines, the cost is negligeable. I've found the best way to approach new systems is to define an operations 'architecture', that means that all new systems must have a minimum management product set. When you are paying like that, it doesn't cost much (Every system - #700 each +, maybe PSW agent Scheduler, and PPS). Shaun | |||||
| 1107.3 | pricing and structure being re-evaluated... | 57134::KUNG | Thu Nov 30 1995 14:49 | 14 | |
Product management has been evaluating the cost of the capacity
license for PCM to see if it would make sense to change the pricing
structure or the cost so that it would be feasible for all (or at
least most) of the different configurations and sized datacenters.
Given the current license checks in the product, any changes in
the short term would need to stay within certain guidelines so
that no re-engineering would be required.
Any suggestions or comments are welcome, please send mail to
MUZICK::RCOLLIER directly.
Regards,
Rae
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