Re: Fwd: Re: 270 quote

[Glenn Ericson <Glenn-Ericson@xxxxxxx>]

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At 04:56 PM 09/04/2001 -0400, you wrote:
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>Steve
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>What  price tier is that  270 in P?0
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>I've seen P20  at $4800 for 5722 WDS. We are talking Websphere Development
>Suite

S T O P  the  V5R1  P20 price is $22,500


> >From: "Steve Richter" <srichter@AutoCoder.com>
> >To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
> >Subject: Re: 270 quote
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> >Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 16:28:55 -0400
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> >This $8200 websphere all or nothing approach really makes me angry.
> >
> >We have a good chance to get work with our local clients to put their rpg
> >applications on the web. One is solid to go with us, the others are more in
> >the "build it and they will come camp".  We thought the 270 and v5r1 would
> >cost us 15k. Split two ways, that is doable.   Not only is $8200 for rpg ile
> >way too much but it also makes you question if ibm is pricing the product to
> >grow the market or just get what it can today and shut things down later.
> >
> >Any idea what the websphere/va java/c++ bundle costs on the rs6000?
> >
> >Steve Richter
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Jon.Paris@e400.com <Jon.Paris@e400.com>
> >To: midrange-l@midrange.com <midrange-l@midrange.com>
> >Date: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 1:52 PM
> >Subject: Re: 270 quote
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> > >
> > > >> What is the story with WebSphere?  This is a real show stopper. Looks
> > >like the only way to get rpg ile is to pay $8200 for the total 5722-WDS
> > >package!! Is that true?
> > >
> > >Yes it is true, but unless you were planning on not using SEU/PDM/SDA/etc.
> > >then you have to factor that in as well.  The price of the package was
> > >supposed to be set at (something like) the cost of RPG + PDM etc. + x%.
> > >The x% being a little more than the price would have gone up anyway
> but not
> > >much.  I don't have the V4R5 prices so I can't compare.
> > >
> > >For the extra dollars you get a lot.  All of the compilers are included in
> > >the package (C, C++, COBOL), plus you get the whole client side package of
> > >Code/400, VARPG, VAJava, WebSphere Studio, WebFacing, etc.
> > >
> > >Jon Paris
> > >Partner400
> > >
> > >_______________________________________________
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