TAATOOL Pricing and PRTLIBANL

[Bruce Collins <Bruce.Collins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well I just got off the phone with TAATOOL and I am so confused.





We have a 570-7474 (P40) with 6 partitions. 4 are V5R4 and 2 are V5R3.



Direct from their web site I Quote "LPAR systems are considered a single system, (no extra charge per partition).  No DSLO offering exists." And this statement is somewhat correct.



http://www.taatool.com/newprices.html



Here is their new license table.




New Licenses

 Tier

V6R1M0

V5R4M0

V5R3M0

V5R2M0

P05

$ 1900

$ 1600

$ 1350

$ 1200

P10

  2650

  2200

  1750

  1350

P20

  4550

  3800

  3250

  2750

P30

  6700

  5600

  4950

  4200

P40

  9250

  7700

  6900

  5850

P50

  12100

  10100

  9100

  7600

P60

  15200

  12700

  11700

  9500








If I go with the V5R4 and P40 it should cost me 7700.00 USD but it will not work with the two partions running V5R3. The sales person said I should by the V5R3 version for 6900.00 USD for the V5R3 version and then pay 2100.00 USD to upgrade the other partitions to V5R4 of TAATOOL which the price is now 9000.00 USD. I explain that this is a new license and since I was going to purchase the V5R4 version why should I pay the 2100.00 USD for the down version when the new license difference is only 800.00 USD between V5R4 and V5R3.



His answer was that the way it is.



Are their other tools that would give me similar information ast the PRTLIBANL of TAATOOL.



Thanks



Bruce "Hoss" Collins

Project Leader/System i Administration

AAA Cooper Transportation

(334) 671-3106 Direct

(334) 796-0447 Mobile

bruce.collins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx



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