Re: WDS Pricing Structure

[Pete Helgren <Pete@xxxxxxxxxx>]

And, to add to the mix, the announcement letter for WDS (compiler) 
refers to "named user" and the RDi letter refers to "authorized user" 
(which is a named or unnamed user). I am not quite clear in what the 
difference is.  I just hope it is "concurrent" which is where i5/OS 
ended up after much hew and cry.....

Pete

Susan Gantner wrote:
> Yes, compilers are user based pricing as well as the tools: 
>
> $1295 per user for the OPM compilers, $1795 per user for the ILE compilers
>
> As Brian said, there's a minimum number of users required for each tier
> level. What I don't understand is the bit about being charged a "processor
> price". The material I have does not mention any price other than the per
> user price for the compilers and the pricing scenarios in the material do
> not include any other cost. 
>
> e.g., 3 developers on a P10 using both ILE and OPM compilers and either ADTS
> or RDi (not both) costs $11,655. 
>
> The per user prices don't change based on the tier level, but there is the
> minimum number of users based on the tier. So you can't get a compiler on a
> P30 and just pay for 3 users; you need to pay for 10 users. 
>
> Don't forget - existing customers who are on software maintenance (SWMA) are
> entitled to a certain number of users when they upgrade - 4 on a P05, 8 on a
> P10, 12 on P20, etc. Same with the compilers as with the tools.
>
> Susan Gantner
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Joe Pluta
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 3:56 PM
> To: Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
> Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] WDS Pricing Structure
>
> Brian wrote:
>   
> > Joe,
> >
> > I read in the announcement letter for WDS that there are a minimum
> > number of REQUIRED named user licenses for each P level (e.g., P05 =
> > 1, P10 = 3). Isn't this for the ADTS piece or does this named user
> > licensing extend all the way to the compilers themselves?
> >
> > "Customers who acquire a new license are charged a processor price. In
> > addition, the customers are charged for a fixed number of minimum
> > named users."
> >     
>
> My eye rolled up into my head at this point, Brian.  Maybe someone else 
> can shed some light on what they think IBM meant with this.  In my tiny 
> little brain, it means you have to be a licensed user to use the 
> compiler, but I don't get how the number of users affects the price.
>
> Joe
>