RE: User Based Access

I am in the process of re-evaluating our MAPICS License status, 
currently on the processor-tier fee based system.  It seems like 
no matter how you attempt to word it, the migration from tier-to-user
or user-to-tier is an 'upgrade' since the fee to re-write the license 
contract starts effectively from zero.  The only difference appears
to be that the re-write fees are lower (in our case) for user-based
pricing than for processor-tier.
The only 'refund' would be involving credit from un-expired existing
contracts.

Tom Ashworth
MIS Manager, Altec Lansing Technologies Inc.
Routes 6 & 209
Milford,  PA  18337
tashwort@altecmm.com            570-296-1276

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jones, Steve [SMTP:SJones@hpproducts.net]
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 3:04 PM
> To:   'MAPICS-L@midrange.com'
> Subject:      RE: User Based Access
> 
> We just got tired of paying a large chunk of money to MAPICS when we
> needed
> to upgrade our AS/400.  This will eliminate paying MAPICS a fee when we
> get
> a bigger AS/400. 
> 
> We figure that the cost of switching to user based will pay for itself
> with
> the second upgrade of the AS/400.
> 
>       -----Original Message-----
>       From:   Walker, Dale [SMTP:DWalker@automaticproducts.com]
>       Sent:   Thursday, February 10, 2000 2:13 PM
>       To:     'MAPICS-L@midrange.com'
>       Subject:        RE: User Based Access
> 
>       Steve, 
> 
>       I have heard of switching from user based licensing to unlimited
> licensing for an upgrade fee.  Since you are going the other way (from
> unlimited to limited), are you getting a REFUND.  :-)  Tell us how that
> works.
> 
>       Dale Walker 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>       Dale Walker, VP MIS 
>       Gross-Given Mfg./Automatic Products International 
>       http://www.automaticproducts.com <http://www.automaticproducts.com>
> 
> 
>       voice    651-290-4349 
>       fax        651-224-5559 
>       Email    dwalker@automaticproducts.com 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>       -----Original Message----- 
>       From: Jones, Steve [ mailto:SJones@hpproducts.net
> <mailto:SJones@hpproducts.net> ] 
>       Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 9:43 AM 
>       To: 'MAPICS - L' 
>       Subject: User Based Access 
> 
> 
>       This weekend we will be converting our 620-2175 to a 720-2062 and
> also 
>       switching from unlimited # users in MAPICS to limited # of users
> (150). 
>        Our question is for anyone who has done the user switch,  what
> issue may we 
>       encounter in this process. 
> 
>       Thanks in advance 
>       Steve Jones 
>       H-P Products, Inc. 
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