Re: Re(2): [Retrieved] New iSeries and XA License Keys

If you can cost justify changing systems that include not just the hardware,
software and maintenance fees but also the retraining of your staff and the
extra time necessary to perform the conversion of data and or programs.
Then you owe it to your company to change.

If on the other hand you cannot, then you have justified the cost to stay
with MAPICS regardless of what the fees are.

-----Original Message-----
From: mapics-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mapics-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Thomas Hauber
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 11:20 PM
To: Mapics List
Subject: [MAPICS-L] Re(2): [Retrieved] New iSeries and XA License Keys

You guys are seriously scaring me.  We are on a model 170 at V5R2 with
Mapics XAR4 and one year left on our software maintenance agreement.  If
we upgrade and go to a new i5 are we looking at a conversion fee in the
thousands?  We are a small shop with only 4 users, but were sold the
*nomax licensing over 10 years ago.

No doubt I should be looking at converting to another ERP system like
System 2000 (from VAI) if Infor quotes something outrageous like what I
have been reading.

Tom Hauber
Ontario Extrusions

>Jeff,
>
>I did not mean to bash Infor, but when no one knows the algorithm for
>licensing (just for a new machine at lease end), and it is all subjective
to
>the affiliate and/or Infor, i believed this was the forum to gather
>information and experiences.  However, to those I have offended, my
>apologies.  Other responses please email me offline
>aneal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  I have greatly appreciated the responses.  They
>have been forwarded to our manager.  It is nice to know that there is much
>room for negotiation.
>
>I personally love XA.  Everything works logically and I have worked with
>various installations since 1982.  The support is the best and the platform
>(iSeries) the greatest.   I just don't want this elusive licensing thing to
>be the wedge that (could possibly) drive us away from XA and the iSeries
>platform in the future!
>
>Thanks,
>Ann Neal
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: mapics-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:mapics-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jeff Snyder
>Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 7:18 AM
>To: mapics-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [MAPICS-L] [Retrieved] New iSeries and XA License Keys
>
>
>   And here I thought this thread was meant to discuss meaningful system
>   issues and problems and help each other with options, past experiences,
>   and other possible solutions.....
>
>   can we move on from the bashing....
>
>   Thanks
>   Jeff Snyder,  CPIM
>
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