Re: Paging software for the iSeries

We use R/Alert for paging and R/Console for the monitoring of message
queues.  I don't know the pricing off the top of my head but I'm assuming
it will not be cheaper than the Bytware solution.  It's possible that
R/Alert on it's own might be - I don't know but you can get their pricing
pretty easy.  Make sure you include any impact for LPAR pricing.

We like R/Alert and R/Console a lot.  However, I think a lot of people also
like the Bytware solution for it's capabilities and the fact that it isn't
two products......


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rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I am looking at adding paging software to our P50.  However $10,000 from
> Byteware seems rather excessive.  That, and $1,500/year maintenance.
> Granted it's nice looking and feature packed.
> What alternatives are out there?

If you are looking for something that will monitor message queues and
send pages under certain conditions, I recommend against Robot/Alert.

Robot/Alert is a fine paging package ... but that's all it is.  It only
sends pages.  It integrates well with the other Robot products, but as a
stand alone system it's kind of lacking.

Mind you, the last time I looked at Robot/Alert was about 7 years ago
... so things might have changed.

david


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