Re: Tactical question? -- MIDRANGE-L

Gregory -

First find out what the version compatibility is with the software on thecurrent box, and how much each vendor is going to charge you to license iton another machine.

You may find that they're going to want money for simply moving theirapplications from one machine to another, particularly if you're going froman older version of the operating system to an newer version, orparticularly if changing processor groups.

For example, when moving from V4R4 to V5R1, there were several applicationschanges necessary in our JDE World Software system that required us to getPTF's from JDE and install on our system...had we not been on JDE support,we would have been stuck on V4R4 - or would have had to pay them BIG bucksto get back on support to get them!


Regards,
Steve

----- Original Message -----From: "Gregory A. Garner, GDS, Inc" <ggarner_gds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 7:48 AM
Subject: Tactical question?

A client has purchased a small company that has been operating on a 720. As

part of the purchase the acquired company must be off of the currentmachinesoon and eventually move onto the clients box (up to a year in thefuture).

I have made several recommendations regarding question the client should
present to potential hardware solution providers.

What questions would you ask if trying to decide on a solution (licencing,
machine size, restoration of applications to new box,etc)?

Gregory A. Garner
Garner Data Systems, Inc
4270 Grand Teton Parkway
Suwanee, GA 30024
Phone: (770) 845-9636
Fax:   (770) 614-3496



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