Re: WDSC changing to RDi

Mike Cunningham wrote:

My information came from a webinar just last week, sponsored by one of IBMs largest business partners. A follow up question to our rep at that business partner got this response..

"The entitlement to RDi SOA is based on what you currently have and in the case of WDSc, how you obtained the license. WDSC Advanced Edition is entitled to one license of each RDi SOA, HATS, RAD. WDSC purchased through Passport Advantage is entitled to one of license RDi SOA. If WDSC was not obtained via Passport Advantage, you don't get the entitlement. Pricing is RDi 7.1 - $795 per user , RDi SOA - $1995 per user"

Mike, your post above talks specifically about moving from WDSC to RDi-SOA. If that's what you're asking about, then your information is correct as far as I know. I don't think there is any upgrade path for existing WDSC users to the new EGL-based tooling.

I was talking specifically about moving from ADTS to RDi. As I said, I have it directly from IBM that there will be some sort of upgrade path, allowing existing ADTS licenses (including those that you get from previous SWMA entitlement) to be upgraded to RDi.

So, if your complaint is that you've been using WDSC for J2EE development and that you now have to pay extra to do so, you are correct. That's something that you should write to Sam Palmisano about. I think that some sort of reduced cost based on the number of entitled seats of RDi is in order, but I didn't ask about that.

Joe