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Eric at PMSI- The price of Software Subscription has NOT tripled in the past year. I don't know if my cut&paste below from Marketing Announcement 300-005 dated 2/01/00 will be formatted correctly, so you may want to go to http://www.ibmlink.ibm.com/ and select "U.S.", then Announcements, then search for "AS/400 software subscription". You will see that there was a modest increase in monthly and annual charges. It is possible that your VP was quoted $70,000 for software subscriptions for your three systems, especially if they're large systems or multi-year contracts. However, I would not expect this amount to be much more than he paid last year. When IBM first introduced Software Subscriptions, AS/400 Marketing Specialists like me were told that these charges are comparable to annual software maintenance charges levied by most software vendors. If you as a customer do not believe that our current charges are reasonable, then I agree with Janet and Don that you should let IBM know (through COMMON SoundOff - not through me! I'm just a peasant.) Revenue from Software Subscriptions helps IBM enhance our products - we don't want to drive you off the platform. I see questions in this forum which suggest that some AS/400 customers are having difficulty getting correct answers to questions about Software Subscriptions, SupportLine, etc. Please remember that in addition to IBM Direct (1-800-IBM-CALL) most of you also have an IBM salesperson assigned to you (often someone in Dallas or Atlanta). You can locate your salesperson by calling 1-800-IBM-4YOU and asking who your salesperson is. Specifically for hardware and software maintenance contracts, there is an IBM Global Services inside sales number 1-888-426-4343. Note that I am providing you with three phone numbers. If two out of three IBM people give you the same answer, it may be correct! :-) Dan Rothman, IBM Northern New England AS/400 Specialist e-mail: drothman@us.ibm.com Program Feature Monthly Charge Description Number Number Old New IBM Software Subscription for AS/400 Periodic Charge Option Processor Group P05 5733-SMM 2200 $ 40 $ 51 Processor Group P10 5733-SMM 2201 145 171 Processor Group P20 5733-SMM 2202 570 598 Processor Group P30 5733-SMM 2203 1,330 1,401 Processor Group P40 5733-SMM 2204 2,250 2,371 Processor Group P50 5733-SMM 2301 3,000 3,162 Program Feature One-Time Charge Description Number Number Old New IBM Software Subscription for AS/400 1-Year Prepay Processor Group P05 5733-SM1 2210 $ 468 $ 600 Processor Group P10 5733-SM1 2211 1,697 2,000 Processor Group P20 5733-SM1 2212 6,670 7,000 Processor Group P30 5733-SM1 2213 15,564 16,400 Processor Group P40 5733-SM1 2214 26,330 27,750 Processor Group P50 5733-SM1 2305 35,107 37,000 +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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