Re: latest packaging of IBM Rational Developer for i

Jim:
You are correct.
And it makes some sense to me now. Our BP was willing to
discount our renewal (and still is) for some reason. Now I
understand why.

Thanks for the clarification.




From:
Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:
Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Date:
07/26/2013 03:40 PM
Subject:
Re: latest packaging of IBM Rational Developer for i
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I think you both might be correct. The SWMA on the IBM i software is
one thing. SWMA on the passport site ( Rational Products ) is another.
Many shops don't recognise the difference, and the business partner does
not do a good job of 1) explaining that, and 2) reminding the customer
to renew maintenance ( also loosing out on a very high margin deal in
the mix ) .

My suspicion is the IBM i software has a 3 yr uplift on it, most do, but
the passport stuff does not default to the 3 yr deal (with the
associated discounts) hence a difference in the terms of the maintenance.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 7/26/2013 3:29 PM, broehmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Jon:
Beg to disagree Ours "lapsed" at the end of the first
year. We bought it with our Power 7 upgrade with 6.1
in 2011. The SMA was for 3 years. Nobody, including our
IBM partner, told us that it would expire.
Rational is not IBM and yet the confusion continues...




From:
Jon Paris<jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:
Midrange Systems Technical Discussion<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Date:
07/26/2013 03:14 PM
Subject:
Re: latest packaging of IBM Rational Developer for i
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If you have software maintenance it never "lapses".

No version has been free since (I think V7 of WDSC) - it all changed at

V6

of IBM i. If you have 8.5 then somebody paid for it at some time and
apparently didn't get the perpetual license and support.

There has been extensive discussion on the various pricing options for

V9

recently on the WDSC-L list. Including the option to trade in seats of
PDM/SEU etc.