Re: SWMA on RDP - what has your experience been

That much I gathered. But if you are paying SWMA every year on every license it really doesn't make a difference. If you buy the *new* expiring type of license every year the savings is substantial, the end result is the same: You are current on RDP.

I have never really understood the (ir)-Rational pricing. Ever since since the developer tools were "unbundled" because "that is what the customers wanted" (!) the Rational side has been the most difficult to sort through. Guy and gals at Rational with more 000's behind their salaries than mine must be smarter than I am when it comes to pricing and renewals....

Thanks for the info.

Pete Helgren
Value Added Software, Inc
www.petesworkshop.com
GIAC Secure Software Programmer-Java


On 4/13/2012 6:26 PM, Eric Simpson wrote:

> From what I know, a 'Fixed Term License' is a fairly new option. It gives
you a 1 year license and after that the product will not start. With the
'Authorized User License', you are paying for a license and 1 year of
support. I think after that first year you only have to pay for SW
subscription. If you bought the Fixed Term License, you would have to buy
another Fixed Term License (or some other type of license).

Eric Simpson
Rational Developer for Power Systems Software
IBM Software Group - IBM Toronto Lab
Phone: 905-413-3226 (Internal: 313-3226)
Email:esimpson@xxxxxxxxxx