Re: SWMA on RDP - what has your experience been

[Pete Helgren <pete@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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