And WHY do I have to call a DIFFERENT sales person for Tivoli software than IBM software? And WHY do I have to have a DIFFERENT support contract for Tivoli software than IBM software? And WHY do I have to call a DIFFERENT support number for Tivoli problems than IBM software? And WHY do I have to have a DIFFERENT logon for the Tivoli data base than for IBMLINK, when the APARs show up in IBMLINK eventually anyway? Lou Gerstner, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING to do this to your customers!?!? (Tivoli probably won't return HIS phone calls, either.)
Wanda Prather My opinions and not my employers'. -----Original Message----- From: Kauffman, Tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 9:34 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Licencing. (and pricing) Why indeed? And how about putting in a *rational* pricing model as well. I just got the IBM Winter 2002 software catalog. You want websphere? We got part numbers and prices. You want the MQ Series? We got part numbers and prices. You wan DB2? We got part numbers and prices. You want Tivoli Storage Solutions? Call for part numbers and prices. This is just me, and not my employer here -- but if I'm looking for something and you're so ashamed of your pricing you can't or won't publish it -- I'm done looking at you. Tom Kauffman speaking for himself this time. > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 6:59 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Licencing. > > > The current licence mechanism > does not prevent users from running unlicenced since all > licence files are provided > does not accurately account for the clients that are > licenced because multiple clients can exist on a single machine > causes errors such as the recent inability to add more > than one licence of a given type. > > Why bother with a licence management component of the product at all? > > Steve Harris (speaking for myself only) > Queensland Health, > Brisbane, Australia > > > > ********************************************************************** > This e-mail, including any attachments sent with it, is confidential > and for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). This > confidentiality > is not waived or lost if you receive it and you are not the intended > recipient(s), or if it is transmitted/ received in error. > > Any unauthorised use, alteration, disclosure, distribution or review > of this e-mail is prohibited. It may be subject to a > statutory duty of > confidentiality if it relates to health service matters. > > If you are not the intended recipient(s), or if you have > received this > e-mail in error, you are asked to immediately notify the sender by > telephone or by return e-mail. You should also delete this e-mail > message and destroy any hard copies produced. > ********************************************************************** >
