Not only that but the product has not evolved much in the last few years.
We paid for an SA for years without really getting much from it.
User interfaces and functionality has pretty much been the same for
years now.
Admin functions the same.
The "engine" has change a little.
Bruce Barnes wrote:
$995.00 is a 50% increase in the prices of last year's SA and that is not
only GOUGING, but TOTALLY UNETHICAL!
Bruce Barnes
ChicagoNetTech Inc
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John T (Lists)
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 12:45
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Upcoming Pricing.
To be honest, Kevin did mention what the prices would be close to, however I
was in my car driving home after being at a client for 6 hours and I was
tired and hungry, so I do not remember what numbers he said, but I will say
that either the 1000 user SA or unlimited user SA will have a MSRP of about
$995.
John T
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum-
[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Brown
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 8:10 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Upcoming Pricing.
Decisions are best based upon facts as opposed speculation.
Why the mystery about the new cost of SA? Why can't IPSwitch be
upfront, rather than sell the idea of buying an SA at the prevailing
cost?
Wednesday, November 9, 2005, 6:35:28 PM, John T (Lists)
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
JTL> Responding to several posts and further information. What I am
JTL> going
to post
JTL> is my thoughts/opinions/knowledge based on what I have read,
JTL> those I
have
JTL> talked to now and in the past, reading between the lines, and my
JTL> gut feelings. And believe me, my gut is way too big.
JTL> First of all, we all know and understand that Ipswitch really
JTL> took a
turn
JTL> for the worse around 3rd quarter of 2004. (It may have even been
JTL> a
little
JTL> earlier.) Just prior to that our beloved John Korsak left to
JTL> pursue
other
JTL> interests. With that, a new management team was in place at Ipswitch.
Part
JTL> of the management was Jill Jones. My conversations with her at
JTL> the
time of
JTL> ICS introduction left me with a bad taste, albeit one I was able
JTL> to
accept
JTL> under my circumstances. That new management team basically turned
JTL> a
deaf
ear
JTL> to the needs of many us, being ISPs and small to large hosting
providers.
JTL> Well, it appears that Jill Jones is either no longer with
JTL> Ipswitch or
has
JTL> been reassigned to a lesser role and Kevin Gillis is now in
JTL> charge or
major
JTL> part of Product Management. I am not sure what his exact title is.
JTL> The gist of this is that Ipswitch decided in the second half of
JTL> 2004
that
JTL> they wanted to pursue a different cliental, underestimating the
JTL> value
of
JTL> their current client base at that time. In doing so, they
JTL> alienated
many of
JTL> us, and lost a lot of business which was not recovered in their
JTL> new
focus
JTL> like they thought it would. Now they have a new/revamped
JTL> management
team
in
JTL> place and have realized the harm that was done and are making
progress
JTL> towards resolving that. Are they going to win back everyone who
JTL> left,
no.
JTL> Are they going to please everyone, no. But they are trying, and
JTL> they
are
JTL> listening.
JTL> It appears that they are now going to offer Imail in 3 forms:
Standalone,
JTL> Secure server, and a complete Suite. Each will be offered in 5
JTL> levels
based
JTL> on users: 25, 100, 250, 1000 and unlimited. Personally, I would
JTL> have
like to
JTL> seen 100, 250, 1000, 5000 and unlimited. Although I do not know
JTL> what
exactly
JTL> the new prices will be for standalone, from what Kevin told me on
JTL> the
phone
JTL> while I was driving home I for the most part accept as sensible
JTL> what
the
JTL> pricing will be except like I said I feel drop the 25 and add 5000.
JTL> So what does my rambling mean?
JTL> If you have Imail standalone with/with out a current SA I
JTL> recommend
the
JTL> following:
JTL> If you have under 100 users, wait for the new SA pricing.
JTL> If you have over 1000 users, purchase a Imail Professional SA now.
JTL> If you are between those amounts, you could save some money or
JTL> spend
a
JTL> little more money if you buy a SA right now.
JTL> It also means I will continue to use Imail and offer my
support/assistance
JTL> to others when I can, continue to offer Imail support services to
clients
JTL> and once again offer Imail as a possible solution for clients.
JTL> John T
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