FYI -- Chris J. Guidry P.Eng. ATCO Electric, Metering Services Phone: (780) 420-4142 Fax: (780) 420-3854 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: InformationWeek [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 02:17 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Oracle changes pricing > > - TOP STORIES - > > ** Oracle Alters Software Pricing Plan > > Oracle is going on the offensive with prices. The vendor is > dumping its much-maligned power-unit price scheme for database- > and app-server software in favor of a simpler per-processor price > tag. CEO Larry Ellison introduced the Oracle9i database Thursday > and took the opportunity to blast critics and competitors who say > his software is too expensive. > > "In fact, our software is cheaper, not more expensive, than > IBM's," Ellison said, zeroing in on the company's biggest > database competitor. The Oracle database now carries a price tag > of $15,000 per processor for the standard edition and $40,000 per > processor for the enterprise edition. IBM, however, prices the > enterprise edition of its DB2 database product at $20,000 per > processor. Ellison argued that Oracle's database requires less > hardware, networking infrastructure, and IT management personnel. > The standard and enterprise editions of the Oracle9i application > server are priced at $10,000 and $20,000 per processor, > respectively. > > Under Oracle's power-unit pricing, customers whose IT systems > connect to the Internet have paid fees based on the speed of the > microprocessors in the servers on which the Oracle software is > running. Because the Internet is open to an unlimited number of > users, Oracle created power-unit pricing based on the concept > that the server's power corresponded to database use. Customers > still have the option of buying licenses on a named-user basis. > > Oracle customers disliked power-unit pricing because they were > forced to buy more expensive licenses from Oracle when they > upgraded hardware. Industry analysts have said Oracle's price > woes have been a factor in its slower sales in the last two > quarters. Gartner analyst Betsy Burton calculated that Oracle's > new prices could mean price reductions of up to 50% for its > software running on multiprocessor servers. > > Ellison also introduced Oracle9i, the latest version of the > vendor's flagship product. Highlights of the product, which is > generally available, include the Real Application Clusters > technology that lets the database run in parallel across multiple > servers without the need to partition the data or rewrite > applications. Oracle9i also offers built-in business-intelligence > capabilities, including data mining and online analytical > processing. - Rick Whiting > > What do you think Ellison should do with prices? Share your > wisdom at the Listening Post > http://update.informationweek.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eDve0BqzPp0V20Nmm0Ad > > And get more background at > Lowdown On The High End > http://update.informationweek.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eDve0BqzPp0V20O1S0AE > > The State Of Software > http://update.informationweek.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eDve0BqzPp0V20OWY0Aw > > Oracle's 3Q Shows Effects of Economic Slowdown > http://update.informationweek.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eDve0BqzPp0V20O1T0AF > > =========================================== > > > Still not receiving your own FREE subscription to InformationWeek > magazine? Subscribe by going to > http://update.informationweek.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eDve0BqzPp0V20NbO0Aw > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Guidry, Chris INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
