As a mainframe user (dba on ADABAS) I know that the fees are about 15% for maintenance.
Yechiel Adar, Mehish Computer Services [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Farnsworth, Dave [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Fri, February 22, 2002 6:44 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: Oracle Licensing vs. The Others > > >-This probably pales when compared to mainframe maintenance fees. > > And don't forget that mainframes also "rent" the OS for a hefty fee!! > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 10:25 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > Re the 22% annual support cost. This is apparently not unusually high. > > We were quote a 22% for an application last week. This probably > pales when compared to mainframe maintenance fees. > > Jared > > On Friday 22 February 2002 06:03, Jay Hostetter wrote: > > Our management has started asking questions about how Oracle's > licensing > > costs compare to other database vendors. Specifically, DB2 and Sql > Server. > > I think I am pretty well armed with the "features" arguments, at least > for > > Oracle vs. Sql Server, but I really have no clue about licensing and > > support costs for DB2 and Sql Server. Can somebody please provide > ballpark > > numbers? We will be comparing it to Oracle's latest licensing model > > > (https://oraclestore.oracle.com/OA_HTML/ibeCZzpHome.jsp?site=OracleStoreUS > & > >respid=22372). Oracle tells me that support costs are currently 22% of > the > > license per year. Of course, this is prior to any of the black magic > which > > they call "discounting." I would like comparable numbers for the other > > vendors products. If I get a chance, I'll dig around on the web sites, > but > > I was also curious to know if the other vendors practice "discounting." > > > > Thank you, > > Jay > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Jared Still > 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). > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Farnsworth, Dave > 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: =?iso-8859-8?Q?=E0=E3=F8_=E9=E7=E9=E0=EC?= 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).
