Our apps that use Oracle come with an "Application license". By the terms of this license, we get to use that Oracle DB for that app and that app alone. The DB support comes from the app vendor and not Oracle. Not feeling particularly comfortable with this arrangement, we purchased separate Oracle licenses in order to get "Silver support" directly from Oracle, as I've yet to meet a vendor who had a grip on the DBs they sell with their product.
Then again, these were "network concurrent user" licenses, which unfortunately no longer exist. Perhaps a low-end 5-user named license would work for you. HTH! GL! :) Rich Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech Inc, Sussex, WI USA -----Original Message----- Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 8:14 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L We are purchasing a software package from a vendor. The vendor states that the package includes sufficient Oracle licenses. Since I'm supposed to keep on top of our licensing costs, I'm trying to make sure that there are no surprises down the road - such as additional Oracle support fees or Oracle claiming that we don't have this new box licensed, etc. How can the vendor prove that they are providing a license? When I asked them for some type of proof, they forward the OLSA to me, which is basically generic - it doesn't tell me if the license is SE, EE, SE One, perpertual, term, CPU, Named User, etc. Any thoughts or do I just take their word for it? Thanks, Jay -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Jesse, Rich INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
