We have multiple HP3000s, and Shawn is right...there is a nice fee for each
machine; however, on your main production machine you pay a "primary"
license and the other machines are considered secondaries and are not
quite as expensive. Speedware also has a 15- or 17-tier pricing structure
(please let's NOT get into the tier-pricing "wars" thread again!) which will 
shock you. I.e., we have a 987/200SX and 979/400KS machine. In HP's 
support tier structure, these are in the same tier, but Speedware's structure 
puts our 979/400KS machine about 6 tiers higher. Even the 979/200KS is 
in a different tier than the 979/400KS. The difference? The 979/200KS
has two processors, the 979/400KS has four. Same model, more 
processors. We did not find a software vendor who did it any differently,
although I must say, we did convince one of our 3rd party vendors to take
a second look at their tier-pricing structure when we upgraded our box
last fall. The vendor actually LOWERED the price of our upgrade. I told
the rep that it was inconceivable to me how they could justify such 
astronomical prices when even HP did not gouge us the way they did. I
have a great deal of respect for that company as a result. Too bad they
don't all align their tier-prices the same and more inline with HPs tiers.

FWIW,





Cynthia Bridges-Fowler
IMC Global, Inc. / IMC Salt, Inc.
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>>> Shawn Gordon <[log in to unmask]> 03/26/99 08:30AM >>>
Well unless SpeedWare has recently become a charity, I would assume that
you would pay a nice fee for each machine.  Unless of course you don't want
support on all the machines.






James Lagger <[log in to unmask]> on 03/26/99 06:23:39 AM

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Subject:  speedware support and multiple machines




If you have multiple hp3000's running speedware, do you have to pay
software support for each machine?

Thanks in advance

JP Lagger
Manager of Operations
Lucas County Data Processing
One Government Center Suite #400
Toledo, OH 43604