On Wed, 16 Aug 2000 14:07:22 -0400, Pickering, John (NORBORD)
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>So, what does it cost to change an existing "PowerHouse tier-based license"
>for a 929KS020 to a new "FOS-based license" for the same machine with the
>same number of users?? Hopefully no more than the $750 admin charge?
>
>Wishing I could get $750 for paperwork,
>JWP
>

If only is were so easy :-)

A FOS-based license is linked to a specific number of licensed MPE/iX users
and a particular PowerHouse "capability" -- full development, reporting
only, etc. A tier-based license is for an unlimited number of users for a
particular PowerHouse capability.

The 929KS is the entry-level machine in HP's software tier 330. As such, it
would not be my choice as an example for the FOS-based PowerHouse license.
This is because, depending upon the number of users, the FOS-based license
fee might be somewhat higher than the equivalent unlimited-user tier-based
license fee for the same machine. However, the benefit of purchasing a
FOS-based license on an entry-level tier 330 machine is that subsequent
upgrades within the same HP software tier (right up to the recently
re-classified 979KS/400), for the same number of users, will not increase
the PowerHouse license fee. Such upgrades would only incur the
administration fee.

Best regards,
Conrad

Conrad Whittall
Marketing Manager, Application Development Tools, Cognos Incorporated