I would personally say that this amount is at least half of what I would
expect them to charge (honestly).  I've been hit for 90k to upgrade one
machine tier in the past.

At 11:55 AM 9/19/2000, Al Karman wrote:
>Greetings, people of -L.
>
>                   <<< Rant On >>>
>I've just completed a disturbing round of emails with Cognos.  I'm a
>consultant in a SMALL shop, working a 937/LX 64-user license.  Apparently,
>the machine's value on the open market is exceeded by a 1996 Saturn coupe,
>but I digress.
>
>A project has presented that'll involve substantial programming, changes,
>etc.  Having used Powerhouse extensively in the past, I thought I'd get some
>pricing.
>Management indicated they'd spend some $$$.....
>
>OK...Suprtool prices < $5000., not bad....how about Cognos?
>
>I had a conversation with a sales rep, peppered with my 'conventional HP
>3000' wisdom......shrinking base, good opportunity to put a foot in the door
>with an eye toward other products, etc....
>
>I kinda felt I'd charged the salesguy with 'making magic'...loss-leader
>pricing for a real small environment.
>
>Well, folks, with a fabulous 'September incentive', the price for
>'Powerhouse Reporting Only' is $12,000.
>
>An informal poll, and Please respond publicly.......
>
>Am I WAY off-base thinking that $12K is like a ripoff to like the 3rd or 4th
>power?  Offline discussions have iterated that this is standard Cognos
>behavior.
>
>BTW, am interested ONLY in thoughts on the above---I'm not looking to start
>a 4-6gb thread on the relative merits of development environments!!!!!!!!
>                   <<< Rant Off >>>
>
>Thanks In Advance,
>
>Al "Didn't they used to hang thieves" Karman
>IT consultant
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