Re: SQL Server 7/2000 vs Oracle 8i

From: Niall Litchfield <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 15:23:48 +0100
Message-ID: <8q58i0$aiq$1@soap.pipex.net>

"Norris" <jcheong_at_cooper.com.hk> wrote in message news:8ptgmi$27p15_at_imsp212.netvigator.com...
> The license fee of SQL Server 2000 is not cheap.
> Because per-server licensing isn't available for SQL Server 2000,
> you might consider processor licenses, SQL Server 2000's other
> licensing model. With processor licenses you simply pay a flat fee
> ($4999 for the Standard Edition or $19,999 for the Enterprise Edition)
> for each processor in your box. You get unlimited client and Internet
> access to the server and don't need to purchase any CALs.
> For example, running SQL Server 2000 Enterprise on 64 processors will cost
> almost $1,273,600.

always of course assuming you cxan find a stable 64 processor NT/2K environment. Received on Mon Sep 18 2000 - 09:23:48 CDT