Re: oracle price question

From: Van Messner <vmessner_at_netaxis.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 18:02:14 -0500
Message-ID: <SCD04.1092$%N1.146574@typ11.nn.bcandid.com>

Depending on the size of your company, Oracle may offer substantial volume discounts. So you need to talk with a salesman and press for your best deal.

Van

<lubjek_at_placebase.com> wrote in message news:81v03i$alg$1_at_news.jump.net...
> Sorry if this is a FAQ, but I have not seen it discussed recently.
> I'm totally new to Oracle.
>
> How is Oracle i8i priced? I'm confused by what I see on their
> web site.
>
> I go to their "Buy It" page:
> http://store.oracle.com/cec/cstage?ecaction=ecesectlink&ecSectId=1023
> and calculate the following for what they call a "minimum" install on a
> dual Intel 400MHz machine:
>
> Licensing Unit Qty Price Ext. Price?
> -------------- --- -------- -----------
> Power Unit 800 $ 200.00 $160,000.00
> Minimum Concurrent Devices 16 $1495.00 $ 23,920.00
> Minimum Named Users 8 $ 600.00 $ 4,800.00
> ===========
> Total? $188,720.00
>
> Almost $200,000 for a "minimum" installation?
> This doesn't sound right. What am I doing wrong?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
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Received on Mon Nov 29 1999 - 17:02:14 CST