Re: Oracle's Licensing Question

Unfortunately I believe you are out of date !

Your existing licences may be concurrent - but try getting any more and you will be given only the options of Named User (multi server)

                            Named User (single server)
                            Power Unit

And if what you really need is Concurrent User then you are badly served by the new arrangement. By badly served I mean larger numbers of companies seriously looking at alternative databases, although it may grate on their nerves to to so.

Regards

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itrs0 <itrs0_at_netscapeonline.co.uk> wrote in message
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> JK

>

> As far as i'm aware the licensing policy is 'concurrent user' not named

 user, so


> providing you don't go over the number of users specified in your license

 you


> should be OK...

>

> Richard Sumption

> ------------------------------------------------

> Oracle Technology Consultant

> ITRS Limited

> itrs_at_bigfoot.com

>

>

>

> JK wrote:

>

> > I'd really appreciate it if someone can clarify some of Oracle's

 licensing


> > to me.

> >

> > Does named user license mean that I have to specify the actual name of

 the


> > person accessing the database to Oracle?  While purchasing?  People

 working


> > at our company change very frequently and I'm not sure I want to get

 into


> > this type of agreement if that's the case.

> >

> > Also, most of the connections to the database at my company are from

> > software that are automated (getting data from one place, inserting it

 into


> > database, moving it, querying to create reports etc.).  How do I figure

 out


> > licenses for these?  And please don't say "power unit".  We'll have to

> > migrate to a different database from Oracle If that's the only way!

 Can't


> > afford it.  I can buy a Sun Enterprise 4500 with 6 400 MHz CPUs for a

 little


> > over $100K but I'll have to pay Oracle $360K for the database!  Not

 counting


> > any options!

> >

> > Thanks much

> > JK

>