Re: purchase options for 9i Standard Edition

Mark,

where can we look up the respective prices for Germany? Is there a webpage?

Martin

Mark van Wolferen wrote:
>
> Hong,
>
> To answer your questions, see my reply in blue.
>
>
> Hong Hsu wrote:
>
> > I saw several purchase options for 9i Standard Edition, such as
> > 4-year Named User $108, Concurrent Users, and 4-year Processor $9k.
> > My questions are:
> > 1. By using Named User choice, can same user login from different
> > machines?
>
> The current Named Users licenses are what we call "Multi Server licenses".
> This means that one individual has a license to use the Oracle program (in
> this case 9i Standard Edition) for the agreed term (4 years), regardless the
> number of machines this program is installed.
> So if you have the current Named User license you -one individual- can use
> this license to connect from x machines to x machines with 9i SE.
>
>
> > How pricing of Concurrent User differ from Named User?
>
> These are two completely different models. Concurrent Device is a Device
> (i.e. workstation, laptop etc.) licensing and Named User is a people licensing
> (i.e. individuals, employees etc.). So with regards to your example; Under a
> concurrent Device licensing you could only use 1 machine at the same time,
> under the Named Users licensing you can use as many machines as you like.
>
> I would like to note the following:
>
> The Concurrent Device licensing does not exist anymore as a
> licensing metric within Oracle since December 1999 (unless it is
> defined in your existing agreement). Your current licenses are still
> valid of course but no new Concurrent Device licenses can be
> obtained. It is possible to migrate your Concurrent licenses into
> Named User licenses.
>
> If you use non human operated devices, the device will be counted as
> a Named User.
>
> > 2. Does Processor choice independent from choosing Named Users, such as
> > 2-Processor with 25 Named Users OR A Processor with 40 Named Users?
>
> There is a licensing minimum for Oracle Database products. This minimum is
> linked to the number of processors.
> For the Oracle Database Enterprise Edition this is 10 Named User per
> processor. and for the Oracle Database Standard Edition the minimum is 5
> Named Users. As long as these minimums are met it does not matter how many
> processors you install (if licensed by Named User). For the Oracle Database
> Standard Edition I should note that it can only be licensed on servers that
> have a maximum capacity of 4 processors.
>
> If you license based on a processor license there are no minimum requirements
> and you can deploy as many Named Uses as required.
>
> > 3. Right now our server has dual Intel processors. Does that mean I
> > have to purchase two Processor Licensing.
>
> If you go for processor licensing: yes
>
> > If later the server is added
> > another two Intel processors, then the two Processor Licensing will stop
> > working.
>
> The licenses are machine/os independent, so if one machine with 2 proc. is
> stopped and replaced by an other machine with 2 proc. the licenses can be used
> on the other machine.
>
> >
> >
> > Your help will be appreciated,
> > -Hong
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> - Mark..
Received on Wed Apr 24 2002 - 08:18:49 CDT