Thanks a lot for the informations.
Regards
Hari
"Hans Forbrich" <forbrich_at_telusplanet.net> wrote in message
news:3F02ED2D.C6AE5361_at_telusplanet.net...
> It depends entirely on whether your current license agreement permits
that: is
> it transferrable or not? is it term or not? is support paid up? etc.,
etc.
> etc. Many Oracle license agreements are custom written, so it is not
possible
> for us to give you a definitive answer.
>
> If you can not read or understand the current agreement, then you need to
- let
> the company's legal advisor interpret it and/or b) get Oracle's sales rep
> involved. If you do not have access to your current license agreement,
find the
> person who has it and make hir responsible for reading it and giving you
an
> answer.
>
> If you have a non-standard or an old style license, you may need to
convert you
> license to the new agreement. Get BOTH quotes: cost to buy new and drop
the old
> one as well as cost to convert. And look at the 3-5 year number,
including
> support cost, when making your decision.
>
> Note that Oracle's sales reps will generally encourage you to purchase new
> licenses (don't blame them, it's their job to do so). If you do buy new,
ask
> "what is the trade-in value of the old one". When dealing with Oracle
reps,
> always get everything in writing and especially get written justification
/
> support for their suggestions - if nothing else, this helps you present
your
> case to your management.
>
> HTH
> /Hans
>
Received on Thu Jul 03 2003 - 08:03:13 CDT
