RE: Sun to Linux on Dell

From: Matthew Zito <mzito_at_gridapp.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 16:03:10 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.005ADFB7.20030609154440@fatcity.com>

Oracle Collaboration Server (Suite?) is licensed per-mailbox user, not by logged-in user, like the database. So, you can run the database powering OCS on as big a machine as you want, as long as you're paying your $60/mailbox.

Thanks,
Matt

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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 

> Behalf Of Steve McClure

> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 5:46 PM

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> Subject: RE: Sun to Linux on Dell

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> 

> >Interestingly enough, RAC for Oracle Collaboration Server is 

> a mere $60 

> >per user, significantly less than normal RAC licensing.

> 

> 

> $60 per user...lets see Oracle claims we have 80,000 

> users...(not including the infinite internet users)...So that 

> may not apply to us CPU licensers, I am guessing most of the 

> Oracle install base.  Hopefully Oracle will reconsider the 

> pricing structure sooner than later.  It's not just RAC it is 

> everything times the number of CPUs.  I liked it better when 

> they were trying to compete with M$.

> 

> 

> Steve

> 

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