Phil Payne wrote:
But the last time I looked, IBM software (especially middleware like DB2) was substantially cheaper in the USA than it was in the UK. Around CICS and DB2, we're talking a third or so.
Let's verify that assertion... In the USA, IBMLink shows the standard VWLC for 5625-DB2 is: TITLE 5625-DB2 DB2 UDB FOR Z/OS ----CHARGE----- FEATURE DESCRIPTION TYPE AMOUNT DB2 DB2 UDB FOR Z/OS 0029 DB2 UDB VWLC LVL 1 QTY 1 B/M 112 0030 DB2 UDB VWLC LVL 2 QTY 1 B/M 84 0031 DB2 UDB VWLC LVL 3 QTY 1 B/M 63 0032 DB2 UDB VWLC LVL 3 QTY 50 B/M 3,150 0033 DB2 UDB VWLC LVL 4 QTY 1 B/M 47 0034 DB2 UDB VWLC LVL 4 QTY 50 B/M 2,350 0035 DB2 UDB VWLC LVL 5 QTY 1 B/M 47 0036 DB2 UDB VWLC LVL 5 QTY 50 B/M 2,350 What are the UK prices? How about Europe? -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 5200 W Century Blvd, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90045 310-338-0400 x318 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html