May sound a little harsh (on the ISVs), but makes sense. The only issue you may have problems with is getting the software swap-out done, and then getting the developers to use it. We have found the developers *very* reluctant to change in some cases. In two cases, we even had to roll back to the previous (more expensive) software product after a period of usage. Depends on where the leverage is within the organisation as to who wins that argument.
Shane ... On Thu, 2006-07-13 at 13:26 -0500, Hal Merritt wrote: > Look into sub capacity pricing. Have IBM cut you a sweet deal on a pair > of boxes that are way too large. You may have to dump some software > vendors that refuse to negotiate prices, but that is just a bump in the > road. The vendors that refuse to negotiate are getting fewer and fewer. > Some are changing their ways, and some are simply going out of business > (which is another reason to dump them if they won't play). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
