> This whole thing may not be as bad as what it would have if Ipswitch would > have at least posted something for future upgrades. Stating get it by > December and save from the full price means what. They get your money by > December then in another year you pay the full price if you want to upgrade? >
No, you buy ICS at the special offer price by Dec 31 2004 and your SA won't be due for renewal for one year PLUS any existing time on your current SA. You don't "pay the full price if you want to upgrade" because you have already upgraded with the December purchase. You merely renew you SA annually as before, just at a much higher price if you weren't already using the AV product. So take us for example, we renewed our SA on 10/15/04. We can buy ICS before 12/31 at a discounted price for 250 users of $2995 or $2495 depending on the type of AV we choose. Since out existing SA is now due to expire on 10/15/05 we tack the new year of "service" cough :o), on to have a new renewal date of 10/15/06. So no more money will be due till then, and that will be $2695 a year (250 user with Symantec AV) according to the sales chick I spoke to. That might even be an acceptable price if the AV and anti-spam were sufficient to do the job as well or better than other offerings, but sadly they are not, judging from the activity on this list. While the initial upgrade price is high, it is not insurmountable, but the annual support fee is priced waaaaay out of line to be a valid consideration. I have seen some numbers thrown about for the annual SA but there is nothing concrete on the website yet as far as I can see so those numbers may still be up in the air. Douglas Traylor MIS Department Harbison-Fischer Mfg Co. (817)297-2211 x210 To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
