Of course, this pricing bears no relation to actual reality. 70% discounts off list, especially on the addons like RAC, are not uncommon. You just have to push a bit. :)
Matt -- Matthew Zito GridApp Systems Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell: 646-220-3551 Phone: 212-358-8211 x 359 http://www.gridapp.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Hemant K Chitale > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 11:55 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: Fwd: RE: RAC for download -- re RAC Pricing and Partitioning > > > > oops, I forgot to mention Partitioning pricing. > Partitioning is also listed seperately under Enterprise > Edition options. This is 25% of the EE price. > > Thus, EE is US$40K per CPU. RAC is US$60K per CPU [40K + > 20K]. Partitioning is US$50K per CPU [40K + 10K] and RAC > with Partitioning would > be US$70K per CPU ! > Data Mining, OLAP, Advanced Security, Spatial and Label > Security are also seperately priced options. > > Hemant > > >Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 22:46:40 +0800 > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >From: Hemant K Chitale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: RAC for download -- re RAC Pricing > > > > > >Check oraclestore.com. The default page just shows you the pricing > >for the DB EE, true. > >However, when you click on "Database" under Products in the > left panel, > >you can see "Oracle Enterprise Edition Options" listed > seperately from > >"Oracle Database". RAC is under Enterprise Edition Options > while EE is > >under Database and the RAC price is 50% of the EE price. > > > >Thus, an RAC price is 150% of an EE price. > >Hemant > > > >At 11:44 AM 24-09-03 -0800, you wrote: > >>My dear friend, you're wrong. That practice has stopped with 8i. > >>Partitioning option *is* an integral part of 9iEE without an > >>additional check to sign. I got a verbal confirmation from > my oracle > >>sales rep and I'll try getting a written (email) one as well. > >> > >>-- > >>Mladen Gogala > >>Oracle DBA > >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >> > Behalf Of Mogens Nørgaard > >> > Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 2:30 PM > >> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > >> > Subject: Re: RAC for download > >> > > >> > > >> > I've seen the same kind of confusion with respect to the > >> > partitioning option, where people have been informed by > their sales > >> > rep that partitioning option is part of EE. Well, yes, > if you pay > >> > extra for it. > >> > > >> > Mogens > >> > > >> > Hemant K Chitale wrote: > >> > > >> > > > >> > > If the question is about price [referring to oraclestore], > >> > > remember that RAC is an option and is generally at a > 50% premium > >> > > on the EE cost. > >> > > > >> > > However, Mladen is right in that RAC is on the same CDs as the > >> > > Enterprise Edition. If your servers are cluster-ready, the OUI > >> > > automatically > >> > includes RAC as > >> > > an installation option, else, RAC does not apear in > the Oracle > >> > > product list when you run the Installer. > >> > > > >> > > Hemant > >> > > > >> > > At 06:54 AM 24-09-03 -0800, you wrote: > >> > > > >> > >> RAC is a part of the EE version, for whichever OS you > >> > have. You will > >> > >> still need > >> > >> to purchase the hardware. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Mladen Gogala > >> > >> Oracle DBA > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >> > >> Behalf Of quriyat > >> > >> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 10:05 AM > >> > >> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > >> > >> Subject: RAC for download > >> > >> > >> > >> Hello all > >> > >> > >> > >> Where can i get RAC for download? I don't see one in > >> > OTN. Oracle > >> > >> store puts a high tag? > >> > >> > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > ---------- > >> > >> No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. > >> > >> Introducing My Way - http://www.myway.com > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Note: > >> > >> This message is for the named person's use only. It > may contain > >> > >> confidential, proprietary or legally privileged > information. 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