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- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 13:34:00 EDT
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- From: RICK@VSCNET.BITNET
- Subject: LPS and RTNV for Pathworks clients.
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- We are beginning to install networks throughout our institutions
- and have decided on Pathworks. We have brought it up throughout
- our Community College system and are in the process of doing so
- at one of our campus based institutions. After working with DEC
- on what servers, software and licenses were needed we proceeded
- with the above mentioned projects. We thought we had just about
- all of our expenses covered when someone from DEC service contracts
- called about our new agreement for the upcoming fiscal year and
- he began talking about the requirement of buying Layered Product
- Support for each and every desktop device (DOS or MAC) that we have
- licensed for Pathworks. This additional expense was never mentioned
- in any of our many meetings with DEC concerning our networking plans
- nor did it show up in any written proposals from our local DEC sales
- office. When these two networks are fully configured we will easily
- have over 240 desktop devices networked. DEC tells me that it will
- cost us $1550.00 per month to have the right to use the software on
- that many workstations. I am sure there are networks out there that
- have many more networked devices than that and if they buy LPS the
- operational expense for the network must be astronomical!
-
- My questions to the net are : Are other sites paying this? It seems that
- this additional expense, over and above licensing, makes Pathworks
- a prohibitivly expensive network solution even with the CSLG program
- and educational discounting. What are the ramifications of not
- carrying this service? Are there any DEC programs available to help
- instiutions get a handle on such an ongoing fee?
-
- Any feedback on LPS for Pathworks would be appreciated.
-
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- Rick Blood
- Vermont State Colleges
- Waterbury, VT
- BITNET: rick@vscnet.bitnet
- Phone: (802) 241 2535
-