here is a example stright from oracle web site:
Example 1: You are licensing the Oracle8iEE for a computer which has 2 - 400MHz
RISC processors. How many Universal Power Units do you need?
(1 computer x 2 processors * 400MHz * 1.5 (RISC Factor) =
1,200
Universal
Power Units for each program that you license for this
computer.
Example 2: You are licensing Oracle8iEE for your entire environment
- 4
Intel
computers each with a 550MHz Intel processor; 1 computer with 8 -
400MHz
RISC
processors. How many Universal Power Units do you need?
4 computers x 1 processor x 550MHz x 1.0 (Intel Factor)=2,200
UPU
1 computer x 8 processors x 400MHz x 1.5 (RISC Factor)=4,800
UPU
Total: 7,000 UPU
Example 3: You have a mainframe computer that has 200 MIPS and are
licensing
Oracle8iEE. How many Universal Power Units do you need?
1 computer x 200 MIPS x 24 (Mainframe Factor) = 4,800 UPUs are
required
for Oracle8i take the UPU and muiltiply by:
Perpetual $15.00
4 Year(lease) 9.00
2 year (lease) 5.25
Now if you have more than 2 cpu's (they force you) or want oracle 8iEE (all the good
stuff)
Perpetual $100.00
4 Year(lease) 60.00
2 year (lease) 35.00
And do not forget about 15% or so per year for support.
SO sun 250 with 450mhz
2*450*1.5=1350 upu
1350upu*15$=20,500$ that's for 8i plus suport (you can get 5%-10% off the list price, but
that
about it)
1350upu*100$=135,000$ for 8iEE
MJM
PS. ALL the named user crap it usless for the web.
David Hodgkinson wrote:
> Michael Meltzer <mjm@stripped> writes:
>
> > 3) I know your said forget price, but we are talking $25,000 to $100,000+ for
> real boxes.
>
> Someone was trying to tell me today that Oracle's pricing policy was
> "no of CPUs * MHz * 67". So, a Sun E250 would wade in at $50k for an
> Oracle license?
>
> True or false?
>
> Dave // Agog. Really gobsmacked.
>
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