OK, back again - sorry for the delay.
Dimitri Rotow wrote:
> > > > Pricing is solely based on the number of parallel server > > processes you deploy, > > i.e., the number of users that can be answered at any instant in time: the > > per-process licence is competitively low. Note that many clients > > can log in at > > the same time sharing the login name. Pricing is not based on data volume, > > traffic, functionality, etc. And yes, it is for unlimited, > > perpetual use. I am > > not a friend of leasing software, because this only serves to tie > > a customer to > > a vendor for unlimited, perpetual payments given the costs of change. > > > > So, suppose someone (say, a city government) wants to put up a website that > includes your mapserver on typical PC-based server. What would that cost > them? In many such situations a city has no idea if they are going to get > 500 hits a day or 50000. What would typical pricing be?
We usually first gather requirements in terms of services and users, then put up an ROI analysis based on the customer's situation that includes TCO considerations. This allows us to find the optimal ratio for the customer resources invested... :-)
> > Same here, with a beer (dinner time in Munich... :-) > > -Peter > > > > Fabulous place, Munich... I lived for a couple of years in Solln and then > across the Isar in Grunwald (sorry, no umlaut on this keyboard...). :-) > You are a lucky man!
thanks! :) I tried to find your place, but couldn't locate CDA International...
Regards, Peter
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