Michael Leone on 30 Jan 2009 05:03:07 -0800 |
On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 7:40 AM, Art Alexion <art.alexion@gmail.com> wrote: > On 01/29/2009 Brian Vagnoni wrote: >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Art Alexion >> >>> > UI, the administration server has no rival in the PDA-phone world. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> Yes, and BES has no rival in cost either from what I hear. :-) > > It ain't cheap, but I think it pays for itself. And you often can get > it free through promotions. We did. If you do this, you have to plan > ahead carefully to take full advantage of the promo. > > BPS handles up to 30 units, and comes with 5 licenses. It costs about > $600, and then $100/per user license. > > BES handles in the tens of thousands of units, and costs $3000 and comes > with 10 licenses (I believe). Again, about $100/unit license > thereafter. Bulk discounts apply, even for "small" bulk purchases. > > Verizon gave us a free server and licenses for as many phones as we were > getting with our initial order. My suggestion is to buy as many > phones at once as you plan to buy 3 months out or so, to maximize the > free licensing. They've been doing that for years, too. I got my first BES server in 2004 that way. 5 user license back then, I recall. -- Michael J. Leone, <mailto:turgon@mike-leone.com> PGP Fingerprint: 0AA8 DC47 CB63 AE3F C739 6BF9 9AB4 1EF6 5AA5 BCDF Photo Gallery: <http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeleonephotos> "Disgusting, yet strangely interesting." Tony Robinson, "Worst Christmas Jobs" ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
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