[Info-vax] OT: Intel Demos 48-Core Prototype Chip

[Jeremy Begg]

Hi Neil,

> I attended an OpenVMS licensing seminar a few years back and was told
> that HP was simplifying OpenVMS Licensing for Itanium. I'm not sure if
> simplified licensing has happened with OpenVMS on Alpha (maybe someone
> else could provide more recent information)

There's no doubt that Itanium licencing is simpler, with the operating 
system and management software bundled into two or three Operating 
Environment licences.  Layered Products other than SIPs however are 
unchanged.  The biggest benefit for sites with interactive users is the 
removal of the per-user licence charge.

I'm afraid Alpha licencing has changed very little.  A few LPs are now 
included in the operating system (e.g. DCPS) but most are extra, and you 
still have to pay for interactive user licences.

Regards,

	Jeremy Begg