[Info-vax] VMS Software, Inc. Acquires All OpenVMS Support Business from Hewlett Packard Enterprise

[Simon Clubley]

On 2019-10-25, Ian Miller <gxys at uk2.net> wrote:
>
> Effectively support is done by VSI now as they handle L2/L3 for all versions. 
>
> I don't know if there is anyone left doing VMS Engineering at HPE. I wonder if they will do a final patch release for V8.4 before the end of 2020 then pack up shop.
>

There's still some people there because Hobbyist licences are still
being issued.

> Licences are a different question - ask HPE.

HPE isn't the issue here - it's VSI.

VSI required you to pay for your licences again (with a discount IIRC)
before you could start using VSI VMS and the VSI layered products.

I was wondering if they are still doing that if the transfer of
support contracts from HPE to VSI is now enforced instead of being
optional (as it has been up to now).

Simon.

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