[Info-vax] VSI employee retirements

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 1/26/2023 10:16 AM, David Turner wrote:
> Not much to add. He knows him from the area and apparently there were 
> quite a few layoffs there.
> I personally know that Terry Holmes has gone. Hardly going to damage 
> VSI. He should have gone long ago.
> And Wayne is subordinate has gone too from what I can tell. Well, he 
> isn't answering any emails anyway.

I do not recall exactly how https://vmssoftware.com/about/key-managers/
used to look, but I am pretty sure that the list was longer before.
So they may have slimmed down at the top.

> Perhaps they are going to rethink how they sell licenses. Following the 
> HP model never worked anyway.
> Buying a license key should be like getting a SSL cert. Fill in the 
> info, verify your email, and it lands in your email inbox 5 minutes later.
> 
> No excuse for the licensing debacle there....

Buying licenses in a few minutes over the internet using a credit card
indeed seems like the way of this century.

And maybe they should take a look at the time limited licenses as
well - the concept is not popular in the VMS world.

Anybody know who John Ross (which seems to be the new guy in charge of
sales) are?

Arne