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Date:         Mon, 9 Nov 1992 13:44:11 PST
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From:         Ron Wills <A1RW@PSUORVM.BITNET>
Subject:      IBM-HESC: error report from RHQVM21.VNET.IBM.COM

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Ron Wills                              Portland State University
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>From:         Don Barker <62623@UCDASVM1.ADMIN.UCALGARY.CA>
>Subject:      OV/VM and HESC

>FROM: Don Barker
>      Department of Administrative Systems, University of Calgary
>      phone (403) 220-5441       fax (403) 282-9361
>    It has been rumored that OV/VM and all other HESC type products
>will only be offered on an ESA type platform. Is this true or am I
>missing something?

IT IS OUR INTENTION TO CONTINUE TO LIST ON HESC, CURRENTLY MARKETED
VERSIONS OF ALL HESC SOFTWARE.  WE DO NOT PLAN TO WITHDRAW FROM HESC
PRODUCTS STILL BEING MARKETED BY IBM.  THERE MAY BE EXCEPTIONS FROM TIME
TO TIME, BUT WE HAVE, FOR OVER 2 YEARS, BEEN ABLE TO AVOID ANY SUCH
UNIQUE-TO-HESC PRODUCT-WITHDRAWALS.

>    I have found that there are several products which have been
>withdrawn from marketting which are listed on HESC yet we can not
>order them.

WE WILL UPDATE THE HESC LISTING, TO REFLECT WITHDRAWALS FROM MARKETING,
WITH OUR 1993 GENERAL UPDATE.  WE HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS IN MARCH.

>    My question comes from a planning point of view, and it is very
>IMPORTANT.
>    Is IBM going to a line item approach? Will ESA be the only supported
>type of operating system? When will IBM make their plans known in Canada?

WE ARE WORKING ON A LINE-ITEM PRICING PROPOSAL.  IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE
ADOPTED.  IF ADOPTED WE WOULD NOT ANTICIPATE THE CHANGE TO BE
ANNOUNCED BEFORE MID-YEAR 1993, IF THEN.  FURTHER, IF ADOPTED THERE WILL
BE A CONVERSION PERIOD TO ALLOW MEMBERS ADEQUATE TIME TO PUT APPROPRIATE
BUDGET CHANGES IN PLACE.  AS CURRENTLY ENVISIONED YOU WOULD HAVE THE
REMAINDER OF YOUR CURRENT SUBSCRIPTION YEAR PLUS ONE ADDITIONAL
SUBSCRIPTION YEAR TO CONVERT TO THE NEW BY-ITEM FORMAT.  OF COURSE,
THAT LOGIC COULD CHANGE PRIOR TO ANY ACTUAL ANNOUNCEMENT, BUT IT'S THE
PLAN AS PRESENTLY CONCEIVED.  CONCERNING CANADIAN ANNOUNCEMENTS, I AM
IN NO POSITION TO COMMENT.  I WILL SEND A COPY OF THIS NOTE TO JOHN GREEN
(416) 474-2181 IN CANADA AND ASK HIM TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU
REGARDING YOUR CANADA-SPECIFIC QUESTION.

                                  FRED DWYER
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