Jeff Green <jeff@northernnews.ccom> wrote in message news:<9i412vgb830nj8tieb3888bjsov45kdtsa@4ax.com>. ..
> Can anyone help me understand the Oracle discount system. I would
> like to know if Oracle discounts their product beyond what the
> In-house Oracle sales person indicates is available for a perpetual
> license.
>
> We are being offered a 45% discount on the product, which sounds
> great, however, judging from experience with other products, this may
> or may not be a "great deal" Also, has anyone heard of additional
> discounts on the yearly maintenance contract, beyond the typical
> company quote.
This is hard to say in general. It depends on many factors. Size of
your company, number of DB2s in house, sales person, country, someone
here suggests it depends even on season, and of course it depends how
tough you are. :-)

When we're talking about Oracle discounts you should know that no
Oracle's customer worldwide is paying an official price. Official
prices are just guidelines how much sales person should be dare to
ask, before reality hits back. :-)

With regards

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