[ngw] smartphones

Tue Apr 6 03:49:40 UTC 2010

That's downright silly.. you get SLES entitlement with GroupWise, you
get Mobilty with GroupWise, but ONLY for mobility, you have to purchase
SLES?  

Also, I thought that OES customers are entitled to run SLES for other
purposes?  I thought you could basically load as much SLES as you
wanted.  I know many MLA customers that definitely are under that
impression.

Matt

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>>> On 4/5/2010 at 11:41 PM, in message
<t2u859ece291004052041u3fcb4b44ra264c4d0162f0468 at mail.gmail.com>,
Joseph Marton
<jmmarton at gmail.com> wrote:
>
http://www.novell.com/communities/node/11255/mobility-technical-preview-techn

> ical-details
> 
> "SLES 11 License. This has been a frequently asked question. In
> general, you must have a valid license of SLES 11 in order to run
this
> technology preview as well as when the product actually ships. This
> license entitlement is not currently part of any GroupWise buying
> program * including NOWS.
> 
> There is really only one way, currently, to get a license. You must
> purchase it. We are exploring a few alternatives, but nothing to
> announce or discuss just yet.
> 
> In addition, there are some who may believe that their OES license
> gives them rights to use SLES 11 for DataSync. As far as I can
confirm
> with Product Management, this is not true. Mobility is not a
workload
> that qualifies as an OES workload and therefore is not covered by
the
> OES license. Sorry."
> 
> I don't like it, but still surely it's cheaper to buy a single SLES
> subscription than it is to purchase a Windows Server license plus
CALs
> for all users, even with crazy cheap Microsoft academic pricing. 
And
> I would imagine it's also cheaper than purchasing NotifyLink
licenses
> for everyone.
> 
> Joe
> 
> On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 10:23 PM, Matt Weisberg <matt at weisberg.net>
wrote:
>>
>> Does the SLES entitlement that comes with GroupWise cover usage of
the 
> mobility pack?  I would be shocked if it did not...
>>
>> Matt
>>
>> On Apr 5, 2010, at 7:00 PM, John Evans wrote:
>>
>>> Dave might be in the same boat as some of us (his statement, "I
cannot 
> purchase any other software but I have groupwise on a school sla."). 
I think 
> the additional cost (even though modest) of the SLES 11 requirement
is going 
> to hurt adoption of the Mobility Pack.
>>>
>>>>>> "James Taylor" <James.Taylor at eastcobbgroup.com> 4/5/2010 6:23 PM
>>>
>>> GMS is being phased out and will not work with a lot of current
phones.
>>>
>>> This is the software you probably heard about.
>>>
>>> http://www.novell.com/promo/data_synchronizer.html 
>>>
>>> It is the replacement for GMS and should work with all new
smartphones, with 
> exception of Blackberry.
>>>
>>> -jt
>>>
>>>
>>> James Taylor
>>> The East Cobb Group, Inc.
>>> 678-697-9420
>>> james.taylor at eastcobbgroup.com 
>>> http://www.eastcobbgroup.com 
>>>
>>>
>>>>>> "Dave Moon" <dmoon at peru.k12.in.us> 4/5/2010  06:09 PM >>>
>>> I was recently in a meeting that talked about new software for
syncing 
> groupwise and active sync phones.
>>>
>>> My boss is talking about getting new smartphones instead of the
blackberrys 
> we have.
>>>
>>> I cannot purchase any other software but I have groupwise on a
school sla.
>>>
>>> I am looking for any suggestions.
>>>
>>> Should I just setup a gms system and do it that way.
>>>
>>> dave
>>>
>>> Dave Moon A+
>>> Peru Community Schools
>>> 401 N. Broadway
>>> Peru, IN 46970
>>> 765-473-3081
>>> fax 765-472-5129
>>>
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