[ngw] smartphones

Tue Apr 6 03:55:28 UTC 2010

I think the technicality here Matt is that you get SLES 10 entitlement with
GW8, and not SLES 11 - there is still a lot of talk around it, but for what
we know right now, GW entitlement doesn't cover it.

Danita

On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 9:49 PM, Matt Weisberg <matt at weisberg.net> wrote:

>
> 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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