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Upgrades & Promotions for UniBasic/dL4 on SCO | | Tuesday November 01, 2005 | New Platform for SCO Open Server 6 (OS6)
The Unixware platform (55) has been renamed SCO OS 6 & UW 7 and now supports the complete functionality of both SCO Open Server 6 (OS6) and Unixware 7, including files >2GB. OS6 requires Passport version 4.1 or higher, however older versions of UniBasic, dL4, etc. for Unixware may be installed on OS6. To run on OS6, you must download the appropriate installation kits. Because OS6 is a different platform, you cannot mix products compiled for SCO Unix/OS5 with those for OS6.
Products for platform (99) SCO Open Server 5 will continue to be delivered and supported for the foreseeable future. However, Open Server 5 versions of UniBasic, dL4, etc. are not supported on OS6. When upgrading or installing OS6, you must use the new (55) SCO OS6 & UW7 versions of Dynamic's software products. Older, traditionally non-portable, data files and UniBasic programs created on Open Server 5 are compatible with OS6 and do not require conversion.
Support, Upgrades, Prices & Promotions
On August 31, 2005, support was discontinued for the following older revisions: UniBasic 6, dL4 version 4 and dynamicXport 1. IQ for Windows is being replaced by ODBC, however IQ for Unix remains a supported product line.
Licenses covered by Software Assurance are entitled to upgrades and platform changes at no charge. In addition, no license fees are required when purchasing a new server or performing major operating system upgrades. If you purchased an upgrade for UniBasic or dL4 in 2005, you may add a one-year Software Assurance subscription at the regular price of 10% of the cost of your license.
Otherwise, when upgrading to a new release of UniBasic, dL4 or dynamicXport, a license fee equal to 25% of the price of an equivalent new license is charged to upgrade from the previous revision, or 50% of the price when upgrading from earlier versions.
Through March 2006, a special promotion is available for customers upgrading from SCO OS5 to OS6. Under this promotion, an upgrade from OS5 to OS6 is NOT considered a new platform. Upgrade any version of uniBasic or dL4 for 25% of the price of a new license, add Software Assurance for 10% of the price of the license and agree to a minimum three (3) year Software Assurance renewal and migrate to OS6 at no additional charge. |
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