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Hi,

Has anyone had any luck in re-licensing Informix Dynamic 4GL
when upgrading server hardware. The software license installed
some years ago fails after restoring a backup to the new hardware.
Informix tell me they do not have the tools to do it, and refer us to
fourjs.
Fourjs wont do provide an installation key without paying back maintenance.
This software license should not require ongoing fees, to keep it
on new hardware. We have even had some machines where the D4Gl license
fails when you change the IP address. Now with IBM not providing
a service to re-license it any more, we either have to recode and get rid of
D4GL
or pay fourjs back maintenance, and keep it up to date, just to be able to
keep
a license we have already paid for. Does any know if IBM has the ability
to provide D4GL installation keys anymore?
Any suggestions?

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> Does any know if IBM has the ability to provide D4GL installation keys anymore?


As you have been told IBM should not be providng D4GL installation
keys anymore

> > Does any know if IBM has the ability to provide D4GL installation keys
anymore?
>
>
> As you have been told IBM should not be providng D4GL installation
> keys anymore
>
Shouldn't IBM have a legal requirement to provide the keys. They were quiet
willing
to take our money when they sold us the software, now it is useless. I don't
think there
was any doc that said the license was valid for a set period of time.

Rodney Sheppard wrote:
>>> Does any know if IBM has the ability to provide D4GL installation keys
> anymore?
>>
>> As you have been told IBM should not be providng D4GL installation
>> keys anymore
>>
> Shouldn't IBM have a legal requirement to provide the keys. They were quiet
> willing
> to take our money when they sold us the software, now it is useless. I don't
> think there
> was any doc that said the license was valid for a set period of time.
>
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>

I may be mistaken, but as I recall, IBM and 4J's have agreed that 4J's will
provide keys for existing D4gl customers. It's worth getting in touch with them.
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Ciao,
Marco
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