Advanced Job Scheduler Prices Go Up Dramatically

April 26, 2010 Timothy Prickett Morgan

IBM rarely explains why it raises prices on its software, and last week was no exception when prices for most of the features affiliated with the Advanced Job Scheduler for i were jacked by Big Blue.

If you read announcement letter 310-163, IBM said that it had raised the price on the Advanced Job Scheduler edition related to the OS/400 and i5/OS V5 releases, which is product number 5722-JS1 in the IBM catalog. This version has been around since April 2001 and has been enhanced through January 2006; it will be withdrawn from marketing in January 2011, when support for i5/OS V5R4 is due to run out.

As you can see from the table below, the price changes were rather dramatic:

Program	Feature	One-Time Charge		Percent
Number	Number	Old	New	Change
5722-JS1	0196	$1,000	$1,500	50.0%
5722-JS1	0197	$2,000	$4,000	100.0%
5722-JS1	0198	$6,000	$10,000	66.7%
5722-JS1	0199	$12,000	$15,000	25.0%
5722-JS1	0200	$18,000	$20,000	11.1%
5722-JS1	0201	$24,000	$30,000	25.0%
5722-JS1	0202	$1,000	$2,500	150.0%
5722-JS1	0203	$5,000	$8,500	70.0%
5722-JS1	0204	$11,000	$13,500	22.7%
5722-JS1	0205	$17,000	$18,500	8.8%
5722-JS1	0206	$23,000	$28,500	23.9%
5722-JS1	0207	$4,000	$6,000	50.0%
5722-JS1	0208	$10,000	$11,000	10.0%
5722-JS1	0210	$22,000	$26,000	18.2%
5722-JS1	0211	$6,000	$5,000	-16.7%
5722-JS1	0212	$12,000	$10,000	-16.7%
5722-JS1	0213	$18,000	$20,000	11.1%
5722-JS1	0214	$6,000	$5,000	-16.7%
5722-JS1	0215	$12,000	$15,000	25.0%
5722-JS1	0216	$6,000	$10,000	66.7%
5722-JS1	0217	$300	$450	50.0%
5722-JS1	0218	$600	$1,200	100.0%
5722-JS1	0219	$1,800	$3,000	66.7%
5722-JS1	0220	$3,600	$4,500	25.0%
5722-JS1	0221	$5,400	$6,000	11.1%
5722-JS1	1105	$30,000	$35,000	16.7%
5722-JS1	1118	$29,000	$33,500	15.5%
5722-JS1	1123	$28,000	$31,000	10.7%
5722-JS1	1127	$24,000	$25,000	4.2%
5722-JS1	1130	$18,000	$20,000	11.1%
5722-JS1	1132	$12,000	$15,000	25.0%
5722-JS1	1133	$6,000	$5,000	-16.7%
5722-SS1	1550	$0	$50	NA
5722-SS1	1551	$0	$50	NA
5761-JS1	0441	$400	$600	50.0%
5761-JS1	0442	$800	$1,600	100.0%
5761-JS1	0443	$2,400	$4,000	66.7%
5761-JS1	0444	$4,800	$6,000	25.0%
5761-JS1	0445	$7,200	$8,000	11.1%
5761-JS1	0446	$9,600	$12,000	25.0%
5761-JS1	0447	$12,000	$14,000	16.7%
5761-JS1	0449	$1,000	$1,500	50.0%
5761-JS1	0450	$2,000	$4,000	100.0%
5761-JS1	0451	$6,000	$10,000	66.7%
5761-JS1	0452	$12,000	$15,000	25.0%
5761-JS1	0453	$18,000	$20,000	11.1%
5761-JS1	0454	$24,000	$30,000	25.0%
5761-JS1	0455	$30,000	$35,000	16.7%
5761-JS1	0456	$1,000	$2,500	150.0%
5761-JS1	0457	$5,000	$8,500	70.0%
5761-JS1	0458	$11,000	$13,500	22.7%
5761-JS1	0459	$17,000	$18,500	8.8%
5761-JS1	0460	$23,000	$28,500	23.9%
5761-JS1	0461	$29,000	$33,500	15.5%
5761-JS1	0462	$4,000	$6,000	50.0%
5761-JS1	0463	$10,000	$11,000	10.0%
5761-JS1	0465	$22,000	$26,000	18.2%
5761-JS1	0466	$28,000	$31,000	10.7%
5761-JS1	0467	$6,000	$5,000	-16.7%
5761-JS1	0468	$12,000	$10,000	-16.7%
5761-JS1	0469	$18,000	$20,000	11.1%
5761-JS1	0470	$24,000	$25,000	4.2%
5761-JS1	0471	$6,000	$5,000	-16.7%
5761-JS1	0472	$12,000	$15,000	25.0%
5761-JS1	0473	$18,000	$20,000	11.1%
5761-JS1	0474	$6,000	$10,000	66.7%
5761-JS1	0475	$12,000	$15,000	25.0%
5761-JS1	0493	$6,000	$5,000	-16.7%
5761-SS1	1348	$0	$50	NA
5761-SS1	1349	$0	$50	NA

IBM had already jacked prices on the 5722-JS1 version of the job scheduler back in May 2004, as you can see in announcement letter 304-065, and by about the same magnitude.

If you haven’t got the message yet, IBM really wants you to get off V5R4. And maybe IBM doesn’t really want to be in the job scheduler business, which leaves others more market share to chase.

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