IBM Licensing issue

Hi y'all. I have a customer who for some reason bought Advanced Workgroup Edition. (He has never used the Warehouse Engine.) He is still using version 12. Now, IBM insists (as AWE was discontinued when V. 14. was released) that the customer must re-purchase the licenses to upgrade to 14.0 WE. The customer has a valid maintenance agreement. They sent this (which is in no way definitive). I find this very strange, what do you think? Best regards, -Snorri ------------------------------ Snorri Bergmann ------------------------------

Hello Snorri, Yes AWE is not sold any longer, that is true. However you have the following PNs available today : So that means that you can keep on renewing maintenance (access to maintenance releases and support) and also reinstate licences that are not under maintenance because maintenance was not renewed. You can also do an upgrade: You should check with your sales rep at IBM and may be ask for an exception if need be since it is not normal to have to purchase new licences. Cordialement, Regards, Khaled Bentebal Directeur Général - ConsultiX Tél: 33 (0) 1 39 12 18 00 Mobile: 33 (0) 6 07 78 41 97 Email: khaled.bentebal@consult-ix.fr Site Web: www.consult-ix.fr Le 24/06/2025 à 15:45, Snorri Bergmann via IBM TechXchange Community a écrit :

Hi Snorri, I think we can offer him some solutions. Send me a PM so that we can check the status together. Best Regards ------------------------------ Henri Cujass leolo IT, CTO Germany IBM Champion henri.cujass@leolo.com ------------------------------