Computer Associates (CA) has introduced a usage-based pricing model for its portfolio of mainframe management software products. The overhauled pricing strategy is called Measured Workload Pricing and moves the software industry another step closer to utility computing. “Our FlexSelect licensing program has introduced a lot of new innovation,” Mark Combs, senior vice president of corporate pricing, told the TechNewsWorld. “Measured Workload Pricing seemed like a logical next step in response to customer requests.”
Computer Associates Launches Usage-Based Pricing
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire October 8, 2004 09:38 AMComputer Associates (CA) has introduced a usage-based pricing model for its portfolio of mainframe management software products. The overhauled pricing strategy is called Measured Workload Pricing and moves the software industry another step closer to utility computing. “Our FlexSelect licensing program has introduced a lot of new innovation,” Mark Combs, senior vice president of corporate pricing, told the TechNewsWorld. “Measured Workload Pricing seemed like a logical next step in response to customer requests.”