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Subject: Re: xansys, this is ridiculous
Author: Monte McGlaun
Date: 1998-12-23 08:32:00

Bob,

We spent day after day on the problem. I feel your pain - to quote a famous
liar - but I really do understand. I hope that Ansys is reading.

Christmas blessings to you and yours, Monte

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 1998 7:26 AM
To: 'xansys@o...'

thanks for your input - i'm trying to be charitable but i've about had it -
i spent 4 or 5 hours with people at ansys last week trying to get this issue
resolved without success - on top of that, it always seems that the license
manager acts up at the most inopportune times - as customers, we're
collectively paying big $$$s - seems to me that they really ought to get
this thing right once and for all - sorry to burden you with my troubles -
it's 7:20 am here and i'm ready for my daily martini - thanks again for
taking the time to reply and merry christmas

Bob Weathers
bweathers@t...
(608)787-2729

> From: McGlaun, Monte[SMTP:MMcGlaun@b...]
> Reply To: xansys@o...
> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 1998 7:14 AM
> To: xansys@o...
> Subject: [xansys] Re: xansys, this is ridiculous

> From: "McGlaun, Monte"

> Bob,

> We went through the dickens last summer. To "stabilize" our licenses, we
> went to a triad. Then for about 3 months nothing worked right. I had run
> after run crash due to licenses dying. I estimate that I lost a minimum
> of
> 3-4 weeks of productivity in 3 months. Just before 5.5 released, our MIS
> guys hit the sweet spot, and things are working very well now.

> I think that there are better solutions, however. It seems to me that the
> current license philosophy is a descendent of the hardware key days. The
> license manager had to check regularly to make sure the key was in place.
> Now with network management, it is reasonable to check out a license to a
> user and validate it one time. Not every few minutes. Ansys needs to
> understand that its customers are very weary of the problem. Last summer
> conversations were beginning to address what other software products were
> available to do the job. Changing horses is an expensive, annoying
> proposition; but not getting our work done because of licensing is
> unacceptable.

> Monte

> Monte A. McGlaun
> Drive Systems Analysis
> Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.
> Box 482
> Fort Worth, Texas 76101
> (817) 280-5820 voice, -2239 FAX
> mmcglaun@b...

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Weathers, Bob [mailto:bweathers@t...]
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 1998 7:03 AM
> > To: 'xansys'
> > Subject: this is ridiculous

> > i know its xmas but i've had it with ansys' license manager - the &*%?
> > thing doesn't work and hasn't for some time - it holds on to licenses
> > relentlessly and is an impediment to getting real work done - judging by
> > the problems others have reported on this forum, i'm not alone - please,
> > ansys, can't this thing get fixed?

> > Bob Weathers
> > bweathers@t...
> > (608)787-2729

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