>This message is for AERC officers and directors:
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>Given that AERC has already signed a 2-yr contract with Holmes &
>Holmes, Ltd., and that we are committed to this period of database
>development and maintenance with them, there is very little to be
>gained in discussion of the current fee structrue. But I propose to
>the current AERC governing body that we publicly obtain bids for database
>maintenance beyond this period. I suggest that this be a topic for
>discussion at the next board meeting.
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>Steph Teeter
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>>>>>> "Lori" == Lori Hayward <lahaywar@ffx.mobil.com> writes:
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> > Hi all - my job is computers. I deal with maintenance contracts
> > all the time and that is the first time I have ever seen a
> > software maintenance agreement that is based on the number of
> > entries in the database! Also as software package that handles
> > record keeping for an organiz- ation with only 5000 people
> > should not be that expensive or comp- licated. Granted there
> > may be some complicated algorithms in the system but this is a
> > small organization compared to what I see and most of our
> > maintenance contracts are smaller than that!
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> > Lori Hayward Enterprise Systems Systems Analyst Mobil Oil
> > Corporation Fairfax, VA
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> >> I know this was last weeks topic and we all probably read more
> >> than we wanted to, but I've talked to one of my directors and I
> >> have a few answers. The problem is I didn't like very many of
> >> the answers. Oh well. First of all the $25,000 computer cost
> >> that we all saw in the budget. Yes it is an annual
> >> expense. AERC has signed a 2 year contract for $5 per member
> >> times 5000 members as maintenance on the computer program. When
> >> I shared many of the concerns from this forum about riders
> >> dropping their membership because they only ride 4 or 5 rides,
> >> I found that the non-rider fee has been increased to $10. So
> >> then when I said that AERC would now get $13 to simply type in
> >> a non-members name, I found the the managers will now pay $4
> >> per rider instead of $3. And if you just want the newsletter,
> >> the subscription rate went from $26 to $40. Obviously if you
> >> are reading this you must have at least a minimal amout of
> >> computer knowledge. So do you share my questions about the
> >> $25,000? Did I miss some discussion before all these rate
> >> increases were implemented? So what should we do?
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> >> Arne Smith
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> > Lori, Tabriz and "The Kid" Shenandoah, VA
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> > LIV2RYD
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Lori,
Tabriz and "The Kid"
Shenandoah, VA
LIV2RYD