For medium businesses contemplating purchasing/upgrading their portal server software, this report saves time and ensures selecting the most cost-effective products, by providing
 

List pricing for all modules offered by the top 9 vendors of medium business portal server software (BEA Systems, Documentum, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Plumtree, SAP, Sun Microsystems and Vignette), representing over 350 distinct prices, including for maintenance/support, and consulting

 

Average discounting practices of the leading 9 vendors, as seen in actual medium business case studies

 

Resultant actual pricing

 

Actual maintenance/support costs

 

Actual Total cost of implementation, including software license and maintenance/support costs, but also initial development internal human resources and external consulting costs, and initial deployment training and initial deployment internal human resources costs

 

Total implementation duration, composed of initial development duration, plus initial deployment duration

For medium businesses in negotiations for portal server software, this report increases bargaining effectiveness, by supplying
 

List pricing for all modules offered by the top 9 vendors of medium business portal server software (BEA Systems, Documentum, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Plumtree, SAP, Sun Microsystems and Vignette), representing over 350 distinct prices, including for maintenance/support, and consulting

 

Average discounting practices of the leading 9 vendors, as seen in actual enterprise case studies

 

Resultant actual pricing

 

Actual maintenance/support costs