Sun Java Platform, Standard Edition for Business Access Only

Sun Java Platform, Standard Edition for Business Access Only

The Java for Business Access Only program provides a means for v1.4.2 and 5.0 based customers to continue to receive security and critical fix updates for 1.4.2 and 5.0 until 2013 and 2014 respectively.

Java Standard Edition (SE) version 1.4.2 reached its end of life in late 2008, meaning security updates/fixes are no longer publicly available. Java SE 5.0 will reach it's end of life on October 30 2009.

Department means a department or division within a large enterprise
Enterprise means company-wide or the entire company

Unit Price

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Overview

Java SE for Business provides greater cost predictability through longer support windows, and faster access to critical fixes. and updates.

As part of this program the Access Only option provides continued access to security and critical fixes for up to 10 years for 1.4.2 and 5.0; this means continued access until 2013/2014. For full details see the Java SE End of Life page.

While there is no support as part of the Java SE for Business Access Only subscription, this is available through other Java SE for Business options, listed here.

Pricing

Sun offers multiple tiers for this product. Contact Sun to discuss or order tiers not offered online.

SubscriptionPrice
Enterprise Subscription License
Java Platform, Standard Edition for Business Access Only, Enterprise Tier 1
(1-999 employees)
$5,000.00
Java Platform, Standard Edition for Business Access Only, Enterprise Tier 2
(1,000-4,999 employees)
$22,500.00
Java Platform, Standard Edition for Business Access Only, Enterprise Tier 3
(5,000-9,999 employees)
$37,500.00
Java Platform, Standard Edition for Business Access Only, Enterprise Tier 4
(10,000-19,999 employees)
$65,000.00
Java Platform, Standard Edition for Business Access Only, Enterprise Tier 5
(20,000-49,999 employees)
$140,000.00
Java Platform, Standard Edition for Business Access Only, Enterprise Tier 6
(50,000+ employees)
$250,000.00

SubscriptionPrice
Departmental Subscription License
Java Platform, Standard Edition for Business Access Only, Departmental Tier 1
(1-249 departmental)
$2,500.00
Java Platform, Standard Edition for Business Access Only, Departmental Tier 2
(250-749 departmental)
$7,250.00
Java Platform, Standard Edition for Business Access Only, Departmental Tier 3
(750-1,499 departmental)
$11,500.00
Java Platform, Standard Edition for Business Access Only, Departmental Tier 4
(1,500-4,999 departmental)
$32,500.00
Java Platform, Standard Edition for Business Access Only, Departmental Tier 5
(5,000+ departmental)
$55,000.00

Features and Benefits
Feature Benefits

Continued access security fixes delivered directly to your systems

  • Security - Regular security updates to ensure your systems are kept up-to-date
  • Convenience - Updates are delivered to you in a format that makes updating your Java SE v1.4.2 and 5.0 platform easy and with little or no interruption to the rest of your systems
  • Control - Our update schedules are drawn out months in advance, making it easy for you to plan around them. Additionally, deviations from the schedule are kept small and communicated far in advance to minimize interruption to your operations

New Platform Support

  • New operating system support will be added to our system requirements as key vendors bring them to market
  • Ensuring your investment in Java SE remains accessible on new operating systems

Access to Critical Fixes

  • Improvements to platform reliability and robustness
  • Enhancements to time zone and currency support, ensuring the platform and your applications are real World ready
System Requirements

Java SE for Business Access Only is supported on the following platforms:

  • Solaris 9, 10
  • Windows (XP, Vista, Server 2008, etc)
  • Linux (RHEL, SUSE)
Platforms are continually being added. Click here for a complete list.

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