19-Aug-2010

HP moving to pay per patch

An announcement on ITRC states:

Important note: As of September 18 (or shortly thereafter), HP will institute a change in the way that Patch services are accessed. Beginning at that time, Patch access will be through the ITRC support portal. You need to have a valid ITRC user ID and password and will now also need an active HP support agreement that includes Software Updates linked to your ITRC profile to access Patch content and services. We urge you to review your current support coverage now to ensure you have valid coverage and can maintain uninterrupted access to Patch. To obtain support coverage, please contact your local HP office or representative or visit http://www.hp.com/go/contacthp access HP via Chat or phone. For more information, please read the FAQs at this link.

I'm really hoping that HP at least continue to supply access to the patch cover letters on the ITRC FTP web server, else my patch syndication page is history.

Posted at August 19, 2010 11:44 AM
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So far indications show that your automagic patch syndication page will be a footnote in the glorious history of the worlds finest operating system :-(

But who knows - information is still emerging from the fog in HP.

Posted by: Ian Miller at August 19, 2010 9:20 PM

You need to have a valid ITRC user ID and password and will now also need an active HP support agreement that includes Software Updates linked to your ITRC profile to access Patch content and services

That implies that if you don't have a support contract,you wont be able to keep your systems up-to-date. So you'ĺl need to pay $$$$$$.

This is bad news for those that cannot afford a support contract

Posted by: WillemGrooters at August 20, 2010 10:48 PM

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