A Sampling of Linux Support
Caldera Systems, Inc. Orem, Utah
www.calderasystems.com 888-GO-Linux (888-465-4689)
* Installation Support
90 days or 5 incidents (whichever comes first) of e-mail support included with purchase. * E-mail Support
Unlimited e-mail support. E-mail must come from one contact at your company. 24-hour response time. One Year: $495 per System. * Hourly Telephone Support
Billed in half-hour increments. $100 Per Hour. * One-Time Incident Call
One hour response. $150 per incident. * Per Incident Support - Call Packs
One-hour response. 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST phone coverage. 24 x 7 x 365 add on available. 5-Incident Pack $625. 10-Incident Pack $1,000. 20-Incident Pack $1,500. * Enhanced Support - Unlimited Telephone Support
8 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST phone coverage. Six-hour response. (Caldera says that current response time averages below two hours). Upgrade to one hour response available. 24 x 7 x 365 upgrade options available. One Year: $950 per System. Two Years: $1,699 per System.
Corel Corp.
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
www.corel.com
800-772-6735
* Installation Support
Standard distribution: 30 days of email support included with purchase. Deluxe distribution: 30 days of phone and email support included with purchase. * Per Incident Support - Phone
One incident: $50. Five incident pack: $235. Advanced support (code or application development), per incident: $150. * Per Incident Support - Email
One incident: $30. Five incident pack: $125. Advanced support (code or application development), per incident: $100.
Linuxcare, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
www.linuxcare.com
888-LIN-GURU (888-546-4878)
* Hourly $150/hour. Half-hour minimum. * Silver: 7am-5pm, PST. Optional remote administration. $50,000. * Gold: 5am-7pm, PST. Optional remote administration. $65,000. * Platinum: 5am-7pm, PST. Includes remote administration. $85,000. * Platinum: 24 X 7. Includes remote administration. $105,000.
Red Hat, Inc.
Durham, North Carolina
www.redhat.com/apps/support
888-REDHAT1 (888-733-4281)
919-547-0012
* Installation support
30 days of phone support, 90 days of online support included with purchase. * Per Incident support
Available per incident for $225, or in packs of 5, 10 or 20 calls. A pack of 20 incidents is $3,499. * Enterprise Support Program
Silver: unlimited phone support M-F, 9 am-9 pm Eastern Time for up to 10 systems. $35,000/year. Gold: Includes Red Hat Certified Engineer training for one person. $45,000/year. Platinum: unlimited phone support 24X7, for any number of systems. Includes Red Hat Certified Engineer training for two people. $55,000/year. * Developer Support Program
Puts applications developers in contact directly with Red Hat Linux developers. $250/hour. * Red Hat Onsite - Onsite support, systems administration and consulting is available.