To put a more lasting stop to this type of nonsense, HP/CSY needs to get
the word to more of it's current and sometime VAR/developers that MPE is
alive and well and growing! There no time like the present to invest in
HP 3000 technology. Get in on the ground floor of a new marketing
opportunity for e-services on robust systems, etc.!
Richard G
David Warner [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
> Greg,
>
> Is it resolved? Call Martin Gorfinkel directly at LARC Computing. Get the
> direct story from him. Martin and I are in contact quite frequently. I am the
> internal support for Fantasia within HP. My understanding from my last contact
> with him leads me to believe that you may not be getting all of the
> information. Martin has not lead be to believe that if someone contacts LARC
> Computing wanting to purchase a new Fantasia license, they would be denied or
> turned away. New features are being worked on. Some requests from me for HP.
> Call or e-mail Martin.
>
> Since JetForm has obsoleted the JetForm Merge on the MPE system only as of
> v5.1, they might be confused about what the Fantasia software actually does.
> They might also think that ALL MPE software offered by JetForm is 'obsoleted'.
> I am only guessing.
>
> If there are plans for JetForm to change their marketing approach and product
> available, then someone from JetForm should be in contact with me. HP (and
> Agilent Technologies) relies on Fantasia and has directly received reassurances
> from JetForm that Fantasia has a long product life cycle.
>
> Is it resolved?
>
> JetForm, please clarify this for all of us.
>
> Cheers!
>
> David Warner
> AIT Systems
> Colorado Springs Spool Services
> Americas Print Process Owner
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 1999 18:37
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Cc: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: JetForm/Fantasia - resolved (?)
>
> I have just received an email from JetForm apologizing for the mixed
> messages about Fantasia.
>
> It goes on to state that Fantasia/3000 "... is not generally available.
> Fantasia/3000 is only available as an upgrade to current Fantasia
> customers. JetForm Central is the only product generally available."
>
> I should have purchased Fantasia years ago before JetForm took it over and
> stopped it. Now JetForm has no HP3000 products :(
>
> Looks like I'll have to use JetForm Central, which we already have on the
> LAN for another (PC-based) application. I just have to automate sending the
> files from the HP to the JetForm's directory (shouldn't be too difficult - maybe
> Samba could help here, so now I've got a real reason for setting it up!).
>
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> Greg Chaplin
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