CPI isn't going anywhere as far as I can tell. They are now owned by QSS
of California, and the Student accounting app they have is written using
Speedware designer, and it will port to many other platforms, with
minimal problems. Besides QSS has some very knowledgeable people, and
more than one Ace up there sleeve.
--
Michael Anderson
Spring Independent School District
16717 Ella Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77090-4299
office: 281.586.1105
fax: 281.586.1187
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>>> "Worldwide Business Systems" <[log in to unmask]> 09/18/02
05:07PM >>>
Just out of curiousity, has Carter-Pertaine come up with a viable
solution for the school districts? Or will this be the end of them?
Jim Mc Coy
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Anderson <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 16:45:44 -0500
Subject: [HP3000-L] Users Groups, NEW
> I am a long time M.P.E. professional, since 1983.
> On 11/14/01 HP decided to DROP it's own Flagship platform, the
HP3000.
> What other systems offer the same stability, scalability,
reliability,
> support, and a World-Class DBMS as part of the OS. Being an HP3000
> professional you know the requirements for mission critical business
> application platforms, and M.P.E. is exactly what meets these
demands.
> Looking all throughout the IT industry where is another platform
like
> this one. Only thing I can see is Windows, and all the various
flavors
> of Unix. If we don't get OpenMPE to fly, then the only thing that
comes
> close to what the HP3000 is, is the iSeries (formerly AS/400) from
IBM.
> IBM can offer the same stability, scalability, reliability, support,
> and
> a World-Class DBMS (Not as good as Image) but is part of the OS.
They
> have a booth at HPW, don't they? We may give them a spot at our RUG
> show.It took a tight group to get Linux to fly, and Linux is just
> another Unix OS, only, it's Open Source. How much effort is going to
> take to M.P.E. to be Open Source? --
> Michael Anderson
> Spring Independent School District
> 16717 Ella Boulevard
> Houston, Texas 77090-4299
> office: 281.586.1105
> fax: 281.586.1187
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