The more I think about this... I've decided that it's a marketing ploy
(well, that part is obvious), but the number of Oracle, SAP, Baan, etc.,
consultants has reached critical mass such that job security and
financial rewards are a huge contributing factor to keeping these things
cryptic, complex, and labor-intensive.

If there was indeed a 3000 solution a lot of people would be out of a
job :-)

Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>