HP dropped IA because they are only interested in selling boxes and are
not interested in supporting the customer.  ODBC is not a suitable IA
replacement for large distributed centers.  There is no suitable
replacement at this time.  We are willing to pay HP for support but
they are not interested.


Eileen Viars
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-----Original Message-----
From: pchong
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 1998 4:51 PM
To: HP3000-L
Cc: pchong
Subject: Re: Information Access -> ODBC access

I do not know why HP drop Information Access with ODBC

After this shock.  I got ODBC/32 with minisoft and
MS/Access or MS/Excel get external data from Image/SQl
Now I am happy about these product HP drop the support on

Peter C.
Sr. Sys/Analyst
Costas Anastassiades wrote in message ...
>First of all Information Access is on the way out right ? We have
reached
>it's limits and so we're looking at ODBC and Impromptu for ad-hoc
queries
>and/or predefined "views".
>
>Due to my obvious ignorance of ODBC, pointers to sources of information
will
>be gladly accepted as would specific answers :)
>
>- ODBC would have to be set up on every PC. Right ?
>
>- If ODBC is set up on every PC, what's to stop a user from (ab)using
ODBC
>i.e inserting all sorts of tables and fields in word and excel.
>
>- Would a "file" DSN help in setting up or centrally controlling ODBC
access
>?
>
>- How do I set up a "file" DSN in the windows95 ODBC Administrator
(for the
>ODBCse/32 driver to an Image/SQL DB)? I need ODBCse's specific
arguments
>don't I ?
>
>- ODBC access to KSAMs is not free:) Correct ?
>
>
>Thank you.
>
>Costas Anastassiades,
>Intracom SA
>Athens-Greece
> << File: Re_ Information Access -_ ODBC access.TXT >>