Ken,
        No matter who it is, don't let anyone sell you on the idea of 'Best of Breed" software.  This concept is just that...a concept...it doesn't work.  The idea that you buy Joe's financial package, Mary's warehouse mgmt system, Tom's order mgmt system, and then just plug 'em all together and they just run like magic is pure myth.

        Every purveyor of this concept/software will tell you how they have API (application program interfaces) for all of their programs (<ahem> they refer to programs as agents), and since everyone is using JAVA/C++ and some flavor of UNIX/LINUX/whateverIX, you just use these API's to pass data back and forth...(don't even get me started on this one).  In reality, and all too often, you'll run into situations where Mary's warehouse mgt. software's API outputs a three-pronged-grounded-plug, but Tom's order mgmt system only accepts a 2-prong-non-grounded-plug.  Then, my friend, you begin to hemorrhage money to both Mary's software company and Tom's software company, so they can fit together.

        Of course, once Mary and Tom's software now talk to each other, you'll have to contend with the fact that, in order to get Joe's financial's GUI interface to work (and GUI is why top mgmt bought the package), you have to upgrade to version 1.2.5.3.7.8.9.444 of whateverIX OS, but Mary and Tom's software does not yet run on that version of the OS...alas, return to blood bank for a refill.



        :-)

	

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> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ken Hirsch
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 9:39 AM
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> Subject:           [HP3000-L] Migration experiences?
> 
> I would like to hear from people who have migrated software from the HP3000
> ... or failed in the attempt. I suppose that people who are completely off the
> HP3000 are not on the list anymore, so maybe this is not actually a good place
> to ask!
> 
> I'm interested in services, automated translation tools, emulation, Eloquence,
> SQL databases, platforms, anything.
> 
> We have a lot of Powerhouse code--Quiz and Quick, with a tiny bit of QTP.
> Have people had good experiences with Powerhouse on other platforms?
> 
> We have about a million lines of Protos code.  Is there an automated solution
> for this?  Do people take the generated COBOL and translate that?
> 
> Vendors are welcome to send directly to me: [log in to unmask]
> 
> Non-vendors can send to me or the group; probably there are others on the list
> who would be interested. On the other hand, if you want to share with me
> experiences with vendors that you can't make public... send to me.
> 
> Ken Hirsch
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