Both use a lot of system resources. We have many customers that have a
reporting server setup on a economical HP3000 server and use Quest
replication technology to create reports 24x7 on the smaller system to
offload the main production server.

Let me know if you need further information.

John Saylor
Director of Sales, Specialized Markets
Focus on (Motif, Java and MPE Spooling, HA, DRP and Migration)

Quest Software
5 Polaris Way, Building 5
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
Tel: 949.754.8422
Toll Free: 800.306.9329 x8422
Fax: 949.754.1801
Cell: 949.933.8422


-----Original Message-----
From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Anne Howard
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 8:20 PM
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Subject: Re: Hi All

The difference between Speedware and Cognos are significant.  It really 
depends on what you want to do and which versions and applications of 
Speedware and Cognos you are talking about.  Neither one is cheap.  
However, if you are just creating reports, Cognos used to sell Quiz only
with 
the dictionary.  So it wasn't quite as expensive.  Don't know if they
still do.  

You can run quiz from source without compiling and even deploy
uncompiled 
source for end users to use with a NOLIST option.  This avoids having to

recompile all programs every time you get an update.  

You can create individual reports in Quiz, but Speedware requires an 
application to run through.  So to generate a quick and simple report
totally 
unrelated to any other programs Quiz is more convenient than Speedware.


Syntax wise, Speedware is more SQL-like but it is NOT straight SQL.
Cognos 
Quiz is a language in and of its own.  Simple to learn and very
powerful.  
Personally I find Cognos Quiz easier for quick reporting.  One thing
that 
Cognos Quiz does that I like is the self defined subfile that can be
read like a 
table and linked to tables in the database.  It's like it is the
dictionary without 
having to put it in the dictionary.  Opening and linking tables works
very 
differently between Cognos and Speedware.  

Cognos QTP is great for data repair.  

Anne Howard
IT Professional
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