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> Your opinion "far superior product to Cognos" is subjective and not
> supported by fact. I've dealt with Powerhouse before it was called
> Powerhouse and Cognos before it was Cognos (Quasar Systems) and a finer
> product and group of admittedly technical staff I have yet to find. This
> after 31 years in the business. And I worked with Speedware in the mid to
> late 80's...Please...
">>

Merci bien.

I agree with your comments completely but there is quite a strong
anti-Cognos sentiment on 3000-L. Or at least those with the biggest opinions
are the most vocal. I even hesitate to post this because I fear contributing
positive comments about Cognos will only start a 5 day thread which will
quickly degenerate into Cognos-bashing. This generally leaves me as a lurker
on this list.

I will be the first to admit that Cognos has brought a lot of this on
themselves with their predatory pricing, particularly upgrade costs for
existing and long-standing customers. Most existing customers would probably
not consider Cognos a "business partner". But in spite of its warts, it's
still one of the finest tool sets of its sort that I've ever used -- and
it's getting close to 20 years old.

Regards,
JWP