Lou Cook wrote:
 
>After monitoring this list for awhile, it's clear the anxiety level
regarding the future of
>the 3000 is quite high. We are a shop that's had a full development
PowerHouse license since
>1983 and we're on the latest release (7.29 C6) on our 937LX. At least 95%
of our programs are
>in PH (others in COBOL). With only three developers, PH has enabled us to
do far more than
>would be possible if we were using COBOL/VIEW for development. (Not a plug,
just a fact.) To
>the degree HP seems to be backing away from the 3000, Cognos (in our view)
seems to be
>backing away twice as fast.
>
>Being so dependent on one company for our development environment is
causing us "high
>anxiety" about the future, especially when that company seems to have a
lukewarm commitment
>to the 3000. I would like to talk to others who are, or have been in our
situation. Since I
>don't know how many "Listers" are PowerHouse users, I'm not sure if it's
appropriate to start
>a thread on this list. If not, please contact Lou Cook at Northwest
Textbook Depository.
>Email me at [log in to unmask] or call (800) 676-6630 / (503) 639-3193. I'd
appreciate any
>comments, experiences, ideas, or observations on what the future might hold
for HP3000
>PowerHouse users. TIA
>
>
Cognos has behaved consistently over the years in that their only commitment
has been
to the dollar.  Unlike the old Quasar days.
 
Bill
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