We've used JMS on all our systems for many years.  We chose them primarily
(IIRC) because of their reputation and because they were a locally based
company (Salem, OR).  The product, IMHO, is as complex or as simple as you
require, but more importantly, the support we enjoy from the vendor, Design
3000 Plus, is first-rate.  They have always been willing to respond quickly
to questions or concerns and, in a couple of cases, have quickly added
enhancements which benefited our operation.  They also provide classroom
(or on-site, I believe) training.  I highly recommend that you at least
check out JMS.

Lee Gunter
Regence HMO Oregon




From: Shawn Gordon <[log in to unmask]> on 03/05/99 08:44 AM

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Subject:  Comparing batch schedulers




I did a comparitive review of schedulers many moons ago (7 years?) where I
looked at Maestro, JMS, Express, NSD and MasterOp.  At the time MasterOp
was a commercial product, and was my favorite.  I now have a client that
needs to replace an in house developed batch scheduler because it's not Y2K
compliant and they are a bit concerned at the free nature of MasterOp in
terms of support, so they want to look at Maestro and JMS.  I would like to
hear how Unison's (now Tivoli) Maestro compares to Design3000's JMS (Job
Management System). Any opinions regarding features, performance, tech
support, value, accolades and horror stories are welcome and appreciated.

Thanks
shawn