We are a 911 center with a single app, all of which is in TurboImage. I have
completely investigated our contract renewal in the last month. HP has
dropped support for TurboImage and since we had not asked for a copy of
Image/Sql when it was "free" from HP over a year ago, we do not own
Image/Sql, and it would cost us several thousands of dollars. Since we don't
own Image/Sql, all that comes with the FOS is pretty much useless to us
according to HP individuals I have talked with. So we end up with no support
any longer for TurboImage and no "path" of connection for Sql or ODBC for
the TurboImage data without spending much more than we can cost justify. It
was NOT good info from HP at all.


Ross E. Warner
Info Sys Support
YCOM DB Spec

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Birket [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
        Sent:   Tuesday, July 27, 1999 10:35 PM
        To:     [log in to unmask]
        Subject:        Re: ODBC (was: data extraction tool for TurboImage)

        In article
<[log in to unmask]>, Wirt
        Atmar <[log in to unmask]> writes:

        >Ross Warner writes:
        >
        >> The ODBC is not free from HP for TurboImage. It is not included
with 6.0
        >>  unless you already have it. I have run that route with HP and
there is no
        >>  movement on their part!
        >
        >Are you sure?
        >
        >This change in policy would more than seem to break the agreement
HP and the
        >SigIMAGE Executive Committee had come to quite some time ago
regarding the
        >free availability of an ODBC solution as part of the FOS.
        >
        >Wirt A

        The definative answer is that ODBCLink/SE which MBFoster Software
Labs builds
        in partnership with HP and licenses to HP is available to owners of
Image/SQL
        it is NOT part of FOS.

        Seperate support fees are paid for Image/SQL. Image/SQL uses
AllBase/SQL
        technology to allow SQL access to Image databases.

        For more detail see the ODBCLink/SE manual on jazz.external.hp.com.

        Hope this helps ...

        Birket
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