<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:ns0="http://www.exclaimer.co.uk" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">

<head>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">


<meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document>
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 9">
<meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 9">
<link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C5AE4C.1BD1F7E0">
<link rel=Edit-Time-Data href="cid:editdata.mso@01C5AE4C.1BD1F7E0">
<!--[if !mso]>
<style>
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style>
<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
 <o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
  <o:DoNotRelyOnCSS/>
 </o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
 <w:WordDocument>
  <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
  <w:DocumentKind>DocumentEmail</w:DocumentKind>
  <w:EnvelopeVis/>
 </w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
 /* Font Definitions */
@font-face
        {font-family:Tahoma;
        panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;
        mso-font-charset:0;
        mso-generic-font-family:swiss;
        mso-font-pitch:variable;
        mso-font-signature:553679495 -2147483648 8 0 66047 0;}
 /* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
        {mso-style-parent:"";
        margin:0in;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
        font-size:12.0pt;
        font-family:"Times New Roman";
        mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
        {color:blue;
        text-decoration:underline;
        text-underline:single;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
        {color:blue;
        text-decoration:underline;
        text-underline:single;}
p.MsoAutoSig, li.MsoAutoSig, div.MsoAutoSig
        {margin:0in;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
        font-size:12.0pt;
        font-family:"Times New Roman";
        mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p
        {margin-right:0in;
        mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
        mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        margin-left:0in;
        mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
        font-size:12.0pt;
        font-family:"Times New Roman";
        mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
span.EmailStyle19
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        mso-ascii-font-family:Arial;
        mso-hansi-font-family:Arial;
        mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
        color:navy;}
span.EmailStyle20
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        mso-ascii-font-family:Arial;
        mso-hansi-font-family:Arial;
        mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
        color:navy;}
span.EmailStyle21
        {mso-style-type:personal-reply;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        mso-ascii-font-family:Arial;
        mso-hansi-font-family:Arial;
        mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
        color:#993366;}
@page Section1
        {size:8.5in 11.0in;
        margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;
        mso-header-margin:.5in;
        mso-footer-margin:.5in;
        mso-paper-source:0;}
div.Section1
        {page:Section1;}
-->
</style>
</head>

<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue style='tab-interval:.5in'>

<div class=Section1>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle21><font size=2 color="#993366"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Hi Joe,<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle21><font size=2 color="#993366"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle21><font size=2 color="#993366"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>We are running Ph.8.43.D. We were told that PH-8.43.D.1 came out with
some fixes that may help improve the performance. We are planning to load Ph-8.43.D.1
today.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle21><font size=2 color="#993366"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle21><font size=2 color="#993366"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>We have this COBOL running on VMS and AS400. We don&#8217;t have any issues
there. It has too many passing parameters and we have never tried to run it
outside Powerhouse.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle21><font size=2 color="#993366"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle21><font size=2 color="#993366"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle21><font size=2 color="#993366"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Sagar<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle21><font size=2 color="#993366"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Joe Boyle
[mailto:atla38@dsl.pipex.com]<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, August 31, 2005
4:40 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Goparaju, Vidyasagar;
powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: Powerhouse +
Oracle-9i + AIX - Response issues</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>You don&#8217;t say which
version of PH you have so it is possible that you have PH library routines
which are out of step with the Oracle version.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Does the Cobol routine
run any better when called from outside PH, if not, what are you comparing
performance with i.e. why do you think performance is poor ?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Regards, Joe.</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>


<div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>

<hr size=3 width="100%" align=center>

</span></font></div>


<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>
powerh-l-bounces+atla38=dsl.pipex.com@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+atla38=dsl.pipex.com@lists.sowder.com] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Goparaju, Vidyasagar<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 31 August 2005 22:11<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Powerhouse + Oracle-9i +
AIX - Response issues</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>We are in the
process of migration from AS400 Powerhouse to Powerhouse on AIX under Oracle
environment.</span></font><font size=2 color=black><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font><font
size=2 color=black><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>We have
successfully converted our application and almost ready for the production
move. But we have been experiencing response issues. Powerhouse under Oracle
environment is relatively very slow.</span></font><font size=2 color=black><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font><font
size=2 color=black><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Any of you
have gone thru similar issues when migrated to Oracle environment? What steps
have you taken to improve the response? We have a huge Cobol routine that runs
off of our quick screens using DO EXTERNAL. That is also taking longer time and
a big concern to our clients.</span></font><font size=2 color=black><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font><font
size=2 color=black><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Please let me know
if you have any suggestions or information.</span></font><font size=2
color=black><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span class=EmailStyle19><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span class=EmailStyle19><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thanks
very much<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span class=EmailStyle19><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Sagar
Goparaju</span></font></span><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><br>
<span class=EmailStyle19><font color=navy>TradePoint Systems<o:p></o:p></font></span></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span class=EmailStyle19><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

</div>

</body>

<!--[object_id=#tradepointsystems.com#]--><P align=center><FONT face=Tahoma size=1>STATEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY:<BR>The information contained in this electronic message is intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential information.&nbsp; If you are not the intended recipient of this email, be advised you have received this message in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying is strictly prohibited.&nbsp; Please notify TradePoint Systems LLC immediately at (603) 889-3200 and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments.</FONT></P>
</html>