IS PowerHouse Dead
Olmos, Fernando(Sericon at Alcoa)
Fernando.Olmos@alcoa.com.au
Wed, 5 Jun 2002 09:09:32 +0800
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Yes!!!! PC PH was the best but no one supported it, so we went the VMS way.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Schuck [mailto:Bruce@Schuck.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 2:02
To: powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
Subject: RE: IS PowerHouse Dead
It's time for Powerhouse.Net !!!
I remember when PC Powerhouse came out. Cognos positioned and priced it as a
product to offload develop from minicomputers so it was around $2000
canadian. If they had priced it at the same level of Dbase they might have
owned that market.
It shouldn't be that hard to .Net enable quick and quiz.
-----Original Message-----
From: powerh-l-admin@cube.swau.edu [mailto:powerh-l-admin@cube.swau.edu] On
Behalf Of Kent Heatherington
Sent: June 4, 2002 9:56 AM
To: powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
Subject: IS PowerHouse Dead
Quite agree with Bob's rant on Recruiters. Its unbelievable what is being
asked for for
most jobs/contracts these days.
And before anyone thinks retraining will get them working again, let me
share my experience.
I completed 4 Cognos BI courses in Impromptu/PowerPlay and thinking that
with
several years of Oracle, and over 15 years general IT work in all sorts of
things would
get me working. NOPE !
Must have 2-5 years experience !
To add to the recruiter bashing, I don't even think they look at emails
anymore. They
are just so swamped with out of work IT workers (in this Gov Proclaimed best
economy ever !)
that I have yet to receive anything but automated responses.
To get back to the original thread, IS POWERHOUSE DEAD ?
I believe what we are doing in this forum now is simply trying to establish
the
time of death !
Kent Heatherington
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<BR><B>To:</B> powerh-l@lists.swau.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: IS =
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Powerhouse came out. Cognos positioned and priced it as a product to =
offload=20
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had priced=20
it at the same level of Dbase they might have owned that=20
market.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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powerh-l-admin@cube.swau.edu [mailto:powerh-l-admin@cube.swau.edu] =
<B><SPAN=20
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Heatherington<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: =
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">June 4, =
2002</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20
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AM</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><BR><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> =
powerh-l@lists.swau.edu<BR><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> IS PowerHouse=20
Dead</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Quite agree with Bob's rant on =
Recruiters. Its=20
unbelievable what is being asked for for</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">most jobs/contracts these=20
days.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">And before anyone thinks retraining will =
get them=20
working again, let me share my experience.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I completed 4 Cognos BI courses in =
Impromptu/PowerPlay=20
and thinking that with</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">several years of Oracle, and over 15 years =
general IT=20
work in all sorts of things would</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">get me working. NOPE=20
!</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Must have 2-5 years experience=20
!</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">To add to the recruiter bashing, I don't =
even think=20
they look at emails anymore. They</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">are just so swamped with out of work IT =
workers (in=20
this Gov Proclaimed best economy ever !)</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">that I have yet to receive anything but =
automated=20
responses.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">To get back to the original thread, IS =
POWERHOUSE DEAD=20
?</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I believe what we are doing in this forum =
now is=20
simply trying to establish the</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">time of death !</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
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