Cognos deploys World's 1st PowerHouse Web 2.4 Application

[Jeff Hoffman]

Hi


Had a look at the site just about everything requires a login, does this
mean that we are back in the 'bad old days' where consultants (who are
usually not 'supported') cannot down load a copy of the manuals?


Jeff



At 08:34 PM 08-06-03 -0400, Conrad wrote: 

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<fontfamily><param>Verdana</param><smaller>I'm very pleased to announce
that the Cognos Global Customer Services web site
(<<http://support.cognos.com>http://support.cognos.com) became host to
the world's first PowerHouse Web 2.4 application at just after midnight
on Friday morning (Ottawa time). I know, 'cause I was there!

</smaller></fontfamily>

<fontfamily><param>Verdana</param><smaller>The application can be found
from a link on this page...</smaller></fontfamily> 


<fontfamily><param>Verdana</param><smaller>    
<<http://support.cognos.com/en/support/documentation/>http://support.cognos.com/en/support/documentation/</smaller></fontfamily> 


<fontfamily><param>Verdana</param><smaller>...and enables supported
customers to browse the entire Cognos product documentation library, then
read on-line or download the documents they are interested in.

</smaller></fontfamily>

<fontfamily><param>Verdana</param><smaller>There is another part to the
application (the biggest part) that only authorized Cognos staff can
access, to catalog and cross-reference all of the documentation available
on the site.

</smaller></fontfamily>

<fontfamily><param>Verdana</param><smaller>I'm hoping that this is just
the first of many PHWeb applications that we're able to deploy on this
site. Even this one has enough flexibility that we're already looking to
extend it to also handle the software downloads and patches that are
available to supported customers.

</smaller></fontfamily>

<fontfamily><param>Verdana</param><smaller>I was able to design, build,
test and deploy this entire application -- including the new Oracle 9i
database tables and views -- in only two weeks of part-time effort (hey,
I had to keep the rest of the team redesigning the entire
support.cognos.com site busy too). The app was initially built on my
notebook PC under Windows 2000 Professional, using the new PowerHouse 4GL
8.41C and PowerHouse Web 2.41C. I then transferred the completed code to
a Solaris box and recompiled (without any code changes) using PH 8.43C
and PHWeb 2.43C -- and this is the environment that the app is deployed
in on the support.cognos.com site.

</smaller></fontfamily>

<fontfamily><param>Verdana</param><smaller>The documentation for
PowerHouse 4GL 8.4 and PowerHouse Web 2.4 will be available through this
new application later this week (try Wednesday morning). Documentation
for earlier versions is already available.

</smaller></fontfamily>

<fontfamily><param>Verdana</param><smaller>My thanks to Bob Deskin for
his help explaining the PowerHouse Web enigmas I encountered along the
way (I'm sure we'll both get plenty of Supportlink articles out of this),
and for ensuring that we were able to get hold of the released product to
install at almost the same time as it went to manufacturing.

</smaller></fontfamily>

<fontfamily><param>Verdana</param><smaller>Best
regards,</smaller></fontfamily> 

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</bold><fontfamily><param>Arial</param><color><param>8080,8080,8080</param><smaller>Conrad
Whittall</smaller></color></fontfamily><bold> 

</bold><fontfamily><param>Arial</param><color><param>8080,8080,8080</param><smaller>Solutions
Architect, Global Customer Services</smaller></color></fontfamily><bold> 

</bold><fontfamily><param>Arial</param><color><param>8080,8080,8080</param><smaller>Cognos
Incorporated, 3755 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 4K9,
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