PowerHouse in the next 3 years?

[Olmos, Fernando (Sericon at Alcoa)]

> Powerhouse will...

Will not!

I am not so pessimistic about PH, even though some trends tend to suggest
otherwise. In fact I am seeing a "stabling out" of some development
platforms where about 6 or 12 months ago, everyone wanted .Net and XML
technologies, but these days... many are changing their minds and holding
off for another 12 months to see how these technologies develop. It may even
reverse itself! In fact one client I know is going BACK to PH from .Net
(what music to my ears that was!).

I think the VMS/HP platforms will be around for another 10 years at least
and the more people (especially CEOs) wake up to the relative low return on
their investment 'vs' the high-end costs to upgrade their platforms; the
more we are going to see companies chasing trends, yes, but with a more
stable environment. I personally still find the .Net framework one of the
most unstable development systems in the world... especially that it forces
clients to upgrade their entire hardware! Sure many (most?) companies lease
all their stuff, but even that is a high price to pay just to keep up with
the Jones's.