PowerHouse in the next 3 years?

Jeff Hoffman wonicon@optushome.com.au
Thu, 08 May 2003 07:36:18 +1000


Hi


>From somebody nolonger on the board.



At 10:41 AM 07-05-03 -0400, <smaller>Bob</smaller> wrote: 

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<smaller>People of the board</smaller> 


<smaller>Free PowerHouse Web....</smaller> 


<smaller>If PHWeb were included with the next release (8.4)  along with
AXiant do you believe that your applications would be better served????

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Yes, we could provide a GUI front end for the people requiring it and
still retain a reliable back end (for the workers). 

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<smaller>Do you see the potential for migrating existing applications to
the web???? to Unix????</smaller> 

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You need only migrate that which you need on the web.

Yes to Unix

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<smaller>Would IT directors embrace this technology???</smaller> 


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If they already use PH and get the web stuff free.

It may take a while but you could get new business out of this.

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<smaller>Do you think that there is a need for PH Linux???</smaller> 


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YESSSSSS Pleeeese.

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<smaller>Do you need Itanium support???</smaller> 


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Yes please.

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<smaller>Are you prepared to show cost savings, manhour reductions,
increased productivity etc etc ??</smaller> 


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Hey man, most of us are down to bare bones now. I can only assume you are
asking those migrating from other development platforms.


It would be more of a case to show potential cost savings of not
migrating to a new development platform.

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<smaller>If so .........please reply.....</smaller> 


<smaller>Bob </smaller> 


<smaller>-----Original Message-----</smaller> 

<smaller>From: Johnson, Harold A EDUC:EX</smaller> 

<smaller>[<<mailto:Harold.A.Johnson@gems1.gov.bc.ca>mailto:Harold.A.Johnson@gems1.gov.bc.ca]</smaller> 

<smaller>Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 6:49 PM</smaller> 

<smaller>To: 'Darren Reely'</smaller> 

<smaller>Cc: powerh-l@lists.swau.edu</smaller> 

<smaller>Subject: RE: PowerHouse in the next 3 years?</smaller> 



<smaller>"Limit developers learning experience to 'more of the same'
maintenance, </smaller> 

<smaller>rotting their brains into believing PH is the best solution for
all </smaller> 

<smaller>problems."</smaller> 


<smaller>I hadn't noticed that my brain is rotting....  Good thing you
pointed this</smaller> 

<smaller>out...  :-)    </smaller> 


<smaller>Seriously though, there is no need to throw out perfectly good
systems in PH</smaller> 

<smaller>just so you can use the newest and shiniest toys (take a look
some time at</smaller> 

<smaller>how much these new products and development cycles cost - ie:
Oracle</smaller> 

<smaller>Designer and friends).   Many of these new toys can still work
in harmony</smaller> 

<smaller>with the older, venerable systems and cost next to NOTHING (ie:
big PH shop</smaller> 

<smaller>means FREE Powerhouse Web).  (courtesy of
OpenVMS/Cognos)</smaller> 


<smaller>cheers!</smaller> 




<smaller>-----Original Message-----</smaller> 

<smaller>From: Darren Reely
[<<mailto:darren.reely@latticesemi.com>mailto:darren.reely@latticesemi.com]</smaller> 

<smaller>Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 3:21 PM</smaller> 

<smaller>Cc: powerh-l@lists.swau.edu</smaller> 

<smaller>Subject: Re: PowerHouse in the next 3 years?</smaller> 



<smaller>Powerhouse will...</smaller> 


<smaller>Be used only to maintain current PH systems. Few if any _new_
major </smaller> 

<smaller>software projects will occur.</smaller> 


<smaller>Continue to shrink in the market. Companies will transition to
packaged </smaller> 

<smaller>software and that other 'silver bullet', Java development
solutions.</smaller> 


<smaller>Limit developers learning experience to 'more of the same'
maintenance, </smaller> 

<smaller>rotting their brains into believing PH is the best solution for
all </smaller> 

<smaller>problems.</smaller> 


<smaller>Not have any new developer enhancements worth
mentioning.</smaller> 


<smaller>Still be considered overpriced for many.</smaller> 


<smaller>Not be available on open source operating systems such as
Linux.</smaller> 


<smaller>Yet another discussion will ask; Is Powerhouse Dead?</smaller> 


<smaller>Lastly, Cognos will not respond to such questions. Assuming they
even </smaller> 

<smaller>have the answers.</smaller> 



<smaller>In summary, we'll be exactly where we are now.  Is that where
you want </smaller> 

<smaller>to be?</smaller> 


<smaller>Darren</smaller> 



<smaller>stewm@canada.com wrote:</smaller> 


<smaller>>I am curious...what will be the largest activity</smaller> 

<smaller>>involving PowerHouse in the next few years for</smaller> 

<smaller>>companies?  Does Cognos have a expected
growth/decline</smaller> 

<smaller>>chart on their website for this product?  What are
the</smaller> 

<smaller>>expected areas for growth?  What are the expected
areas</smaller> 

<smaller>>for decline. </smaller> 

<smaller>></smaller> 

<smaller>>Will it be HP3000 to HP9000 migration projects?</smaller> 

<smaller>>Will it be moving away from PowerHouse?</smaller> 

<smaller>>What about possible HP3000 to Axiant projects? </smaller> 

<smaller>>PowerHouse Web Projects?</smaller> 

<smaller>>What activities will show up the most on the scale in</smaller> 

<smaller>>the next few years.  It would be kind of nice to have</smaller> 

<smaller>>around a 3 year estimation of trends for this</smaller> 

<smaller>>particular product (PowerHouse).  I don't want to
spark</smaller> 

<smaller>>one of those 'Is PowerHouse Dead' discussions please.
</smaller> 

<smaller>>What do people/Cognos think will be the main projects</smaller> 

<smaller>>involving PowerHouse in the next few years?</smaller> 

<smaller>></smaller> 

<smaller>>Just curious on how Cognos views PowerHouse 4GL in</smaller> 

<smaller>>their product line in 3 years.</smaller> 

<smaller>></smaller> 

<smaller>>Mark Stewart</smaller> 

<smaller>>Windsor, Ontario</smaller> 

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<smaller>>Consultants Club Corp.</smaller> 

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sword.</smaller> 

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