Cognos support letter for AS/400 - iSeries
Pickering, John (NORBORD)
PICKERIJ@norbord.com
Mon, 8 Mar 2004 14:48:11 -0500
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Maybe they could add Linux when they drop the AS400?
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From: Neil Harvey [mailto:neil@nha.co.za]
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 2:40 PM
To: powerh-l@lists.sowder.com
Subject: RE: Cognos support letter for AS/400 - iSeries
That's very interesting.
I can't find any statements on their website regarding EOL of Powerhouse on
the OS400.
Neil
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From: powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com] On Behalf Of David Morrison -
Corporate
Sent: 08 March 2004 09:09
To: powerh-l@lists.sowder.com
Subject: Cognos support letter for AS/400 - iSeries
I just received Cognos' letter detailing their phasing out of support for
the AS/400 - iSeries. Of course, they haven't been creating new versions of
PowerHouse for years, but at least they've been ensuring that PH would
continue to work on new versions of OS/400.
Quick questions for those of you in this list who are still running PH on an
AS/400:
1. Does this announcement make any difference to your on-going strategy
and/or future plans for providing hardware/software solutions for your
business?
2. What do you see as your "exit strategy" from the PH-AS/400 combination:
a. Run PH on an AS/400 as long as it works (applying new versions of
OS/400 unless it causes problems that can't be worked around);
b. Replace our custom-written solution with a standard package;
c. Migrate our PH code to a different platform;
d. Convert our PH code to a different language (and, possibly,
platform);
e. Or?
Thanks.
David Morrison
McBride Electric
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<DIV><SPAN class=812475119-08032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Maybe
they could add Linux when they drop the AS400?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Neil Harvey
[mailto:neil@nha.co.za]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 08, 2004 2:40
PM<BR><B>To:</B> powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Cognos support
letter for AS/400 - iSeries<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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class=999403519-08032004>That's very interesting.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=999403519-08032004>I can't find any statements on their website regarding
EOL of Powerhouse on the OS400.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=999403519-08032004></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
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class=999403519-08032004>Neil</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=999403519-08032004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV><BR>
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[mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>David Morrison -
Corporate<BR><B>Sent:</B> 08 March 2004 09:09<BR><B>To:</B>
powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Cognos support letter for AS/400 -
iSeries<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I just
received Cognos’ letter detailing their phasing out of support for the AS/400 -
iSeries</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>. Of course, they haven’t been creating new versions of PowerHouse
for years, but at least they’ve been ensuring that PH would continue to work on
new versions of OS/400.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Quick
questions f</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>or those of you in this list who are still running PH on an
AS/400:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>1.
Doe</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>s this
announcement make any difference</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face=Arial
color=#000000 size=2>to your</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face=Arial
color=#000000 size=2>on-going</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face=Arial
color=#000000 size=2>strategy</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face=Arial
color=#000000 size=2>and/or future plans</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>for</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>providing hardware/software
solution</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>s</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>
for your business?</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>2. What do
you see as your “exit strategy”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face=Arial
color=#000000 size=2>from the PH</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial
color=#000000 size=2>-</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial
color=#000000 size=2>AS/400 combination:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>a. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Run PH on an AS/400 as long as it
works</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>
(applying new versions of OS/400 unless it causes problems that can’t be worked
around)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>;</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>b. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Replace our custom-written solution with a
standard package</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>;</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>c. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Migrate our PH code to a different
platform</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>;</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>d. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Convert our PH code to a different language
(and, possibly, platform)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial
color=#000000 size=2>;</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN> <BR><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>e. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Or?</FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>Thanks.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en><FONT face=Arial
color=#000000 size=2>David Morrison</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>McBride
Electric</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML>
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