Cognos support letter for AS/400 - iSeries
David Morrison - Corporate
dmorrison@mcbrideelectric.com
Mon, 8 Mar 2004 12:01:54 -0800
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John,
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Oh, that would be a good option. Same hardware, different OS.
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Bob Deskin: Any chance of PH for Linux?
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Thanks.
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David Morrison
McBride Electric
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-----Original Message-----
From: Pickering, John (NORBORD) [mailto:PICKERIJ@norbord.com]
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 11:48 AM
To: 'Neil Harvey'; powerh-l@lists.sowder.com
Subject: RE: Cognos support letter for AS/400 - iSeries
=20
Maybe they could add Linux when they drop the AS400?
=20
-----Original Message-----
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.
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I can't find any statements on their website regarding EOL of Powerhouse =
on the OS400.
=20
Neil
=20
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_____ =20
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;=20
c. Migrate our PH code to a different platform;=20
d. Convert our PH code to a different language (and, possibly, =
platform);=20
e. Or?=20
Thanks.
David Morrison
McBride Electric
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, that
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Deskin:<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Any chance of PH =
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face=3DTahoma><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Pickering, John =
(NORBORD)
[mailto:PICKERIJ@norbord.com]<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, March 08, =
2004 11:48
AM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Neil Harvey';
powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: Cognos =
support letter
for AS/400 - iSeries</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Maybe they could =
add
Linux when they drop the AS400?</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
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face=3DTahoma><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Neil Harvey
[mailto:neil@nha.co.za]<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, March 08, =
2004 2:40
PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> =
powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: Cognos =
support letter
for AS/400 - iSeries</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>That's very =
interesting.</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>I can't find any
statements on their website regarding EOL of Powerhouse on the =
OS400.</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
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face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Neil</span></font=
><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
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color=3Dblack><span =
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/p>
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color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DTahoma><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;font-weight:bold=
'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DTahoma><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'> powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com] <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>David Morrison - Corporate<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 08 March 2004 =
09:09<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> =
powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Cognos support =
letter for
AS/400 - iSeries</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><!-- Converted =
from text/rtf format -->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.</span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Quick questions =
for
those of you in this list who are still running PH on an =
AS/400:</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>1. Does this =
announcement
make any difference</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black'> </span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>to your</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black'> </span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>on-going</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black'>
</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>strategy</span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black'> </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>and/or future =
plans</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'> </span></font><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>for</span></font=
><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'> </span></font><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>providing
hardware/software solutions for your business?</span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>2. What do you =
see as
your “exit strategy”</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black'> </span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>from the PH-AS/400 combination:</span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>a. &n=
bsp; </span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'> </span></font><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>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);</span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>b. &n=
bsp; </span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'> </span></font><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Replace
our custom-written solution with a standard package;</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'> <br>
</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>c. </span></f=
ont><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'> </span></font><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Migrate
our PH code to a different platform;</span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black'> <br>
</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>d. </span></f=
ont><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'> </span></font><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Convert
our PH code to a different language (and, possibly, =
platform);</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'> <br>
</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>e. </span></f=
ont><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'> </span></font><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
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