Cognos support letter for AS/400 - iSeries

Mon, 8 Mar 2004 13:07:07 -0800

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Thanks, Bob.
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David Morrison
McBride Electric
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-----Original Message-----
From: Deskin, Bob [mailto:Bob.Deskin@Cognos.COM]
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 1:00 PM
To: David Morrison - Corporate; Pickering, John (NORBORD); Neil Harvey; =
powerh-l@lists.sowder.com
Subject: RE: Cognos support letter for AS/400 - iSeries
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We don't have any specific plan to port to LINUX. We are watching the =
market but as yet do not see sufficient business from our existing =
customers. There's interest but, to be blunt, not enough money on the =
table.
Bob Deskin             =20
Senior Product Manager, Application Development Tools, Cognos Inc.=20
bob.deskin@cognos.com (613) 738-1338 ext 7268 FAX: (613) 727-1178=20
3755 Riverside Drive P.O. Box 9707 Stn. T, Ottawa ON K1G 4K9 CANADA=20
-----Original Message-----
From: powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com =
[mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com] On Behalf Of David Morrison - =
Corporate
Sent: March 8, 2004 3:02 PM
To: Pickering, John (NORBORD); Neil Harvey; powerh-l@lists.sowder.com
Subject: RE: Cognos support letter for AS/400 - iSeries
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
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Maybe they could add Linux when they drop the AS400?
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-----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.
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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;=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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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Deskin, Bob
[mailto:Bob.Deskin@Cognos.COM]<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, March 08, =
2004 1:00
PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> David Morrison - =
Corporate;
Pickering, John (NORBORD); 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>

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We don't have =
any
specific plan to port to LINUX. We are watching the market but as yet do =
not
see sufficient business from our existing customers. There's interest =
but, to
be blunt,&nbsp;not enough money on the table.<o:p></o:p><=
/p>

Bob
Deskin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;
 
Senior Product Manager, Application =
Development
Tools, Cognos Inc. 
bob.deskin@cognos.com (613) 738-1338 ext =
7268
FAX: (613) 727-1178 
3755 Riverside Drive P.O. Box 9707 Stn. =
T,
Ottawa ON K1G 4K9 CANADA <o:p></o:p>

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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
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> March 8, 2004 3:02 =
PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Pickering, John =
(NORBORD);
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><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Oh, that would be a good option.<span
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Same hardware, different =
OS.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

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12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bob Deskin:<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes">&nbsp;
</span>Any chance of PH for Linux?<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></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> 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><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
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'>Maybe
they could add Linux when they drop the AS400?</span></font><font =
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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>

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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 =
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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><=
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:1.5in'><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:1.5in'><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.&nbsp; 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:1.5in'><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>

1. Does this
announcement make any difference to =
your on-going<=
/font> strategy<=
/font> and/or
future plans for providing hardware/software solutions for your =
business?<o:p></o:p><=
/p>

2. What do you =
see as
your &quot;exit strategy&quot; from the =
PH-AS/400
combination:<o:p></o:p>

<p style=3D'margin-left:1.5in'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</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:1.5in'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</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.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</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.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</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.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</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'>Or?</span></font=
><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'> </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:1.5in'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Thanks.</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:1.5in'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-ansi-language=
:EN'>David
Morrison</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:1.5in'><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-ansi-language=
:EN'>McBride
Electric</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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