Cognos and Speedware Announcement

[Robert Mills]

Robert,
 
As a current HPe3000 developer my answer your questions are: NO (a
realist) and only if you want it to.
 

regards, 
  
Robert W.Mills 
Systems Development Manager 
Pinnacle Arvato 
(020) 8309 3604 

 

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From:
powerh-l-bounces+robert.mills=pinnaclearvato.co.uk at lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+robert.mills=pinnaclearvato.co.uk at lists.sowder.
com] On Behalf Of Robert Edis
Sent: 19 December 2006 22:38
To: powerh-l at lists.sowder.com
Subject: Re:Cognos and Speedware Announcement



The demise of PowerHouse 

1. ADT income no longer included in share holder reports 
2. ADT tools dissapear from product list on Cognos website 
3. ADT tools no longer mentioned by sales people 
4. ADT tools no longer included in conference presentations 
5. Dramatic slow down in development/enhancements/new features 
6. Deal made with Speedware, once only mentioned by Cognos in
disparaging terms, to support ADT tools.  Speedware advertising in past
put down PowerHouse and encourages Cognos customers to port PH apps to
"modern" tools (i.e. Java). 

My prediction: 
7. Development/enhancement work on PH stopped completely by Cognos 
8. Cognos and Speedware announce deal where Cognos sells PowerHouse to
Speedware. 
9. Speedware takes over support (taking a few of the youngest and most
promising ADT developers from Cognos to boot) and license income. 
10. Speedware induces PH customers to "modenise" their PH apps by
offering special deals and perhaps increasing annual license fees on PH.

11. PowerHouse RIP 

Am I just a cynical pessimist?  Does it matter? 

Blue
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