Powerhouse and the future - Part 3.

[Darren Reely]

Ken Langendock wrote:
> With the new QKView ...
> NOW you can do the following:
>  
> 1) Have function keys in windows
> 2) Use a mouse on the function keys on windows
> 3) Cut and Paste text from and to fields.
> 4) Embed your company logo on the top of the application
> 5) Change the font/colors (I even tried this out in Klingon, lol)
> 6) Size the window like any other windows app
> 7) Other stuff I have not discovered (or have already forgotten).
Out of that list only 1, 2, & 4 seem new to people who have been using 
terminal emulators on GUI interfaces such as MS Windows, and 2 is really 
just part of number 1.

> I hope this helps in dismissing the current discussion that Cognos ADT 
> is dying, abandoned or whatever.....
I doubt it will.  For instance, we don't run Quick on Windows so QKView 
is a dead issue to me at this time. Why spend resources on QKView when 
Quick and Axiant are available? I also can't help but wonder how many 
people think Bob's list seems short for their personal case. It is good 
however to see the tool does move forward, even if it is at a glacial speed.

The biggest issue is the invisibility of Powerhouse. Most I.S. type 
people seem to have never heard of it, and that is reflected in the job 
market. For those that have heard of it and try finding it on the Cognos 
site, they would be better off using Google than the Cognos front page, 
which I have always found to be a horrific statement of Cognos corporate 
support.

Anyhow, it is nice to see some things of interest in the pipeline that 
can be directly useful to me. ;)

Darren