Powerhouse and the future - Part 3.

[Deskin, Bob]

Ken's list is specific to QKView. See my posting for the broader
picture. The reason for QKView, as well as many other Windows-specific
features, is that there is increasing interest in using Windows as a
migration target, mainly from MPE/iX but also from OpenVMS and UNIX. We
are definitely responding to what we hear from the field. Keep in mind
that PowerHouse on Windows runs in a Console window and not a terminal
emulator, so many of the things we take for granted are not readily
available in QUICK on Windows.

As for Axiant, it requires a change in development environment and
possibly a change in application architecture that many people are
unwilling to undertake. QKView gives people a prettier face for QUICK
that is closer to what they're used to in a terminal emulator.

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: powerh-l-bounces+bob.deskin=cognos.com at lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+bob.deskin=cognos.com at lists.sowder.com] On
Behalf Of Darren Reely
Sent: January 2, 2007 3:15 PM
To: powerh-l at lists.sowder.com
Subject: Re: Powerhouse and the future - Part 3.



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

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