[Info-vax] The ghost of Christmas future

[Main, Kerry]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com] On
> Behalf Of Richard Maher
> Sent: January 10, 2009 12:30 AM
> To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
> Subject: [Info-vax] The ghost of Christmas future
> 
> Hi Kerry,
> 
> [Yep, I still maintain there is going to be a return to the basics as
> Companies can no longer afford grandiose SOA / "latest rip-n-replace
> craze of the month" distributed programming strategy developed by the
> analyst / university / whoever theorists.]
> 
> I certainly agree with you but perhaps with a little less of the
> "return".
> Just because DEC/Compaq/HP abandoned it's VMS installed-base some years
> ago, does not mean that they're still not there busily developing and
> maintaining their VMS-based 3GL applications. Now your colleagues at
> HP/IMM may have been able to indulge themselves in playing the prodigal
> son but some of us stayed behind and kept the farm going!
> 
> Just imagine if these same loyal customers could only find a viable way
> to GUIfy and WEBify their rich herritage of 3GL code, business-rules,
> and data?
> 
[snip..]

While I do not have direct experience with these, there certainly are some 
commercial products which enable Cust's to web enable screen based app's 
today.

Attachmate:
http://tinyurl.com/7nsdx9 

Original will wrap:
http://www.attachmate.com/products/host+integration/mainframe-integration/vstream-host-integrator.htm

http://www.attachmate.com/customerstories/tenet.htm (example)

Ericom:
http://www.ericom.com/specs/brochPro1.pdf


Regards

Kerry Main
Senior Consultant
HP Services Canada
Voice: 613-254-8911
Fax: 613-591-4477
kerryDOTmainAThpDOTcom
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