RE: Musings (was: auto-release of licensing)

Joan (and everyone else):

We had identified MAPICS XA as the ERP system we wanted before MAPICS bought 
Frontstep (Syteline). We are currently running version 4 of Syteline on a 
Windows NT4 server on top of a Progress version 8 database. We have significant 
issues with Syteline and XA has a lot more depth and breadth of functionality 
than Syteline does. 

We also had a long series of TERRIBLE experiences with our Syteline affiliate 
and from the start DKM, the MAPICS affiliate we work with, has been about as 
great a bunch of people to work with as you could ask for.

Admittedly, we have no AS/400 expertise and can't see devoting much time to 
learning anything more than the basics required to get MAPICS up and running 
until after we go live. Then we'll see about more in depth training and maybe 
some certifications for one or two of our people.
                                
Ron Lahr A+, MCSE
Director of Information 
Systems & Technology
www.altek-inc.com 
INNOVATIVE MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS 
        
 
 


-----Original Message-----
From: McCready, Joan [mailto:Joan.McCready@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 6:04 AM
To: 'MAPICS ERP System Discussion'
Subject: Musings (was: auto-release of licensing)


Ron, 

Dennis does have one point. If you are currently on a RISC6000 or other UNIX
box (Syteline, right?) and you don't have much AS/400 experience, this will
mean some "late nights" for someone until you get up-to-speed on the iSeries
OS.

Interesting that a Syteline customer is going to MAPICS XA (or whatever they
are calling it now). When MAPICS purchased Syteline, our corporate CFO got
all excited that we might get new applications or functions from the
Syteline offering that XA doesn't have. Guess the grass always looks greener
on the other side, eh? But it never is...

         Friday in Missouri - Joan

Joan McCready, IS Manager      phone:  636-479-4499
MetalTek International         fax:  636-479-3399
The Carondelet Division        www.metaltekint.com
8600 Commercial Blvd
Pevely, MO  63070                      


-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Lahr [mailto:rlahr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 6:27 PM
To: MAPICS ERP System Discussion
Subject: auto-release of licensing


We are switching to MAPICS and implementing XA release 6. We are starting
out with 20 floating licenses and are wondering what methods other companies
use to free up licenses after, say, ten minutes. Our current ERP system
(Syteline 4) does not have this and we have to manually kick people out.  Of
course, we still want the users jobs to continue - we're just trying to
prevent someone from logging in and then leaving their workstation for an
extended amount of time and tying up a license someone else needs.

Thank you,
                                
Ron Lahr A+, MCSE
Director of Information 
Systems & Technology
www.altek-inc.com 
INNOVATIVE MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS 
        
 
 


-----Original Message-----
From: Don [mailto:dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 4:03 PM
To: MAPICS ERP System Discussion
Subject: RE: CFINT01 (the interactive governor)




Check with Annie DeBoer of Diamond Data 800.373.7531



On Thu, 1 May 2003, McCready, Joan wrote:

> Thanks to all for your advice. Ultimately, we're going to need to buy 
> a new system - this one is approaching its fifth birthday and was 
> sized to a smaller MAPICS utilization than we currently have. Our 
> memory was maxed a couple of years ago and I added a couple of DASD 
> then - been looking on the Web and DASD for my machine is cheap enough 
> to buy with my credit card!
>
> Anyone know a source where I can check how many more drives I can put 
> in m> AS/400? I've beat my head against the proverbial brick wall on the
IBM
> support site - can't find a conf. page to save my soul!
>
> I had looked at FAST400 some time ago, but got the impression that IBM 
> considers it illegal and breaking all sorts of contract clauses to use 
> it. Any thoughts on this (those of you who use it, and those who know 
> of it and don't use it)?
>
> Thanks again - Joan
>
> Joan McCready, IS Manager      phone:  636-479-4499
> MetalTek International         fax:  636-479-3399
> The Carondelet Division        www.metaltekint.com
> 8600 Commercial Blvd
> Pevely, MO  63070 _______________________________________________
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