Re: Your opinions about MIMIX

David/Larry,

We are reasonably satisfied users of Transformation Server, using it for
both data backup to a second system and test dataset construction.  The
Promoter feature of Mimix is very simple to duplicate using Transformation
Server, although it's not immediately obvious from the documentation how
easy it is to do, nor is it quite as "slick" as Promoter since it doesn't
have a special purpose interface and can't perform the actual promotion
itself.  It can achieve the same result, though, which is what matters.

Softlanding Systems also has a similar product, Turnover PDQ.  I was told
(but don't know if it's true) that they worked closely with either Mimix or
Lakeview on the product.

Dave Shaw, General Nutrition, Greenville, SC (just down the road from BMW -
Bubba Makes Wheels :)
The opinions expressed may not be my employer's unless I'm sufficiently
persuasive...

-----Original Message-----
From: Larry D Bolhuis <lbolhui@ibm.net>
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: Your opinions about MIMIX


>David,
>
>  Well I got that one wrong then didn't I!  There is no function in
Tranformation Server to do this
>that I am aware of (and I would be if it existed!).  I will query the DM
folks to see if they have
>such a feature planned.
>
>  Larry Bolhuis
>  Arbor Solutions, Inc
>  lbolhui@ibm.net
>
>David Gibbs wrote:
>>
>> At 08:43 PM 10/10/98 , Larry D. Bolhuis wrote:
>> >  Being the DataMirror Guy I don't know as much as I SHOULD about the
>> >competition, but I THINK
>> >Promoter will move a changed DB File to the backup system (such as if
the
>> >record layout is changed).
>>
>> The "Promoter" function in MIMIX allows you to Promote a changed record
>> layout from a staging area to production while the file is being
updated...
>> so you have minimum downtime.  Basicly, it tracks the updates to the file
>> while it's being updated until you are ready to commit the change to
>> production (along with the necessary program changes).
>>
>> david
>>
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