RE: Microsoft Tries to Cozy Up to Mainframe, iSeries Users

Mike,

>From a programmers POV, Microsoft's software is top notch.  For those who
complain about MS copying the ideas of others there must be steam coming out
of their ears when they learn about .NET.   .NET is basically a better and
more comprehensive Java.  In .NET the class that is used in one language can
be used in any other .NET language.  That means modules written in C++ can
be used without change in C# or an Excel spreadsheet.  Very powerful .
This new product from MS, since it is based on .NET, promises to make the
as400 easier to access from a windows PC.

-Steve

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Yup, they had to have these services in their .NET framework and this is how
they chose to accomplish this.  Slap a new name on it and let it rip!  :-)
Regards,
Mike Shaw

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> > Chuck,
> > With an old dog that used be known as Microsoft Back Office now called
> > HIS...Just what they need, an old dog taught new tricks. :-)
>
> So this is really just "BackOff" (as the Microsnot parody site called it)
> under a new name?
>
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