RE: Record Locks and the state of the union:

My two cents:

I have worked with JBA, JDE, JDA, BPCS, MAPICS etc, along with other sundry 
packages on various platforms.  It has been my experience that all packages 
have bugs, some significant, others not.  I equate it to buying a car.  No 
matter how carefully you inspect it (or someone else inspects it, for that 
matter) after a few months, you're going to notice something doesn't work 
properly, or could have been better designed.  The real key is how the 
problem is addressed.  My experience with JBA is not the most encouraging. 
 (How dare I, a lowly programmer, dare to question the great and powerful 
Oz?...).  They seem almost contemptuous, at times: skeptical at the very 
least.
        The bottom line is (as has always been) supply and demand.  SAP, SSA 
and 
Peoplesoft are hot on their heels (if not already ahead of them).  If JBA 
doesn't get with the program, they're going to get run over.   Whoever 
comes up with an efficient, comprehensive and reliable method of dealing 
with bugs is (literally) going to take the money and run.
        Just out of curiosity, how many of you would still recommend JBA?  I 
was 
wondering how their word-of-mouth quotient is.  Everyone reading this will 
know how many deals/recommendations happen on the golf course.  Do you 
think they've eroded that support to an appreciable level, if at all?


Richard Renshaw

P.S. Sorry if that was a little too close to a rant.

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