Re: Inappropriate mail from Nexgen!

Rubbish!  The guy should be banned from the list!

dbchambers@blueridge.net wrote:
> 
> Glenn Ericson wrote:
> >
> > JMHO
> > Dan while I feel this is a wonderful experience you have shared. It is
> > inappropriate  for a forum that  generally prohibits advertisements.
> >
> > Congratulations on your success-
> >   What is the difference  between no  problems ad 11 minor issues?
> >        [ which  by  itself is a fairly good story to tell]
> >
> > This being the 10th might indicate that the BPCS community is slow
> >  to act on Year 2000  matters.?
> 
> Just a note to say that I welcomed the comments from Nexgen.... self
> serving though they may be...
> especially since this forum has not been very active.
> 
> Bryan Chambers
> 
> > Glenn
> > ___________________________________________________
> > Glenn Ericson,          Phoenix Consulting
> > P O Box 701164   East Elmhurst NY 11370-3164 USA
> > Phone 718 898 9805       Fax 718 446 1150
> > AS/400 & Year 2000- - Solutions Specialists
> >  © 1998 copyright,  all rights reserved
> > ____________________________________________________
> >
> > At 10:45 PM 1/15/98 +0000, you wrote:
> > >
> > >The forum has been so slow lately that we thought there was room
> > >enough to add some material that might even be a little self-serving.
> > >We think its pretty big news.
> > >
> > >Nexgen has just taken its 10th Y2K conversion site LIVE using Focus/2000!
> > >
> > >LIVE means that they're running their businesses on the Nexgen
> > >                                    ==================
> > >century-enabled classic BPCS versions (2.0 through 5.1).
> > >
> > >Most importantly -- most of these sites had MAJOR modifications and
> > >custom code that Nexgen's Focus/2000 tool corrected with relative ease.
> > >
> > >Another Successful Implementation:
> > >==========================
> > >Truth Hardware in Minnesota went live with their "Nexgen-powered",
> > >highly-customized BPCS 3.0 system over New Year's holiday weekend.
> > >
> > >Consider these facts:
> > >1) Truth's mammoth implementation had over 8000 objects only
> > >    a fraction of which originally came from SSA
> > >2) The Nexgen Y2K services project was bid at under 4 man-months
> > >    and came in under budget
> > >3) As of Day #3 after cutover and to-date (Day #12), there were no
> > >    additional problems reported or open
> > >4) In the three days after going live, a total of only -11- minor issues
> > >    were reported and corrected by Nexgen all with same-day turnaround
> > >5) Truth is done with their BPCS Year 2000 project.
> > >
> > >THIS IS THE TYPICAL CUTOVER (TO LIVE) EXPERIENCE FOR
> > >NEXGEN FOCUS/2000 CUSTOMERS!!!
> > >
> > >The point is that if you have a modified BPCS site, no other
> > >approach comes close to Nexgen's Focus/2000 for speed,
> > >thoroughness, and cost-effectiveness in Y2K enablement.
> > >
> > >With over 115 sites implementing Focus/2000 worldwide we have a
> > >world-class reference base ready to back-up our claims.
> > >
> > >*  Also: Call us to find out more about our new Focus/A2K product
> > >   for making native Y2K corrections to AS/SET data models and
> > >   programs -- this is the only complete Y2K solution for AS/SET!
> > >
> > >For more information, or to be put in touch with a Nexgen reference
> > >please contact:
> > >
> > > Dan Mitchell
> > > Nexgen/2K
> > > e-mail:  mitchell@mail.nexgeninfo.com
> > > voice:    (630) 778-2530
> > >
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