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RE: BPCS support alternatives

  • Subject: RE: BPCS support alternatives
  • From: "Rob" <stagis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 12:16:04 -0400
  • Importance: Normal
 
Getting ride of AS/Set?  Only wishful thinking, I'll bet............

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-bpcs-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-bpcs-l@midrange.com]On
Behalf Of L. S. Russell
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 12:37 PM
To: BPCS-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: BPCS support alternatives


Did I just hear someone say that SSA is dropping AS/SET?  If so, what
does this mean for shops dependent on the piece of crap?
We have one program ORD7??? something that can't be opened in SEU and
our shop isn't about to invest in CODE/400.  So where does that leave
us?

Rob wrote:
>
> Just for the list's information - Mike Bloom said 'as long as you're on an
> AS/400 version'.....Nexgen did a great job helping us with a conversion
> directly from S/36 (running on our AS/400) to 6.1.  Their ongoing support
> far eclipsed that of SSA.
>
> Rob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-bpcs-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-bpcs-l@midrange.com]On
> Behalf Of Bloom@nexgensoftware.com
> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 1:32 PM
> To: BPCS-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: BPCS support alternatives
>
> Micki:
>
> We have customers on all versions of BPCS from 2.0 to 6.1.  As long as you
> are on an AS/400 version, we can support you.  We also support your
> modifications to BPCS.
>
> Incidentally, we will be issuing a press release next week announcing new
> packaging of our Help Desk.
>
> Mike Bloom
> Manager, Help Desk Services
> Nexgen Software Technologies, Inc.
> (630) 300-6082
>
>                     "Micki
>                     Rogers/MiWheel"        To:     BPCS-L@midrange.com
>                     <Mrogers@miwhee        cc:
>                     l.com>                 Subject:     Re: BPCS support
> alternatives
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> Which versions will you support?
>
>                     Bloom@nexgensof
>                     tware.com              To:     BPCS-L@midrange.com
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> alternatives
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>                     09/13/00 08:44
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>
> Dean:
>
> I can only speak for Nexgen in answering your question.  We have been
> supporting BPCS since 1990 and have no intention of leaving this business.
> There are still thousands of companies running BPCS that require support.
> Nexgen has been providing quality Help Desk support since 1994 and will
> continue to do so.
>
> There are alternatives.
>
> Mike Bloom
> Manager, Help Desk Services
> Nexgen Software Technologies, Inc.
> (630) 300-6082
>
>                     DAsmussen@Aol.c
>
>                     om                     To:     BPCS-L@midrange.com
>
>                     Sent by:               cc:
>
>                     owner-bpcs-l@mi        Subject:     Re: BPCS support
> alternatives
>                     drange.com
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>                     09/12/00 09:24
>
>                     PM
>
>                     Please respond
>
>                     to BPCS-L
>
> Al,
>
> In a message dated 9/11/00 2:56:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> MacWheel99@aol.com writes:
>
> > If you are comfortable remaining on BPCS but not comfortable with SSA
> tech
> >  support, there is lots of competition for quality BPCS tech support ...
> not
> >  all of which advertise this effectively on their web sites.
> <<snip>>
>
> Yeah, _BUT_ how long are these companies going to stay in the BPCS
business
> if Gores doesn't continue to improve and market the product?  They have
> mouths to feed, just like you and I...
>
> Regards,
>
> Dean Asmussen
> Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
> Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
> E-mail:  DAsmussen@aol.com
>
> "A man who claims to understand a woman is bound to do without one..." --
> Anonymous
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