BPCS version 2 Upgrade & Gentran Vs Extol EDI

Dear Rick,

I guess the first thing that comes to mind about migrating all the way from
v2.x is this: If your company has an interest in retaining a supplier to
help you make this decision or to help you perform the migration, make sure
that the supplier has a breadth of experience that goes all the way back to
version 2.x.. It would be very expensive to hire someone and then finance
his/her education on net changes all the way from version 2.

Here at Unbeaten Path we've had a single-mined focus on helping BPCS users
for almost 11 years now and some professional profiles on our web site
testify to rich, uninterrupted BPCS experience all the way back to the
nascent System 36 days of the BPCS product. We continue to focus on helping
BPCS users get the best value out of the software as illustrated by this web
page:

     http://www.unbeatenpathintl.com/Tarnish_off_BPCS.pdf

With respect to comparing one EDI-enabling solution to another ... our view
is that the entire variety of EDI packages will eventually be seen as a less
compelling approach than direct, box-to-box XML communication. LANSA's new
Integrator product is a very nifty, affordable, and maintainable box-to-box
communication answer. We are a 1st Tier Solutions Partner for LANSA software
specializing on BPCS applications. We'd love to talk with you about it.

Warm regards and God bless,

Milt Habeck
Managing Partner
Unbeaten Path International

Toll free:  (888) 874-8008
International voice:  (262) 681-3151
e-mail:  mhabeck@execpc.com
web home page:  www.unbeatenpathintl.com




----- Original Message -----
From: <Rick.Briggs@corona.bellota.com>
To: <bpcs-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 12:02 PM
Subject: BPCS 2 Upgrade & Gentran Vs Extol EDI

Looking for some Professional Opinion out there.  Problems or Things to look
out for when:

1. Moving from BPCS V 2.x to 6.x or 8.x

2. BPCS with Gentran EDI Solution attached.
                 (I have experience with BPCS and Extol)

3. Extol compared to Gentran, Which do you folks prefer.

Rick Briggs
Sr. Programmer/Analyst
Corona Clipper Inc.
http://www.coronaclipper.com