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Thank you very much Tom. Your mail was of great help. >From the Desk of : Vijosh A. Systems & Software SEEPZ, Mumbai, India. Tel : (91-22) 829 0803 / 0075 Fax : (91-22) 829 2578 / 1389 -----Original Message----- From: Tom Hightower/Solutions_Inc <tomh@simas.com> To: domino400@midrange.com <domino400@midrange.com> Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 5:26 AM Subject: Re: App. development in Lotus Notes / Domino >Ask a dozen people, and you'll a dozen different opinions. Here's my >experience: > >Notes is good, and can be very good provided the application developer is >very well trained, and has plenty of practice. Someone coming from a >VisualBasic background definitely has a head start. If you install it on a >400 the back-end access (thru LotusScript) is good; otherwise you've got >ODBC issues to deal with. >Domino is basically the web server portion of Notes; we've had good success >with it (at version 4.6.3). Release 5.0.2 is supposed to be better, I >can't say because I've not used it. The Notes forum (http://notes.net) is >filled with questions from very frustrated programmers, and administrators. > We have a site that is hosted by a Notes/Domino server: >http://www.simas.com > >I went to a class for Net.Commerce (another IBM offering). It's basically >a high-end cataloging application and server. How high-end? LL Bean, JC >Penney, Sears, etc use it. You can categorize your products any way you >like, and the customer has various ways to search your product database. >After you import your data from your back-end database (!), I'm not sure >what interaction there is with the back-end. Setting it up isn't too bad, >lots of wizards and all that. A plus is that Net.Commerce will let you >define a "staging" server, where you can make changes to your mall and/or >store and play with it before ever replicating the changes to your live >server. However, if you want to go customizing it a high degree of training >and practice will definitely come in handy. Current version (as of a >couple of months ago) used Net.Data commands for data access. The next >version will not, and will instead use Java (according to our class >instructor). A nice plus is that it uses 'wallet' concepts. > >Net.Data (another IBM offering) is a simple, but powerful, scripting >language which runs natively on the 400 (and NT and others). It has the >EASIET access to 400 databases that we've used, and is the easiest for us >because of our deep AS400 talent pool. It will definitely require much >more programming to set up a full e-commerce system. We have a web server >using a blend of CL, RPGIV, and Net.Data: http://idocket.com. > >Tom >tomh@simas.com > > > > > >"Vijosh.A" <vijosh@systsoft.com> on 01/18/2000 04:37:45 AM >To: domino400@midrange.com >cc: > >Subject: App. development in Lotus Notes / Domino > > > >Hi all, > >We are at the initial stages of a project in e-commerce. The project >involves developing an inventory application which also needs access from >anywhere in the world. Security and speed is a prime concern. Also later >the client wants net based ordering etc. etc.. Apart from this they also >want an intranet and a messaging system to be set up. The intranet will >also have access to the main application. > >IBM is strongly recommending DOMINO + Lotus Notes for this purpose. > >Can anybody suggest as to what all things we should consider before >deciding upon the tool and the web server for this project? And is >Domino/Notes a really good combination? Are there any known issues that >have come up while using this combination ? What is the rating of Domino / > >Notes with respect to other web server / tool combinations like ASP/Java >.. ? > >Thanks in Advance > >Vijosh > > >>From the Desk of : > >Vijosh A. >Senior Consultant >Systems & Software >SEEPZ, Mumbai, India. > >Tel : (91-22) 829 0803 / 0075 >Fax : (91-22) 829 2578 / 1389 > > - att1.htm > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- Systems & Software, Mumbai, India Sent using "The PostMaster" by QuantumLink Communications One Internet account, unlimited personal e-mail addresses Get your free copy of "The PostMaster" at http://www.qlcomm.com/ +--- | This is the Domino/400 Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to DOMINO400@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to DOMINO400-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to DOMINO400-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: meechamw@ptd.net +---
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