RE: RE: Mapics data extract

[Konrad Underkofler <kdunderk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dale,

We definitely agree more than we disagree. Even our companies are similar,
since we are one of the original MAPICS users and about the same size dollar
wise. We even face the same issues. We have both customized MAPICS to do
what we have to do to support the business.

And even as much as I whine about COM and the client applications they are
in their own way miracles. Synon was never expected to support anything the
size of COM, only to generate nice error free subfile oriented master/detail
programs. As Bonnie noted if only they had waited to generate shared
libraries and use ILE the world would be far less complicated but Synon was
faltering even as COM shipped so futher work got stunted. The client
applications have to contend with the back end funcky legacy database design
and the fact that Smalltalk became a legacy language. 

It is pretty easy to figure out the sales picture. Just examine the posted
financials. 
Given the cost of implementation (cost for core applications) I would think
they have 2 - 5 new customers per quarter. There is nothing wrong with
supporting existing customers tho.

Regards

Konrad