Re[2]: Computerworld article - it's not just the box dummy!

[ericadelong@xxxxxxxx]

Stan,

I wasn't saying that there are _NO_ premium apps available. My experience tells 
me, however, that most shops tend to flog the horse long after it's dead. Apps 
that should be rewritten or replaced are not because management wants to 
maximize ROI. As this software ages, it becomes more and more difficult to 
maintain. This is a cycle that eventually leads to dissatisfaction with the 
"System".

Eric
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Subject: RE: Computerworld article - it's not just the box dummy!  
Author:  <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > at INTERNET
Date:    7/16/98 8:04 AM


Eric,
     
There are some premium quality applications for the AS/400.  Four of the 
top five ERP systems run on the AS/400.  Oracle Applications being the 
exception -- something to do with a piece of software that competes with 
DB2/400.  One thing I learned during ERP system evaluation is SAP R/3 
was originally developed on the AS/400.  At that time R/3 would not 
scale on the AS/400 so it was moved to UNIX.
     
Regards,
Stan McPartland
stanley.mcpartland@bently.com
     
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> From:         ericadelong@pmsc.com
> Reply To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Sent:         Wednesday, July 15, 1998 9:54 AM 
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: Computerworld article - it's not just the box dummy! 
> 
> 
> 
> Scott,
> I would tend to agree with you about the lack of premium quality apps 
> for the 
> AS400. Most legacy software that I've been cursed with maintaining 
> suffer from 
> "enhancements" or "extensions" that were hastily coded and "patched" 
> into the 
> "system". Poor design, no documentation, bad coding practice, lack of 
> education 
> or experience, and the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" syndrome all 
> conspire 
> to keep these legacy apps from fufilling their promise. I once worked 
> for a 
> company that still ran apps developed on the S/3, migrated through 
> S34, S36, and
> as400. S36E was their best friend. They were an IBM BP, selling HW/SW 
> "solutions" that, IMO, were outdated on the s36. IBM didn't seem to
> care about 
> the quality of the software. I was not a happy camper. Sadly, not much 
> has 
> changed between then and now. Different job, new faces, same attitude. 
> If it 
> ain't broke......
> 
> Dispiritedly yours,
> Eric A DeLong
> 
> 
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