Re: (Cumm Tapes) was: Software Vendors

[Ed Davidson <Edavid3001@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I just moved from managing a mixed NT/Novell network over to the AS/400, same
company..  This was by choice, and I do not regret it.  The AS/400 is so much
easier to support.  I cannot count the number of support calls  I have placed
with Microsoft/Novell, yet go unresolved.   The usual answer is to replace
hardware and hope the combo of hardware/software starts working. We use 100%
Compaq hardware.  I still have issues on my Novell with Btrieve that neither
Novell, nor Pervasive can resolve - they point fingers at each other, and Issue
with NT that Microsoft gave up on.

With the AS/400 the support staff work hard to resolve your issues and stick 
with
it until the problem is resolved.  The answer is usually the same, a patch or 
PTF
- however IBM is more forthcoming on these.

We have spent much more that $6000 on downtime with the Novell/NT Network this
year..



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