RE: OO benefits? (was Re: Fast400 Value to iSeries community is less than zero )

I work with Lansa as well and they are focused primarily on the Iseries.  Their 
product also runs on Windows and Unix.

I don't speak for them, but I guess they have the same idea that my company 
does, the Iseries is the best solution, but I simply
cannot sell an Iseries every time I go to a new customer.  I have to open my 
software solutions to all comers.  Lansa does that for
me.

FWIW, I don't use the Lansa for the web product much, but I've done some 
projects.  I find that I have to write a lot of HTML and
some Javascript to get things right.  The code that I write is saved and 
automatically integrated by Lansa, but I just can't get a
"web type" web page right out of the box, it sort of looks like WSG.

However, if that interface is acceptable, a program written for green screen 
converts to HTML instantly.  And windows instantly.

We used their Visual Lansa product to develop our trucking/transportation 
package from the ground up.  We are happy with that
product.  Our biggest complaint is that we now have to use PC's, and we have 
installation issues, Windows version issues sometimes,
etc.

They are talking about Visual Lansa being able to be run in the browser by 
encapsulating it as a SOAP object or something.  I'm not
sure exactly what that is, but if I can write VL code that runs in a browser, 
it will be awesome.

_________________
Art Tostaine, Jr.
CCA, Inc.
Jackson, NJ 08527

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Joe Pluta
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 1:16 AM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: OO benefits? (was Re: Fast400 Value to iSeries community is
> less than zero )
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joe Pluta
> >
> > It's the only independent report so honored.
>
> That is, other than the IDC report that says the iSeries beats everybody
> else in TCO.  At least LANSA seems to still be focused on the iSeries as the
> server of choice.
>
>
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