RE: Where would you start?

Rick, consider also Web Services, once you developed the
service handling the interface is easy.

HTH
Marco
--- rick.baird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> Gary,
> 
> good suggestions all - in fact most of this is already
> spec'd out.
> 
> The workflow has already been charted, and I could
> implement 5 or 6 things
> to improve the existing process in short order, but my
> fears (and those of
> management) are that these would only be patches, rather
> than a strategic
> long solutions, and any half-a** attempt at shoring up
> the existing system
> would be throwing good money after bad.  The other fear
> is that we could
> get ourselves into a quagmire of just-learned
> technologies and techniques
> that won't work as thought or advertised - more good
> money after bad.
> 
> The stores are already on a vpn, in fact they can get
> nowhere except our
> network, and specific sites of our choosing.
> 
> I guess what I'm looking for is the actual
> design/programming platforms
> that would lend themselves to our requirements.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Rick
> 


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