RE: Microsoft Tries to Cozy Up to Mainframe, iSeries Users

Steve,
The front end is just as you say from a programmers perspective.  It's the 
technical backend that is *UGLY.  Deployment is a nightmare in LARGE projects 
that touch many servers.
Regards,
Mike Shaw

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> Mike, 
> 
> >From a programmers POV, Microsoft's software is top notch. For those who 
> complain about MS copying the ideas of others there must be steam coming out 
> of their ears when they learn about .NET. .NET is basically a better and 
> more comprehensive Java. In .NET the class that is used in one language can 
> be used in any other .NET language. That means modules written in C++ can 
> be used without change in C# or an Excel spreadsheet. Very powerful . 
> This new product from MS, since it is based on .NET, promises to make the 
> as400 easier to access from a windows PC. 
> 
> -Steve 
> 
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> 
> 
> Yup, they had to have these services in their .NET framework and this is how 
> they chose to accomplish this. Slap a new name on it and let it rip! :-) 
> Regards, 
> Mike Shaw 
> 
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> 
> > > Chuck, 
> > > With an old dog that used be known as Microsoft Back Office now called 
> > > HIS...Just what they need, an old dog taught new tricks. :-) 
> > 
> > So this is really just "BackOff" (as the Microsnot parody site called it) 
> > under a new name? 
> > 
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> > JHHL 
> > 
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