RE: Left AS/400 and Returned

[pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx]

Mostly, it was a GUI interface that they wanted. Plus, they couldn't get
information out of the system in a format they wanted (Excel). A few CA
file transfers and a copy of SEQUEL later, and they calmed down. Plus, they
had been left at V3R7 by a BP who forgot about them (how can you forget
about a $600 million construction company?).

To make a long story short, a slick Oracle salesman got in front of the
CFO, and sold him the world. Told the CFO that Oracle was the future, and
Oracle Corp. had the application software the company needed. Never mind
the fact that Oracle didn't have a job costing module that every
construction company lives and dies by. You should have seen the look on
the Oracle guy's face when I explained to him that project managers and
accountants keep score by two entirely different methods, and trying to
track job cost thru the G/L simply doesn't make sense. That's when Oracle
started writing a job cost module (3 years and still waiting).

Gotta run.

Paul Nelson
Arbor Solutions, Inc.
708-670-6978  Cell
pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx




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From: "Rick Williams" <rwilliams@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: 04/29/2005 09:05AM
Subject: RE: Left AS/400 and Returned

Just curious, Paul, but, can you tell us what things were missing in the OS
that are available now?

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Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 9:36 AM
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I've got a client that is 5 years, 8 extra staff and almost 10 million
bucks into a project to move from the 400 to the Oracle platform.
Management is rethinking its decision, as the things that were missing on
the 400 to prompt the move are now there in the OS. Apparently my preaching
has finally reached the right ears.

Paul Nelson
Arbor Solutions, Inc.
708-670-6978 Cell
pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx




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From: "Frances Denoncourt" <Frances.Denoncourt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: 04/28/2005 06:58PM
Subject: Left AS/400 and Returned

Have any of you moved all of your apps AND data off the AS/400 on to an
SQL server and then moved back to the AS/400 (at least for data) or
really wished you could?

Looks like we are not only moving the apps to the dotnet world but also
our data.

Should I be scared silly??
Any horror stories?

Thanks - I think.

Fran Denoncourt
Sr. Programmer/Analyst
Pinal County Treasurer's Office
Florence, AZ 85232
(520) 866-6404

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