RE: Communicating with COM objects from iSeries via Java?

Another consideration in regards to volume and cost is timing.

If the faxes are time sensitive and 90% of them need to go out at the
same time, then you are looking at considerably more equipment in order
to handle them.  At the very least, you'll want to have multiple
outgoing fax lines.

The rest of the day, those fax lines will be idle.

At a former employer, the above was the situation I faced.  Most of the
100+ faxes a day go out in a two hour window and we needed the faxes
delivered ASAP.

We ended up going with an email to fax service.  The volume pricing was
better than what it would have cost to buy our own equipment and the
timeliness of the faxes was better also.


HTH,


Charles Wilt
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iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
  

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shannon 
> O'Donnell
> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 8:31 PM
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> Subject: Re: Communicating with COM objects from iSeries via Java?
> 
> That's a really good observation about the cost of labor vs 
> volume Tom.  Very important point to consider and one that 
> did not occur to me until I read your reply.  
>