RE: New redpaper: i5/OS Program Conversion: Getting readyfor i5/OSV6R1

We just purchased a brand new dialer application. Holds up to 8 T1
lines. Their latest release of the application. Brand new Dell server,
state of the art. Windows 2000 Professional.... What the *&^%! Old
version of PC Anywhere for remote access. My jaw dropped and I did not
want to put it on our network. Arg Here is a case where I wish the
vender at leased used a server OS. Another popular Fax server
application that interfaces with iSeries runs on Windows 2000 server as
desk top applications, not as a back ground service. At least the
dialer runs as services.

Walking away with my head hanging down and a big pout on my face. 8-((


Chris Bipes
Director of Information Services
CrossCheck, Inc.


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"Is this any different than many win servers still running Win2000 ?"

I think so. While there may be plenty of W2K servers out there I'd
question what they are really running. Business applications or
infrastructure applications? File server, print server, DNS, DC, cute
little freeware application, etc. Am I developing on one vs. the other?
If I'm developing or modifying applications then I'm assuming that there
is some sort of inferred progress going on. What is the investment into
one vs. the other? If you were investing more money or programming time
wouldn't you expect to put more into that investment to protect it? And
I've yet to hear of a W2K server replaced by a System i because the W2K
server wasn't considered modern. However, I've seen plenty of old
AS/400's and systems with old releases replaced by WINTEL solutions.
Those replacements might have happened no matter what.

We have a perception issue - I just think that all of these old
installations that are on old hardware or old releases are adding to it.
Plenty of other factors are involved of course.