Re: cost estimate for a GUI pilot

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gad

It has been a little over 3 years since I wrote an article on Open 
Access for iSeries News - now iprodeveloper - the link might be at

http://iprodeveloper.com/article/special-report-open-access-rpg-what-it-how-it-works-and-hands-experience

You do need a free access user/password, as I recall.

If you can't find it, let me know, I'll find a way to get you the PDF - 
it's about 3.5MB - it was meant to be a pretty even-handed overview of 3 
products, from ProfoundLogic, lookSoftware, and ASNA. I presented, based 
on some conversations with vendors, what their methodology is. I think 
BCD has entered the arena since then, but you'd want to check into that.

As to cost estimates - you'll best go to each vendor - prices vary 
processor level - I have such an estimate from one of the vendors that I 
don't think I'm in any position to disclose. Let's just say it's 
probably more than 10,000 bucks and less than a million - a range of 2 
orders of magnitude.

What value do you get - that should determine your choice. Also, what 
would it cost you do do it without one of these products?

HTH
Vern

On 11/2/2014 4:16 AM, Gad Miron wrote:
> Hello pundits
>
> I'm to come up with cost estimate for a GUI (modern?) interface tool
> for next year budget .
>
> I know there are several commercial tools around but I find it hard to
> compare them
> (i.e is Profound UI's method preferable to ASNA's)
>
> We are a small RPG/Java shop (4 RPG programmers 3 Java)
> but we do not intermix.
>
> My immediate concern is to set a budget for the pilot project but I have to
> decide
> on the right course first.
>
> I would greatly appreciate your advice regarding the tools, methods,
> costs etc.
>
> Thanks
> Gad