Re: RDp v8.0 released today

Joe;

As I read the docs on RDP 8, the way forward for RDI-SOA licensees is to install RBD 8.0 and then RDPi 8.0. I can't be sure, and I've gotten no feed back from our BP or IBM on my queries on this question, but in December I will see what happens. I don't mind having to install two products, it's a minor inconvenience, what does irk me a little is paying maintenance for 18 months without an update, while everyone else has had 2 or 3 upgrades in that time.

Duane Christen


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-----Original Message-----
From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Pluta
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 4:54 PM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for System i & iSeries
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] RDp v8.0 released today

Yup, December 3rd it is. And as I noted in my earlier email, the new RBD is truly a huge leap ahead, primarily from the Rich UI standpoint.
If you've ever used the thin client tooling, that's what we get in Rich UI now. I'm writing up my first take right now.

As to RDi-SOA, though, it's just not a fit for the current "componentized" marketing of Rational. I'm still hoping they deliver some sort of pre-packaged RDi-SOA set of components, but I'm not optimistic. And if they don't, I don't know how you will move from RDi-SOA licenses to the componentized equivalent.

Joe

Joe,

No joy for RDI-SOA licensees, as far as I can tell. RBD 8.0 won't be released until December 3rd.
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/3e2b35ae-d3b1-4008-adee-2b31d4be5c92/?lang=en

Duane Christen


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Duane.Christen@xxxxxxxxxx

Visit PAETEC.COM


-----Original Message-----
From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Pluta
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 4:06 PM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for System i& iSeries
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] RDp v8.0 released today

It's likely that you'll have to download the two components of RDi-SOA and assemble them yourself. That would be RDP 8.0 and RBD 8.0. As far as I can tell, RDi-SOA as a prepackaged entity may not be offered. I have no idea what the licensing issues will be.

Joe