Re: iSeries Access for Web

["Mark Allen" <scprideandms@xxxxxxxxx>]

That is about the same situation here plus the past history of RPG and Web
programmers leaves a lot to be esired (ie a portion of the current web that
pulls info from the AS/400 only works if the QTMHHTTP is given WAY more
authority than it should) among othre issues.

On 12/2/06, Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > trying to "buy" some time as they seem "h### bent" on picking
> > a "replacement" ASAP followed by at least an 18-24 month
> > conversion and thats IF we stick with the same SW vendor and
> > use their "new and improved" .NET version...
>
> We hear the same complaint from our customers.  Department heads and
> casual users want a GUI point-and-click interface, while data-entry people
> want to hold on to the 5250 interface.
>
> But iSeries Access for the Web has the same problem that all
> screen-scrapping and 5250 conversion programs have.  The user interface
> remains essentially the same, while performance goes down and hardware
> requirements to up.
>
> Data entry people get mad because performance is worse.  Casual users get
> mad because their favorite GUI features weren't implemented.  The CFO gets
> mad because the IT department is asking for new equipment.  iSeries ISVs get
> mad because they keep loosing market share to Wintel platforms.
>
> ISVs eventually "try" to migrate their products to .Net, only to learn
> after huge development efforts and costs that .Net has unanticipated
> architectural, security, performance, and other types of  issues, which
> hardly arise under a 5250 paradigm.
>
> But with a little smoke an mirrors they figure they can pass it on to
> their customers, until the customer begins seeing parallels between .Net and
> their experience with thick-client architectures of the 90's, which were a
> pain to manage.
>
> Nathan.
>
>
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