Re: Which GUI to frontend 7.1?

> adamg@interconnect.com.au writes: > Let's hear from the audience: > > "If Informix were so bold as to introduce Java as an integral part of > the server and tools architecture, what would you do with it?" Use it. > For example, would Java be used for Intranet, Intranet applications > only (phone list, personnel photos, information kiosks); maybe some > elements of a datawarehouse (data mining tools, deployment of end user > access to the warehouse). May be for all types of solutions. > At the extreme, would anyone really bet their OLTP systems on Java? > Will commercial users align their strategies and direction with a non > proprietary language for their core systems and effectively hinge the > viability of their business on Java. Maybe. I'm just asking. They do now with "non proprietary" languages like Cobol, C and others, while others of use have been using "propiretary" solutions like Informix 4GL. We all use "proprietary" compilers though, as we will with Java. > I recall that CIO translates to "career is over". Will a CIO walk > into the CEO's office and say "Boss, I've saved US$350,000 on tools > and related vendor services by implementing all our new core systems > R&D in Java."? Maybe. I'm just asking. The savings in tools may not be down to $0, but they may be significant. Vendor services costs may not go down. The savings in installation and setup may be significant. The new oportunities are exciting, but many things are still may bees. Nils.Myklebust@ccmail.telemax.no NM Data AS, Postbox 9090, Gronland, 0133 Oslo, Norway My opinions are those of my company