Re: New Era: Your Opinion

Posted in 1995

Hal Cooper — 14 Jul 1995 09:45:04 -0700 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In <DBAvz4.2Dx@nntpa.cb.att.com> pfinkel@cbnews.cb.att.com (paul.d.finkel) writes: >I am the "project leader" (read: only guy left who knows the system) >for an 8-year-old SE app. It will be migrated to a new machine >(NCR34XX) and a new vers of UNIX and new version of Informix. >My customer and I are attemtping to determine the expenses and >troubles involved in migrating to client/server. >Here's the concern: our local Informix tech support guy, who has >been unfailingly helpful, has suggested moving the app to c/s with >Informix's New Era. He says it will be much easier than a total redesign >with Powerbuilder (for example). >Any comments or concerns or personal stories about New Era would be >appreciated. I would be careful with Powervuilder. I have heard about some failed projects using powerbuilder. How important is interactive response time? -- Hal Cooper MIS Manager Paper Products Marketing hal@ppm.com "It's better to fall down trying. hal@teleport.com than to stay home watching Jeapordy"