Mohan,
SPD, yet another anachronym.... <G>
From the sound of it, i2 will be right in the middle of things. From a big picture point of view, it many of the large ERP cos are moving this direction. Oracle and Peoplesoft in particular come to mind. I would like to see i2 work with both, but since Peoplesoft has Red Pepper it will be more difficult there, at least until it becomes apparent that not working with i2 will hurt their business. The partnership with Oracle, at least philosophically, is the right place to be IMO. Would like to see thing bear some fruit though -- "low hanging" or not.
IMIC also seems to fit well into this vision of the future too.
Personally, I think i2 is a winner, and if I was an ERP vendor I'd want to add i2 to my value chain in whatever ways I could. In the same vein, i2 should do always be cultivating these relationships with ERP.
Just my thoughts.
It would be interesting to hear this from a programmers' point of view. In a perfect world, would i2 be better off taking an approach favoring fresh code, optimized for an internet environment, or would bolting on i2 functionality to existing ERP be the better approach.
Shane |
