Hi Henry...this is one of the few conversations that got my attention where I too, would like to get a simplistic answer.
Let me cut right to the chase. I read Dr. Campbell's post (#138),
and your response.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the real bottom line comes down to
"application" servers. That is, the economics of having an OS allow a business to operate a network, AND run business applications too!
Right? The NT solution as deployed by Microsoft, satisfies both these requirements (let's wait on the "how good it does it", thing OK?).
Companies, will get one solution to satisfy both thier networking and
application requirements.
Netware, granted is superior to NT in file and print services. However, it is optimized (and developed) for just that. This is the
old discussion again of SuperNos and making NW a true applications developement platform. NT runs off the shelf boxed binaries. Netware
runs NLM's. Most of which are in the utility genere, correct?
The question I think Dr. Campbell is asking, and so am I, is how is
Novell going to provide a compelling reason for business to not migrate to a requirements solution that will not require them to run two OS's? One for applications, and one for the NOS.
I know you work for Novell, and I think you know who I am (at least by the postings here <grin>>. I am pro-Novell, but I too would like to
get another viewpoint other than what I hear, or read in the trade rags. And I don't mean the standard PR Bull.
Is that were you were coming from Dr. Campbell? BTW, your reference
to Cisco and hardware, routers, etc.. IMO are not the issue here.
The issue is in applications services.
Thanks Henry.
Joe .. <How does Joe Marengi plan to sell this?> |
