Douglas...
I have said it before, and I'll say it again, don't loose sight of what Topro does for a living. It is a 'Systems Integrator'! So - a scenario may go like this...
A concerned manufacturer liscences PlantY2KOne CD for each site, creates database (Topro's) and evaluates scope of problem using Method Y2KOne, Inventory Y2KOne, Compliance Y2KOne, Manage Y2KOne, and Search Y2KOne. At this point the client will have a firm grasp of the extent of the problem, and Topro will have a firm grasp of the client! If the problem can be remediated then the process will move into the Millenium Y2KOne phase, if the problem is so convoluted that the whole system needs to be scrapped, then so be it. Guess who knows the most about the miriad of systems that comprise the clients plant(s)? I'll tell you - Topro! And who do you bet gets the contract, or at least liscences the knowledge-base to another SI? You guessed it - Topro. A win - win situation... I'll leave it to you to add $$$ to the various phases, just keep in mind that the remediation solution is probably the WORST case for Topro! And that is huge $$$ right there! From my vantage point - it is all good!
Of course, IMHO
John |
