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To: ToySoldier who wrote (11347)	10/16/1998 1:47:00 PM
From: keithsha	Read Replies (3) of 74651

Line of Business apps are more than file, print or net administration. They directly support the business processes. Your examples are simple file server transfers of code to be executed at the workstation, not running on the Netware server. The exceptions being NLMs like Btrieve and Oracle. NLMs are a miserable failure in the application development space subject to random abends and have caused many companies like IBM with it's Notes product to drop support for the Netware platform. We'll have to see if Java and Corba apps gain significant share. But the fact remains that even if they do, Netware is an unreliable platform on which to run them. Name a company that where LOB code is executing on the Netware server from your list of Novell references. The Merc new article vs. the year old Chicago Stock Exchange reference is a specious argument. The CSE is running their trading system on NT. This is how they make money. Merc never mentioned what the Netware systems would be used for. In fact, this article mentions that this project is being contemplated but has not been approved by the BOD. IT shops are looking to reduce complexity and some cases this means the diversity of the platforms they deploy. This usually means mainframe and midrange systems such as Unix and NT will stay in place. The questions is what role is there for Netware? NT application servers can also provide file and print services. I can't reliably run apps on Netware. As for directory service, NT has over 600 applications (not utilities) that integrate with it's directory to Netware's 30+. Toy, you are going to have to convince me that you have some technical knowledge of Netware beyond the hype you've been digesting and reguritating on this thread. Could you explain NDS back links or watchdogs? If so we'll continue. keithsha

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