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To: Heeren Pathak who wrote (8042)	5/11/2000 9:40:00 PM
From: jhg_in_kc	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9068

o.k. so scalability means the degree of ease of adding extra loads of data/content/users? to an application once it is designed? If this is correct, Amazon would in theory possess excellent scalability once it has its one-click buy a book application designed and warehouses in place. It can scale upward to accommodate more and more customers essentially at no extra cost. Am I right? Now, how does this concept apply to CTXS AND to its competitors. How does CTXS and its competitor compare in the scalability they have in their products.?? Thanks for a clear explanation. all the best jhg

To: Heeren Pathak who wrote (8042)	5/11/2000 10:09:00 PM
From: tekboy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9068

yeah but... I hate sliding walls. They're never truly soundproof, and invariably look cheesy to boot. So I'd pick the conference center with fixed walls instead... tekboy@nevermindme.org

To: Heeren Pathak who wrote (8042)	5/15/2000 9:45:00 PM
From: Dinesh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9068

Scalability... If it takes a woman 9 months to deliver a baby, will 2 women be able to deliver 2 babies in the same time frame ? If they can, this is a very scalable process. You can throw more resources and expect the throghput to rise accordingly. Take another example. If one car can take 4 people from here to there in 1 hour, will 100 cars be able to do the same for 400 people ? They may not be able to if the congestion will cause the traffic to slowdown. Usually, scalability suffers if there be a critical resource that does not scale well (some bottleneck) So, population growth is scalable, highways are not. Geez, what a scary set of examples ! -Dinesh