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To: ToySoldier who wrote (34669)	11/5/2000 3:24:31 PM
From: RIT	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42771

Novell was totally commited to driving its technologies into the ASP !!!! The publish and subscribe system I was thinking of, was lower level than that. It was also started by other parts of Novell (NDS and GroupWise teams) for their own use. >>what the heck is going on in Novell? Novell's stuck with the same problem many development companies are, where the tools chosen become out of date before they can deliver solutions on top of them. Many enhancements were planned to improve NDS and its API use. These have been dropped in favor of improving the LDAP interface level instead. The end result will be a better solution as NDS/eDirectory becomes LDAP/eDirectory, but the down side is a long delay. Currently if you want 'cross platform' NDS events you have to look at DirXLM. With NDS 8.5 you could do it via scanning for changes as you can now index a field (such as date) and search against the index. >>Your comments seem to sound that you are sceptical on the >>ASP offering situation there. I'm sceptical about much of what Novell does, but am far less likely to accept Microsoft's story. Roger

To: ToySoldier who wrote (34669)	11/5/2000 7:33:24 PM
From: Pete Mimmack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42771

Toy - OnDemand is alive and well: novell.com Note that the official release date was 8/29. And from novell.com Easily Manage Back-End Processes When it comes to billing, reporting, tracking usage, and other back-end processes, Novell OnDemand Services makes it easy. Included with OnDemand Services is DirCommerce, a Java-based commerce services engine that consists of Web-based reporting tools, integration with credit card and merchant services transaction networks, and application programming interfaces (APIs) to allow developers to connect to the commerce services engine. Track Product Usage. You can generate usage reports to see which products were purchased most often and by whom. This valuable information can help you create customized Web pages and tightly focused advertising. Generate Audit Reports. You can create audit reports to track user activity over a specified period. Users can also generate reports on their own account status. OnDemand Services provides a reporting tool, or you can integrate reporting tools you already use. ... Novell OnDemand Services is available through Novell's Internet Commercial Service Provider (iCSP) program. For more information visit the Novell Service Provider Solutions Web site at novell.com or contact acnameth@novell.com. ------------ I hope that helps. Pete