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To: zc66 who wrote (7557)	6/18/1998 5:33:00 PM
From: zc66	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19080

So far most of the analysts are quiet about the ORCL earnings.

To: zc66 who wrote (7557)	6/18/1998 5:56:00 PM
From: syborg	Respond to of 19080

NCA? Based on your description, what would be the difference between ORCL and the rest of the Java world implementing Applets, JavaBeans, EJB, and the other JavaSoft standards? syborg

To: zc66 who wrote (7557)	6/18/1998 5:56:00 PM
From: James Luk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19080

The reason is Bill Gate. MSFT does not want any NCA and is telling everyone to stick with Windows 98 & NT.

To: zc66 who wrote (7557)	6/19/1998 10:35:00 AM
From: Michael Olin	Respond to of 19080

Reasons to not choose NCA today: Download of Oracle Forms java class files (even the minimal .jar) is SLOW. Many UI elements do not work correctly or consistently, stacked canvases and mouse navigation being the most problematic in my experience. Iconic toolbar only displays properly using appletviewer. Java plug-in only available for Win32 environment. In order to have NCA feel like it works as well as Client/Server, using Oracle's tools TODAY, you need to do alot of configuration work on the client side. --On the other hand: I have one system about to go production using Oracle's web-enabled forms for end-user data entry. I am moving more and more of the reporting functionality of systems to web-based delivery using Oracle Web Application Server and the Reports Cartridge The .1 releases of Oracle's D2K toolset really do address many of the issues we have found in the .0 release Thin clients are not going to go away. The bottom line is that a large percentage of the people with PCs on their desks have no need for all of the computing power in the box. They get upgraded continually in order to maintain a semi-homogeneous environment for the company's internal support organization. Replacing these Wintel desktops with NCs (I think we're still a few years away from this) will break the constant upgrade and maintenance cycle which sucks up time and money like a black hole (or is it a giant vacuum in the Pacific Northwest?). Just some opinions. I do think that NCA will start to take off in the next year or so. For a better look at the NCA worldview, check out NC World on the web at ncworldmag.com. And of course, feel free to disagree. I'm not much for religious software battles and I can make a nice living either way (but I'd sure like to see Oracle's share price moving up again...). -Michael