Re: Accounting Vendors -- MIDRANGE-L

<warning buzzwords comming>
I generally agree, but the HTML can be made into a much better application.
Look at the "Web 2.0" (Look a buzword!) movement and AJAX. People have been
writing web appliations that are so fast and good that you can't believe it
is a website. A good one is zimbra. It is a AJAX email application that runs
much like Outlook only better... and faster. While we all may agree that
green-screen will almost never be beat in speed, the web is becoming a
cooler place with technologies like this.

As far as data entry, you will always have data entry. I can't see you ever
getting rid of it in some form or fashion.

On 12/2/05, Trevor Perry <tperry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> In the 21st century, why do companies have business processes that still
> use
> data entry? I am so confused about our propensity to keep doing things the
> same old way, simply because of familiarity or resistance to change.
>
> Some thoughts:
> 1) There are so many new ways to collect data that are so much more
> efficient and faster than green screen can ever be - from automating
> processes using smart clients, to bar-codes, RFID, scanning and OCR, etc.
> etc.. When we can save money with better computing processes, why would we
> encourage old processes to continue. Isn't this the business we are in -
> utilizing technology in the BEST way?
>
> 2) Why would anyone buy a NEW application with a green screen data entry
> function? Seems like buying a car with a hand crankstart.
>
> 3) And, is there really a need to compare application software to ensure
> it
> has "green screen data entry" if a small percentage of the actual
> processes
> and screens are data entry? Why would you decide an entire suite based on
> one or two programs?
>
> 4) HTML is thin and poor in function, and is easily confused by graphics,
> etc. However, it can be easily tweaked (thinned further) to enter data in
> a
> fast manner. Should everyone else review green screen application software
> for their business just because you have not seen it yet?.
>
> Trevor
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Ron-Zimmerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Accounting Vendors
>
>
> > This example is exactly why you should be looking for a solution that
> > provides both GUI/browser and green screen.  Even though many keep
> saying
> > that green screen is old/legacy/whatever, there are still very good
> > reasons for using green screen in certain circumstances (data entry
> being
> > one of them).  I have yet to see a browser based data entry screen that
> is
> > more efficient than the equivalent green screen.  I'm not saying it
> can't
> > be done, I'm just saying that nobody has yet demonstrated one to me that
> > really works as well as green screen.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Ronald L. Zimmerman
>
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