Re: Innovis EDI software

[Keith Carpenter <entropypool@xxxxxxxxx>]

Pete Massiello wrote:

> Has anyone else had this nightmare dealing with Innovis?  Any other EDI
> software providers that you prefer.

Inovis gave us the same explanation that Scott got about going by CPW 
and not tier.  Apparently most "i" vendors have dropped the IBM tiered 
pricing model as it's a loser for them.

Rather than pay the license transfer fee, we are converting everything 
from Inovis to Sterling Commerce's GIS.  Should be done in a couple of 
weeks.  If it was for the high tranfer fee, we might have kept Inovis 
for a couple more years.

I was not involved in the purchase of either product, so I can't comment 
on pricing, but maintenance is far less for GIS.  We use the windows 
version (GIS also runs on i, p and z).  I'm setting up new GIS servers 
and didn't have to pay a transfer fee.  Nice not to be penalized for 
getting new hardware.

If it were up to me, I'd run GIS on unix.  We interface to the "i" via 
JDBC and stored procedures and SAP via their SAP suite adapter.


Keith