Re: p and i systems reliability

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a small-business client  (less than 100 employees, manufacturing 
and trucking) who has  bought 3  midrange machines.  The first, back in 
the late 70s, a second in the early 80s, and his present machine at v5r3 
in 1999.  He realizes he needs to at least consider making a change.  He 
keeps talking about Quick Books and how it is NOT a replacement for his 
present system. 

Frankly, I have heard this comment from others, too.  My first thought 
is: "Why not?  What does Quick Books NOT have?"

Actually, if we could do something as a group then perhaps development 
costs and time would not blow us out of the water?  I have a pretty 
decent A/P system that I could contribute to the project.



Nathan Andelin wrote:
> > From: Larry Bolhuis
> > I certainly don't have a good replacement for quickbooks
> > though. What's out there for that in the same price range?
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> I've begun writing an IBM i based financial accounting package, and occasionally refer to quickbooks (among others) for functional requirements.
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> > So how do we make this happen?
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> It seems that the key to being in the same price range, would be to offer the software as a Web service, where each company would have their data in a separate library.  Or, for those who have an "i", offer user-based licensing keys.  I have that kind of infrastructure in place.
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> Anyway, I too am intrigued by the idea of having a "small business suite", of applications, and "run it all on i".
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