Thanks for the information guys. Not good PR for Java & OSS to a lay person. I guess it is an architectural design & a software methodology issue at fault here and Java & OSS have just gotten caught up in the crossfire. Not enough to just know to program.
On 5/22/07, Bobby Quinne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 5/21/07, Alwyn Schoeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I'm sorry, but open source != huge budget, not at the service levels > > they are achieving. > > So I would assume 99% of the budget went into pockets. > > > Not strictly true, assuming there was any due diligence on the technology > selection it could be OSS could come out better int erms of productivity, > performance and not wholly on cost. However that being said, I agree with > your statement about kickbacks :-) > > On 5/21/07, Jeff Mutonho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 5/21/07, Boniface Kabaso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > Just want to ask a question about the eNatis. I was listening on the > > > radio > > > > while driving home to the eNatis guy saying something like they have > > > > increased their server capacity and that it should sort out the > > > current > > > > problems they are experiencing. They actually had to take the system > > > offline > > > > to do that! It struck me like they were having some serious > > > scalability > > > > issues and just wondered why these tests were not made during > > > development > > > > considering the budget they had. > > > > > > > > Anyway, just out of curiosity, does anybody on this forum know what > > > > technology is behind eNatis, ie J2EE, .NET, CORBA or some > > > proprietary > > > > client/server or internet technology? > > > > > > > > For those that have been too busy hacking away at your projects to > > > notice > > > > what is going on, eNatis is the Government's new electronic national > > > traffic > > > > information system that is supposed to solve most of the problems in > > > the > > > > traffic department that deal with vehicle registration and all, > > > bringing in > > > > benefits like transactions processing through ATMs and the > > > internet. > > > > > > > > Boniface > > > > > > > > > > > Does the following point you in the right direction? > > > > > > 1)http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jsp?forum=83&thread=222641 > > > > > > 2)"Vorster explains eNatis is based on "free and open source software" > > > > > > and the "open source footprint of the project is constantly > > > increased". Familiar software includes Java and RedHat Enterprise > > > Linux as the operating system for application servers in the data > > > centre and disaster recovery centre, as well as in the fault-logging > > > system, and JasperReports as report-generating technology." > > > > > > (http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/business/2007/0704231035.asp?S=IT%20in%20Government&A=ITG&O=FRGN > > > ) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Don't take the name of root in vain." > > > > > > Jeff Mutonho > > > Cape Town > > > South Africa > > > > > > GoogleTalk : ejbengine > > > Skype : ejbengine > > > Registered Linux user number 366042 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Alwyn Schoeman > > > > > > > > > > > -- > If you have something tough, give it to the Americans. If you have > something difficult, give it to the Indians. If you have something > impossible, give it to the Russians > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CTJUG Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CTJUG-Forum For the ctjug home page see http://www.ctjug.org.za -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
