> But at least give Zorrinn credit for picking the right environment > (Linux and Java), as opposed to, say, z/OS (MVS) and COBOL.
Hey. I resemble that remark. We're running z/OS 1.4 here and a COBOL based home grown ERP system, and Gentran:Basic. We're upgrading it, too. > Speaking of z/OS and COBOL, take a look-see at > http://www.rosslabs.com/B2B/, where local Ross Labs announces "EDI - A > traditional mainframe-system e-commerce solution." Can't make it sound > Don't get me wrong, but, jeez, "traditional" > and "mainframe-system" kind of go with "buggy-whip" and "green eye > shades." C'mon, I can "do" z/OS, JCL, ANSI X12 and UN/EDIFACT with the > best of 'em, but I'm almost afraid to admit it now. > No wonder the young guys and gals who grew up with Linux and > Java think > the future lay with gussied-up UML-modeled core-componentized > ISO 11179 > compliant XML based e-business standards like OASIS UBL. I'm not afraid to admit it. Our "UML core-componentized ISO 11179 XML based e-business standards" (yes, we have them too) have gone toes-up about once a month for the past year. Various and sundry known and unknown issues, with various and sundry root causes. Meanwhile, the mainframe systems just kind of grind away, delivering value (see http://tinyurl.com/4jlg9) and keeping the lights on while these young guys and gals "gussy up" their systems and play in their sandboxes. Sandboxes are for children. > They're just > waiting on the old farts to up and die, taking their X12 and EDIFACT > with them. Maybe they don't have long to wait: have you noticed the > average age of attendees at X12 meetings? I ain't going anywhere soon. And I'm the voice from the cave, ready to call BS if we at all think we're ready to gussy up the systems. I'm responsible for the EDI component of a couple of billion dollars of sales; no way am I going to recommend a system unless I can sleep at night knowing that when I wake up it'll still be working. --- Rich "I Ride The Big Iron" Hurd Never trust a computer you can lift. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] . Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Access the list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
