Dave, I have used Gentran Server and it support mulit user operations just fine. However, the best statement made in this thread was "EDI is a lights off function" (sorry I am paraphrasing). EDI, if done right should just happen, and users should only interface with applications and not EDI servers, no matter what the platform. cjg
Carl J. Galgano EDI Consulting Services, Inc. 770-422-2995 www.ediconsulting.com 600 Kennesaw Avenue Suite 400 Marietta, GA 30060 -----Original Message----- From: Dave Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:25 PM To: Carl Galgano (list server email account); Earl Wertheimer; Thompson, Glenn; [email protected] Subject: RE: [EDI-L] System I (AS/400) EDI Software I second Carl's suggestion: put in a second machine at the same tier and the same cost and continue to use your current translator. In addition to which, you don't end up with and "EDI PC" on an "EDI Desk" in an "EDI Office" with all the people who used to perform their various EDI functions from their own desks at their choices of times in a multi-user computing environment now standing in line to get into the EDI Office and sit at the EDI desk to perform their individual EDI tasks one-at-a-time and whenever it is available. People who have never worked in a multi-user environment just don't appreciate the value it provides to the company in terms of employee efficiency and productivity. Dave Taylor CEO Sysmark Information Systems, Inc. 49 Aspen Way Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 800-SYSMARK (800-797-6275) (O) 310-544-1974 (C) 310-561-5200 (F) 310-377-3550 www.sysmarkinfo.com Your Source for Integrated EDI Translation, DataSync Integration and Software Migration Authorized IBM Business Partner ----- Original Message ----- From: Carl Galgano <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 'Earl Wertheimer' <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; 'Thompson, Glenn' <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 8:40 AM Subject: RE: [EDI-L] System I (AS/400) EDI Software Unitizing a different translator would involve redoing his interface and all his maps, partner relationships, communications etc. That can get quite a bit more expensive that just the communications cost between the PC and iSeries. Utilizing 2 iSeries boxes would almost certainly be less expensive. To deploy a decent Pc based translator, I would think at minimum you are looking at 4-6K in hardware and software, and then the implementation expense to redo all the maps, interface, etc. Deploying a second iSeries in the same tier can be done for about 6K, and utilizing Distributed Data Management (DDM) on the iSeries, the applications will never have any idea that the EDI translator is sitting on a different iSeries. Very minor tweaking would be required to make this totally seamless to his applications. cjg Carl J. Galgano EDI Consulting Services, Inc. 770-422-2995 www.ediconsulting.com 600 Kennesaw Avenue Suite 400 Marietta, GA 30060 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Earl Wertheimer Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:14 PM To: Thompson, Glenn; [email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [EDI-L] System I (AS/400) EDI Software Glenn Why not put the EDI stuff on a normal PC and save piles of money? The difference in licensing costs is probably more than setting up the communications between the PC and the AS/400. To: <[email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> > From: "Thompson, Glenn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:gthompson%40blockcorp.com> <mailto:gthompson%40blockcorp.com> > Date sent: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:04:56 -0500 Subject: [EDI-L] System I (AS/400) EDI Software > I'm a little peeved at the moment. I shouldn't be, because I know how > the games works but it still hacks me off. > > > > We are running EDI on our System I (AS/400, Iseries, etc.). We are > upgrading our System I and the new box is in a higher "tier". Our EDI > translator provider wants us to pay them a "L A R G E" sum of money so > we can run the existing software on the upgraded box. > > > > No more functionality, no new features, no changes, just the same > version running on the new box. As I said I know how the game works > but I can't believe that companies are still doing this. But as long > as they can get away with it they will continue. > > > > I guess other than venting I'm wondering if other people have run into > this and if they able to "negotiate". > > > > Glenn Thompson > > Senior Analyst > > > > > > > > [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> > > Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. > Yahoo! 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