Two reasons: 1. The VP of IT was enamored by the presentation (the Dog + Pony show Rachel mentioned), and the thought of saving all that money from going to IBM for the hardware; and 2. They never bothered to ask the EDI worker bees (including myself) what we thought.
I agree with you Richard. It's an expensive lesson. Best, Mike Mike Kelly, President & EC/EDI Consultant Global Data Integrators, Inc. Marietta, GA ph: 770-919-9933 fax: 770-919-0580 Visit my BLOG at http://www.theITentrepreneur.com mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.GlobalDataIntegrators.com http://www.gotEDI.com -----Original Message----- From: Hurd, Richard [SLCUS] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 4:59 PM To: Mike Kelly; themackes; [email protected] Subject: RE: [EDI-L] Sterling GIS I feel bad for them, but shame on the client for not doing his due diligence. Why on earth would he take the word of a salesperson to make a critical decision like that? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike Kelly Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 4:39 PM To: 'themackes'; [email protected] Subject: RE: [EDI-L] Sterling GIS Hi Rachel- It's expensive. GIS is "the hot thing" as of late, and Sterling knows it. I have a client who is running the old Sterling Gentran product for the AS/400. Sterling's salespeople told them that the Gentran product was being sunset on the 400, and urged them to invest in GIS on the Windows platform. They were told that all of the maps/logic could be re-developed within 6 months. Nearly 2 years and a couple hundred thousand later (including Sterling's consultant fees), and they are still only ½ converted. b/t/w the salespeople lied, as the 400 product was not being sunset. With that said, it's a powerful and cool product. J Hope it helps. Mike Mike Kelly, President & EC/EDI Consultant Global Data Integrators, Inc. Marietta, GA ph: 770-919-9933 fax: 770-919-0580 Visit my BLOG at http://www.theITentrepreneur.com mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.GlobalDataIntegrators.com http://www.gotEDI.com From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of themackes Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 11:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [EDI-L] Sterling GIS Good Morning, We are having a Sterling Dog and Pony Show this morning. Of course, they have skirted the issue of the cost of GIS. We have looked at a number of "EAI" tools. Can someone provide a ballpark cost for a GIS implementation (software only) on WIN2003 server? Thanks Rachel Macke Horizon Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:themackes%40horizon-consulting.biz> [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! Groups Links ... 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! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
