We had a sales engineer come in and give us a demo some time ago. It was rather short, since we were compressed for time, but it was on a virtual machine and he was able to VPN into a Sterling test box to actually be useful with it.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Lowell Porter Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 5:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [EDI-L] Sterling GIS We have had Sterling come in and do their song-n-dance for GIS but decided to use Gentran on the as/400 for a while longer. However, due to some issues we have had recently, I may start looking into GIS. Does anyone know if Sterling will let you test drive GIS or allow you to see it in action before you buy it? Lowell _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hurd, Richard [SLCUS] Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 3:59 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:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> com]On Behalf Of Mike Kelly Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 4:39 PM To: 'themackes'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> com 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.theITent <http://www.theITentrepreneur.com> repreneur.com mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:mkelly%40gotEDI.com> com http://www.GlobalDa <http://www.GlobalDataIntegrators.com> taIntegrators.com http://www.gotEDI. <http://www.gotEDI.com> com From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> com] On Behalf Of themackes Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 11:41 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> com 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> consulting.biz <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 [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/
