At 9:39 AM +1200 6/29/00, Simon Blake wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "James Cook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 5:25 AM
>Subject: Re: [EJB-INT] cash prizes for posting application server reviews on
>TheServerSide.com
>
>
>> <naivette on>
>> 1. Is it legal for them to restrict users/evaluators from publishing
>> benchmarks?
>> 2. What could they possibly do to me?
>> 3. If they send me a letter to cease and desist, I would post the letter
>on
>> my website and wait for the subpeona.
>> </naivette on>
>
>All companies that let you download a copy of their server (perhaps save a
>few) specifically prohibit you posting benchmarks about their products using
>an evaluation version. If you can get an organisation that has a licensed
>copy of the product to do it, you should be OK.
>
>I am working on a paper called "Selecting a J2EE Vendor" and I have in the
>criterion at the current point in time:
>Developer Productivity
>
>Distributed Application Management
>
>EJB Prohibitions
>
>Interoperability
>
>J2EE Compliance
>
>Modular Design
>
>Organisational Stability
>
>Performance of Applications
>
>Support for Common Distributed Problems
>
>Vendor Stability
>
>Can anyone think of any other topics that are crucial to the selection of a
>J2EE vendor that I might have missed? I'll be putting the initial draft
>(minus matrix) up shortly for perusal and any constructive comment would be
>well received.
>---
>Simon Blake
>the esperanto Group
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
You might add price. That's usually a very major criterion for most
organizations.
Regards,
Don Bate
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