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A good company lets the customers decide and goes with a majority.
The current Major software vendors all use SMP/e(it took years of
battling to get them that way THERE is a reason). The few that don't
are not worth the effort to even look at.
You've said that before, Ed, and I disagree. Prime example is Innovation (FDP,
et. al.). Non-SMP, but, IMO among the best supported products. I'd certainly
rather have a non-SMP/E install than a product that is installed using SMP/E
whose vendor routinely requires that PTFs be applied with BYPASS(ID).
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Complete agreement, Tom. From past experience, I'll jump through
whatever hoops IDP requires, because the quality of products and the
benefits to my organization far outweigh any possible installation
problems. And their installations are models of simplicity, even without
SMP/E. I was only unhappy with one IDP product, but that's a completely
different issue.
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