>All too often, a senior manager will get a "fixation" on a particular platform, ignoring all others, to the ultimate detriment of his company.
The platform should be the last thing determined; NOT the first. RULE 1: Determine the application need RULE 2: Keep the data as close to the application as possible RULE 3: Determine Network/Security needs RULE 4: Decide platform - Too busy driving to stop for gas! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

