Hi List,
I have a client that has existing investments in MapInfo Professional (in excess of 100 licences) and a corporate deployment of a MapX based application. An additional desktop solution is required that involves the development of departmental application similar to the existing corporate offering. With MapInfo's current products / developer tools I have narrowed my choice to two; MapX v5 or MapXtreme2004 NET. Each can be utilised as a component within either VB6 (for MapX) or Visual Studio .NET (for MapxTreme 2004 .NET), but I'm undecided which would be the recommended or preferred route forward. Clearly, there are pros and cons, but also significant issues with both. I am concerned about the vast difference in deployment costs, as the Map X SDK, runtimes and maintenance are approximately 50% cheaper than MapXTreme .NET., but also concerned about starting new development on a platform that maybe unsupported in the near future. I would greatly welcome any comments / feedback and assistance so I can confidently make proposals to my client, and equally importantly, the client has confidence in MapInfo as a long-term vendor that he wishes to commit to. Best regards John Williams JDW Consultant Services Ltd. UK Tel 07050 398200 UK Fax 07050 398100 International Tel +44 7768 895605 International Fax +44 8700 513376 Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW www.jdwcs.com
