Hi Joel,
Good to know that ND5 will be around for some time. And 2 years is indeed a
long time looking at the speed of the industry.
Just one question, though: Will there be anymore bug fixes to the latest
version of ND5? I don't have much experience with ND5, but I know there are
still bugs with ND4, which we can kind of live with - (CSpNull not
implementing longValue() is the most recent one I came across).
Thanks,
Aby
> Hi all,
>
> NetDynamics 5 is slated for upgrade to the iPlanet Application Server
> next year. All this means is that new customers will buy iPlanet.
>
> All existing customers have full support for ND5 until 2002.
> This includes technical support by phone, email, and website;
> it includes professional services, consulting, and training;
> it includes all our partner services like migration help from
> www.intrasolvconsulting.com and hosting from www.breakaway.com.
> In fact, it includes absolutely everything that you have now.
>
> You will have two full years to gradually move your projects
> from ND5 to
> the iPlanet Appserver. I want to emphasize: you have two full years.
>
> Some developers will want to look at the iPlanet App Server
> sooner, for
> things like the Enterprise Java Bean (EJB) capabilities. This
> is great,
> and you can get started right now by learning about EJB and using the
> EJB features in ND5. Improved EJB support in NetDynamics is coming
> asap when we release the next rev of ND5, which will be ND 5.02.
> Everyone here should definitely download ND 5.02 when it's ready;
> we will be posting release announcements and notes on this list.
>
> To help developers, we are creating new EJB migration guides
> and new tools to help with the conversion to the EJB frameworks.
> This will include more information about how to upgrade from
> ND3 to ND4, from ND4 to ND5, from the CSp framework to EJB,
> and eventually from ND5 to iPlanet when it is ready to use.
>
> We are also training our partners in migration from ND5 to iPlanet,
> and in the new Java technolgies like EJB, JSP, and the rest of J2EE.
> Our partners are joining us in our worldwide consulting engagements,
> and work directly with our customers to create the migration guides.
>
> In my opinion, we have four of the best NetDynamics developers
> in the world working on these migration guides. Sun is making
> a very strong investment in learning how to do things smoothly
> and gradually, because we know our customers will need this.
> You will be able to see our results within a month or two,
> and all of the information will be available on our web.
>
> ----
>
> In summary, NetDynamics 5 will be around for a long, long time.
> It is a proven technology, with good rapid-development tools,
> lots of developers, lots of consultants, and lots of partners.
>
> You are perfectly safe developing and deploying in ND5,
> and will have two full years before you need to upgrade.
> When you do choose to upgrade, there will plenty of help
> from Sun and also from all of our NetDynamics partners.
>
> If you (or your manager) need an official person from Sun
> to provide details about the support policies and maintenance,
> send email to Bill Lazar, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bill was
> in ND support for years, and is now our ND product manager.
>
> I hope this helps to hear. As always, send your feedback!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Joel
>
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