A better incentive might be to fix the problems in the tech support area. NetD's
tech support is one of the worst I've ever had the misfortune to work with. I
have one major problem (with the SAP PAC - almost useless) that's be sitting with
no resolution since May of 98 - not exactly stellar performance.
Fred
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> Hi Joel,
>
> The t-shirts would be nice, but it will take much more than that to get us to
> upgrade to ND5 or to use iPlanet.
>
> Janet
>
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> To: Janet Traub/IS/SSC/THD
> cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [ND] ND for two full years
>
> > Hi Joel, thanks for posting the info.
> > For the many folks still using ND3 and ND4...what can you tell us
>
> Hi Janet,
>
> If you are using ND3, you should definintely check to ensure
> that you are Y2K compliant at http://www.sun.com/y2000/cpl2.html
> To download Y2K patches, use http://www.netdynamics.com/download
>
> The upcoming migration guides will also include information on upgrading
> from ND3 to ND4, and from ND4 to ND5. In my own experience, ND3 to ND4 has
> been slower but gives huge performance increases, whereas ND4 to ND5 has
> been fully automatic-- it took me about a minute for most projects.
>
> My personal recommendation would be to hire a partner to come in and help
> you get to ND5. As I wrote before, ND5 will be around for a long time, and
> you can run your existing projects side-by-side with new ND5 EJB projects.
> You will also be able to run ND5 side-by-side with the iPlanet App Server.
>
> The partner with the best migration experience is Intrasolv Consulting,
> at www.intrasolvconsulting.com. If you need outsourced hosting and
> ND app deployment, also see WebYes/Breakaway at www.breakaway.com.
> (I should give a disclaimer that I own some stock in Breakaway.)
>
> > Are there any plans to keep supporting these versions a little longer
> > than normal? (to keep us happy and reward us for sticking with ND!)
>
> Bill Lazar will know this; he is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> My personal experience has been that ND5 is so much faster,
> easier, and cleaner than ND3 and ND4 that upgrading makes
> good sense. Upgrading will also give you years of support,
> and plenty of time to explore EJB and migrate to iPlanet.
>
> And if people here *really* want a reward for sticking with ND,
> let me know and we'll create some kind of awesome t-shirt. :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Joel
>
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