Afraid not. The department that uses the software makes the decision about what they use. We can only advise. We previously had a different vendor, and this vendor is actually superior from what I can tell.
I don't really deal directly with the vendor for this system, so the only thing I can do is point out the problems to the person that administers the system and to our CIO. The former has been hearing about it all day, and the latter will (he is already aware of some issues we have had when the workstation has had problems). The last time this came up (when I had some involvement with the workstation getting setup), I complained to the on-site tech about it. At that time (about 3 years ago), he said that he agreed and that they were working on converting the processes to services. Guess that didn't happen. Thanks to all for the confirmation that I am not just difficult (at least in this case!). Bill Mayo -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Bodnar [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 4:23 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Reality check As long as you are tied to the vendor, they will do whatever they want, which means not fixing the problem. Any possibility of shopping around for another vendor? Chris Bodnar, MCSE Sr. Systems Engineer Infrastructure Service Delivery Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Email: [email protected] Phone: 610-807-6459 Fax: 610-807-6003 -----Original Message----- From: Mayo, Bill [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 4:05 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Reality check I am terribly frustrated with an application vendor who is on-site to add a new module to on of our critical software packages, and I want to confirm it is not just me being difficult. This system already has the requirement that a workstation be logged on with 3 different programs running in the foreground to shuffle data around between modules. To be clear, an account has to be logged into this machine at all times for this system to work properly. They are here now, installing a new server for a new module, and they now have to have it doing the same thing on the server (logged on account, foreground applications running). This is not a minor system (either in size or cost) and the parent company is not tiny (rhymes with "bun hard"). When I say "services" they look at me like I am from Mars. The problems with needing an account logged onto a server at all times seem obvious to me. (The workstation was bad enough.) Am I alone? Bill Mayo ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ----------------------------------------- This message, and any attachments to it, may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or communication of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
