>One of the things that is missing from the current release of R:Base is a
>native way to handle replication of databases and replication conflicts.
>Most of the heavy-weight databases have ways of dealing with these issues.
>
These database cost $1000+ per seat not to mention hardware and development
costs.
>I have a client who has a number of sites and I couldn't provide them with
>a way to share their databases until I was able to interconnect the sites
>with VPNs and, at some sites where VPN connectivity was not available,
>frame relay. I also set up Terminal Server to access the single database at
>a central site from all of the other sites.
>
Use Tango and set up a central internet based database.
>Initially, I had them use pcAnyWhere, but MS W2K Terminal Server
>outperforms pcAnyWhere. Terminal Server is a much more cost effective
>solution because it only requires one system (a server) at the central site
>instead of a system for each user that pcAnyWhere requires.
>
PC Anywhere is ok, but it creates a bunch of printing issues, and if you need
very many simultaneous users, you need several dedicated machines for it. It
is difficult to support very many remote locations.
Troy Sosamon
Denver, Co.
Troy Sosamon
Denver Co
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