> I urgently need some help in finding a commercial site
> that uses Turbine and/or WebMacro, or my boss will force
> us to use ASP as the base for the next version of our
> application. I'm sure you understand how sick that
> makes me feel.
>
> He doesn't listen to arguments such as VB being a toy
> language compared to Java, and thinks that ASP is the
> fastest and safest way to build a web application. The
> usual fear of open source tools is also present, of course.
>
> So, I need help! Quickly, since he's about to make the
> decision on what to use! How do I explain that Turbine is
> a better and safer alternative than ASP, WebLogic and
> WebSphere? Where can I point him to saying: Those guys
> build the same type of system we are, using these tools,
> and it works great? How can I convince him that the
> development time with Turbine and WebMacro will be shorter
> than with any of the alternatives? We (3 people) MUST
> be finished by December, or we're fried. How can I
> convince him that the application WILL work perfectly
> in December?
>
> The ASP and WebSphere guys have lots of reference sites
> to point to, and I've got exactly none. I tried searching
> the Jyve FAQ, but didn't find anything applicable.
>
> PLEASE help me, because I've run out of arguments. :(
Daniel
We've used Turbine successfully for 2 intranet projects recently (a
"knowledge portal" and a "micro research information system" at the
University of Pretoria, South Africa), and are currently busy with a site
for an internet startup business (electronic catalog eCommerce kind of
site). Unfortunately, because the first 2 are intranet sites, and the last
site is still under development, there's nothing "live" I can show you. As
soon as our latest internet site goes live, I will let everybody know.
What I can tell you is that the 2 intranet sites each took about a month to
complete! The one runs on NT with IIS and Oracle, the other on
Linux/Apache/MySQL. Both were developed on Win98/Tomcat/Interbase. If that
doesn't prove the cross-platform/cross-db nature of Turbine, I don't know
what does!
Greetings, Frank (and Leon)
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