Yep, I live on that same clock. Richard
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 3:12 PM Subject: Re: [U2] Incubator - News from the board > Dave, > Very well said. But one thing I might add, and I've been bitten by this > myself, I think that the reduced file sizes are probably a good enough of a > deterrent to users trying to use the PE version for regular use and you > don't need the expiration date. I have downloaded PE versions, installed, > but didn't have time to use right off, then finding when I did have time it > had expired. Some may think that not many people would be like that but in > my world a month is a day. > Jerry > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 2:00 PM > Subject: Re: [U2] Incubator - News from the board > > > > Chuck, > > > > <Stepping up on my soap box> > > As I have said before on this subject, "you never get a second chance to > > make a good first impression". > > > > I once spoke with a representative of another mv database who bragged that > > they got over 2000 downloads of their eval. product per month. > > > > When I asked him, "how many sales did you make", he had no clue. > > > > If I download an eval copy of something and it doesn't work for me, do you > > think I'm doing to say "Well, Self, this is really a good product, but > > you're too stupid to figure out how to make it work"? > > > > What we really *don't* need is 2000 downloads a month that result in 2000 > > disgruntled people who experimented with the product and concluded that > > *the > > product* doesn't work! > > > > NOTE TO IBM: this is the *last* place you want to refuse to provide > > product > > technical support - *as you do today*. > > > > This is our *first* chance to make a good first impression, and we're not > > going to get another one. > > > >>Stepping down off my soap box> > > > > With this in mind, may I suggest that we consider some of the following > > ideas: > > > > 1. Adding an invitation to contact the u2ug group for technical support > > at any time during or after the installation. > > > > 2. Ensuring that there are step-by-step tutorials, borrowed from IBM or > > contributed by our members, starting with the Readme document, that > > attempt > > to make it impossible to fail to install, connect and run the product, > > including (1) creating a simple application and (2) moving a simple > > application to the eval database. > > > > 3. Providing a complete listing of authorized U2 Resellers, by name, > > address, contact information and areas of specialization, so a person > > evaluating a product knows where to go to get pricing and to purchase the > > product. > > > > 4. Ensuring that the PE release does *not* have a short expiration > > date, > > because individuals often like to keep a 2-user copy on their laptop to > > play > > with, even though they have a much larger-user copy on their production > > system. > > > > Since many of the new evaluators will come from the generic Pick sector, > > and > > because neither Universe or Unidata support generic Pick spooler commands, > > we will offer to contribute a copy of SpoolerPlus to the u2ug library to > > be > > distributed with these eval copies of the PE. This will over come the > > most > > difficult issue faced by most generic Pick people evaluating UV/UD. > > > > Also, since UV and UD do not read generic Pick file saves and account > > saves, > > we will also offer to contribute a copy of our File Caddy programs, > > TAPE.DUMP and TAPE.LOAD, and our data cleaning programs to remove > > unprintable ascii characters that will not load onto UV/UD, to enable them > > to easily move an entire account from most generic Pick databases to UV or > > UD. > > > > I think that the u2ug needs to come up with a mutually acceptable policy > > for > > licensing these products for use in the PE library. > > > > We will also contribute to a growing documentation of issues faced in > > converting to UV/UD as we become aware of them thru out conversion > > activities. > > > > I totally support this project and am glad to assist wherever we can. > > > > Rgds, > > > > Dave > > > > Dave Taylor > > CEO > > Sysmark Information Systems, Inc. > > 49 Aspen Way > > Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 > > 800-SYSMARK (800-797-6275) > > (O) 310-544-1974 > > (C) 310-561-5200 > > (F) 310-377-3550 > > www.sysmarkinfo.com > > Your Source for Integrated EDI Translation, DataSync Integration and > > Software Migration > > Authorized IBM Business Partner > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/787 - Release Date: 5/3/2007 2:11 PM ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
