franko wrote:
>
> At 11:32 16/05/98 -0700, Suzanne wrote:
> >
> >We are starting completely from scratch, ground zero. No sales yet. Not
> >even any product 'til next month.
> >
> >I've also been talking with Kathy Gill, who feels that ColdFusion is the
> >way to go. I don't know if the NT server I'm thinking of using has CF, but
> >am sure the owner would be happy to add it as CF is also a personal
> >interest of hers.
>
> Hi Suzanne,
>
> I haven't replied to this because I don't want to be seen pushing the
> IBM/Lotus barrow on this list, but if you're starting from scratch you
> should also check out Lotus Domino 4.6a with Domino.Merchant. It'd handle
> this sooo easily and isn't too expensive. Available for both NT, AIX unix
> and Solaris.
Suz -- I don't think you are going to find many IPP's that provide
Lotus/Domino. There are lots (100s) that provide CF either bundled with
"intermediate" web packages or as an "add-on."
And unless it has changed A LOT since last year -- you couldn't "touch"
the code -- ie, to fix things like non-browser-safe colors in the
palette or exercise any control over the HTML.
Frankly, based on /that/ experience (5 days in a Lotus/Domino
intro/training session) -- I could only recommend it for people who
already had a Lot Invested In Domino Already.
If those things have been fixed -- then I would reconsider.
And I would never recommned this (or mSQL or Oracle) for a small company
to /start/ its DB operations .... these are "enterprise" solutions that
require a lot of specialized knowledge.
Kathy
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"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -- Ghandi
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