I get these kind of questions from clients also... mostly from clients who what me to understand how knowledgeable they are. Usually all they know are a few buzzwords.
I'm always puzzled why they are concerned about which tools I use, as long as I accomplish their goals, especially when I'm hosting their site and they don't have to worry about purchasing the Server component. Due to its domination of the marketplace, I usually tell people that Tango (Witango) is like ColdFusion only better, and it'll save them money because development time is cut drastically. I've never had anyone balk at that. Just my $.02 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Web Dude > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 9:27 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list witango-talk > Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: What to call it > > > Until Witango can get an appreciable market share, I will use > "buzzwords" as best I can to land the client. Unfortunately, I get > too many blank stares when I even mention the product. I have clients > that I have had for 8 years that now know exactly what Witango is and > does only because I educate them on it. I think the best way to > educate a new market is to use Witango itself in their projects. Once > the client is landed, the speed at which things can be accomplished > makes the product sell itself. > > If you don't get the project, you don't use the product. If you don't > use the product, nobody knows what it can do. Sad, I know, but true. > > >I agree with John but I say to customers I use and XML generating engine > >call WiTango which writes its code in XML. This seems to give them a > >buzzword they understand as well as a new word they have trouble > saying to > >chew on latter. > > > >Dan > >-- > >Dan Stein > >Digital Software Solutions > >799 Evergreen Circle > >Telford PA 18969 > >Land: 215-799-0192 > >Mobile: 610-256-2843 > >Fax 413-410-9682 > >FMP, WiTango, EDI,SQL 2000 > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >www.dss-db.com > > > > > >> From: John McGowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 08:25:15 -0600 > >> To: Multiple recipients of list witango-talk > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: What to call it > >> > >> Dude, > >> > >> I believe the term they're all throwing around is "XML > Execution Engine" > >> > >> Personally I think the term sucks. "ASCII Execution Engine" would be > >> just as descriptive. These types of deceptive tactics will only slow > >> the growth and popularity of Witango. People need to know what we're > >> using, *and why* so they tell all their friends about it. > >> > >> I would never use that term, because I'd feel silly if it > made it's way > >> to someone who knows what they're talking about, someone who > understands > >> how proprietary Witango really is. The usage of XML in the saved file > >> format is no more usefull than the fact that it's in ASCII. > Especially > >> when you consider the changes that With made to the license agreement. > >> I can't find a copy of the agreement right now, but I'm pretty sure it > >> states that you aren't allowed to use the XML generated by the dev > >> studio for anything but running on the app server, or editing with the > >> dev studio. Which makes using things like JT a violation of > the license > >> agreement. So, ASCII, Binary, XML, Hindu, It really doesn't matter > >> what format the taf and tcf files are saved in. > >> > >> The only good thing about the file format is that you can > open it up in > >> notepad to fix a problem when the dev studio decides to corrupt it for > >> you... I'd better check the license agreement about using that third > >> party tool with the source code though. ;) > >> > >> /John > >> > >> P.S. I'm not trying to start any kind of flame war here... > Those of you > >> that met me at the developers conference already know how I feel about > >> this issue. I already know I'm alone on this, and don't need to be > >> reminded... > >> > >> > >> Web Dude wrote: > >> > >>> I saw this somewhere on the list before but can't seem to > find it now. > >>> > >>> I have a perspective client I have been trying to land for the last > >>> month. It is looking good, but they are asking for a list of > >>> development tools that will be used in the project. I am worried that > >>> stating I use Witango, will give me the blank stare I have seen from > >>> other perpective clients I have tried to woo. > >>> > >>> Someone on the list in the past came up with an excellent short > >>> explanation of what Witango is or does using the word XML which is > >>> definitely a buzzword these days. > >>> > >>> I need some good examples of what to tell this client so I can have a > >>> good shot at the deal. Any ideas???? > >>> > >>> Thanks! > >> > >> > >> > ________________________________________________________________________ > >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body > >> > > > >________________________________________________________________________ > >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body > > > -- > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body
