Leo Mendelson wrote:
>
> > I often wonder how these evaluation criterias are formed. Do groups
> > like the Gartner Group create their own criterias or is there some
> > sort of industry standard? Let's say I was to evaluate some of the
> > software tools that were mentioned for translating XML to EDI and vice
>
> This would be very interesting to us too. How can someone check the
> possibilities of commercial software, before buy it? Everyone tell how
> great his software is. What's the reality?
> This is one of the points why we decide to release m-e-c eagle as
> Opensource! So everyobne can check, if he like it or not! :)
> It would be great, if someone, who still compared XML-EDI software, can
> tell us about our software. :)
There is an old joke, "How can you produce an objective report if you do
not know the objectives"
Yesterday I was at the Internet World 2000 in Sydney and no one knew any
more than me and I do not know anything ;)
There are several rules for vendor/product selection
1. Always use the latest version for testing.
Since these products are generally evolving quickly and new features /
bugs are added constantly.
2. There is always a better version / product available next quarter
If you wait you will never choose
3. Who gives away the best t-shirts/ coffee cups / bags etc?
A joke (almost)
4. Will the vendor / product exist next year?
a) Choose IBM / HP / SAP etc
b) Use Open Source - My preferred solution
Lastly I would like to congratulate Mendelson in releasing m-e-c Eagle
as an Open Source product.
Way to go Leo.
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Richard Hayes
Nada Marketing - 113-115 Oxford St Sydney Australia 2010
phone: +(61-2) 9360 5555 fax:+(61-2) 9361 0094 mobile 0414 618 425
http://www.nada.com.au
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