[OT]: $1 million prize for Ingres ISV's - How about VMS too?
John Smith
0805/tc_zd/132964
Open-Sourcing Rouses Interest in Cloudscape, Ingres
Thu Aug 5, 3:36 PM ET
Lisa Vaas - eWEEK
IBM and Computer Associates made the best moves they could this week to
revitalize the use of relational database technology that would otherwise
just languish on the market, according to analysts.
IBM disclosed at LinuxWorld in San Francisco that it is giving the
open-source software development community access to its Cloudscape
relational database by donating the code to the Apache Software Foundation.
This will allow open-source software developers to embed the Cloudscape code
into their applications.
On the heels of open-sourcing its Ingres database, Computer Associates
International Inc. announced a contest with a $1 million prize to encourage
open-source developers to create tools that will enable users to migrate
applications off of major enterprise databases and onto Ingres.
Such moves likely represent the only way to keep these high-quality
databases from fading entirely from the enterprise software market, analysts
said.
Both IBM and CA have presented Cloudscape and Ingres to the open-source
community because neither of them were generating a lot of revenue from them
as commercial software products, said Noel Yuhanna, a senior analyst with
Forrester Research in Cambridge, Mass.
CA's tools contest is basically a "marketing stunt" to remind developers
that "Ingres is another relational database that enterprises should
seriously look at," Yuhanna said. "Ingres has been a good database," but its
use has faded in the enterprise market as a result of competition from IBM's
DB2, Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server relational databases.
"These are products that have never taken off-products that don't have a
very good adoption rate," he said. "Getting these databases into open source
will perhaps trigger some greater adoption of these products.
"Ingres has good features and functionality that give them an edge over
MySQL, which is now the dominant player in the open-source community,"
Yuhanna said. The contest gives open-source developers incentive to check
out these advantages, he said.
IBM reaps business benefits.
IBM will benefit from the Cloudscape donation to the Apache Software
Foundation by helping to support and expand the Java database community,
said Janet Perna, general manager of IBM Data Management Solutions, in
Armonk, N.Y.
The donation of more than 500,000 lines of Cloudscape code "would fill a gap
in the applications development area for an embedded database," which is
something the Java community has needed for a long time, Perna said.
This in turn will likely provide business opportunities for WebSphere and
DB2 because the Cloudscape code is compatible with DB2, she said. This would
allow Java developers to link Cloudscape applications to DB2 whenever they
need to access an enterprise-scale relational database, Perna noted.
Cloudscape, donated to Apache under its current product name, "Derby," is
particularly valuable to developers who need to build registries or
directories into their applications, Perna said.
Click here to read about IBM's decision to release the Cloudscape database
to the open-source community.
Cloudscape also will help provide new incentives for Java enterprise
applications development, said Ken Coar, an IBM senior software engineer and
an Apache Software Foundation vice president.
"Java is not considered to be the choice in terms of performance" in the
database area," Coar said. "Cloudscape will give the lie to that image"
because it is a "very efficient and lightweight environment" that is built
as a set of Java classes.
It has all of the features expected in an enterprise database, including
support for the SQL 92 standard with support for transaction triggers and
two-phase commit functionality, which are essential for reliable transaction
processing, Coar said. Cloudscape essentially provides "high-end data
processing brought to the low end," he said.
With Cloudscape, Apache and the open-source community received these
blessings: the biggest chunk of code released so far; the first relational,
embeddable Java open-source database; and reason for a lot of open-source
developers to be very happy.
"Are we excited? Yes," said Greg Stein, chairman of the Apache Software
Foundation. "[Cloudscape] makes it very easy to deploy certain types of
applications in the low- to midrange type of database, which is not
satisfied by anything else in the open-source community today.
"By donating that code to Apache, a lot of people needing that functionality
can now get it, and under the Apache license, which is a very nice license
to work with, any user-[be they] hobbyist or commercial entity-can use it."
Stein said the open-source community has lacked a fully featured Java
database and instead has relied on connections to MySQL, IBM DB2 or Oracle
Corp. databases.
"What's interesting in this one is it's embeddable into your Java
application," said Stein, in Palo Alto, Calif. "You don't have to connect to
a separate server."
Streamlining Java application deployment.
That will make it easier to deploy applications based on a Java code
package, Stein said. "It makes it a lot easier to build and deliver systems
based on this code, compared to a classic database like Oracle or DB2," he
said.
In particular, the fact that Cloudscape is an embedded relational Java
database makes it superior to comparable embedded databases such as the one
from Sleepycat Software Inc., Stein said. "This one really brings the full
functionality of a relational database embeddable into Java applications,"
he said.
Stein foresees Cloudscape being used in small to midrange applications where
ease of deployment is of concern. It will be usable both on clients and on
servers, since it's embeddable and can be incorporated into client
applications.
"There's certainly going to be a lot of hobbyist activity, [plus] some
commercial activity around people wanting to incorporate this into some
lightweight applications," he said.
The code will be sequestered in the Apache incubator project until the
foundation determines that it has all property rights to the code and that
it has been granted the right license to use it, to relicense it and to
further develop it.
After that, the incubator's role is to build the community around the new
code base. That's to ensure that the project outlives any individual
contributor, whether it's an individual developer or a group of developers
assigned by a corporation such as IBM.
"One thing about Apache Software Foundation is we want to have communities
set up around each of our projects," Stein said. "We want to make sure
there's a large group of people actively involved with the project,
supporting it and continuing work, so the project has long-term viability."
IBM pitched Cloudscape's release as an altruistic move, and its high regard
in the open-source community helps bolster that pitch, regardless of how IBM
might benefit from disrupted market. Specifically, analysts point to
potential victims as being Microsoft Corp. with its technology stack and/or
Sun Microsystems Inc. in the realm of Java.
"IBM has been quite good about ensuring that they work with the community as
opposed to trying to manage it or take over existing communities," Stein
said. "They're very much just another developer in the community, which is
something we like to see at Apache: a meeting of equals as opposed to a
meeting of leaders and underlings. We like everybody to be equal."
Check out eWEEK.com's Database Center at http://database.eweek.com for the
latest database news, reviews and analysis.
John E. Malmberg
> http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1738&ncid=738&e=9&u=/zd/2004
> 0805/tc_zd/132964
This is a PDF file, however it does mention that Ingres currently
supports OpenVMS. It displays fine with xpdf.
http://www3.ca.com/Files/WhitePapers/ingres_opensource_wp.pdf
Official rules for the challenge:
http://www3.ca.com/Solutions/Collateral.asp?CID=61137 links to another
PDF file that xpdf has no problem with.
I like section 3.3 where you are eligible even if your contribution to
an open source project was rejected. You just had to try to submit one.
As for the operating system, the application must support LINUX,
Microsoft Windows, and UNIX with the variant of UNIX unspecified. So it
looks like a single operating system solution is not an option. But
nothing excludes developing a solution that includes OpenVMS.
A http://www.google.com search shows that there appears to be modules
for both PERL and PYTHON to support an interface to Ingres.
This would indicate that along with compiled solutions, an interpreted
solution may also be a valid solution.
-John
wb8...@qsl.network
Personal Opinion Only
John Smith
I wasn't poting this in an attempt to get people to do Ingres things for VMS
per se.
What I was attempting to do was to get people thinking on how HP could offer
*serious* money for ISV's or others to port mainstream non-VMS apps to VMS.
How many ERP, or CRM, or pure accounting apps are there for OpenVMS anymore?
Keith Cayemberg
Oh... Just a few...
*ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, GENERAL LEDGER, HRM, PAYROLL, SALES, PURCHASING*
ACCESS - Fakt-o-r - automated invoicing for smaller service-oriented
companies.
http://www.access.si/Faktor/Faktor1.htm
ACCESS - KiD - Credits and loans management
http://www.access.si/Projects/Projects.htm
ACCESS - SOVA accounting SW for municipal services
http://www.access.si/Projects/Projects.htm
Achil.Net (formerly Hirschmann Software Systeme AG)
http://www.achil.net/
Achil.Net - HISO LOCO
http://h21007.www2.hp.com/dspp/mop/mop_partner_product_detail_IDX/1,1331,5117,00.html
Achil.Net - HISO Time
http://h21007.www2.hp.com/dspp/mop/mop_partner_product_detail_IDX/1,1331,5118,00.html
ADD Energy
http://www.addsys.com/add_energy.htm
Agresso N.V. - AGRESSO Business World (in review for OpenVMS)
http://www.agresso.com/default.asp?f=/solutions/products/overview.asp
ALLSHARE - PERSONNEL/VIEW
http://www.allshare.nl/personnel/
Barron McCann - BACS Payment Systems - can accept payment files created
on VMS
http://www.bemac.com/EPS/s1pressrelease.asp?PRID=123&S1ID=1
Barron McCann - ModCheck
http://www.bemac.com/EPS/section3.asp?S3ID=20
Barron McCann - BACSESS-iP
http://www.bemac.com/EPS/section2.asp?S2ID=13
BetaData Systems, Inc. - BetaMED - Medical Practice Management System
http://www.betadata.net/medical.htm
BetaData Systems, Inc. - BetaSPORT - Sports Facility Management System
http://www.betadata.net/sports.htm
BIOS Software GmbH - ConSign - Vertrags- und Lizenzverwaltung
http://www.bios-software.de/bios/produkte/consign/consign_kurz.html
BIOS Software GmbH - Exped Adressverwaltung
http://www.bios-software.de/bios/produkte/exped/exped_kurz.html
CODA - CODA-Financials
http://www.coda.com/solutions/Products/financials.asp
CODA - Financial Intelligence
http://www.coda.com/default2.asp
Commercial Computer Services (CCS) - Combined Commercial Accounting
Solutions
http://www.ccs4vms.com/page11.html
Competitive Computing, Inc. - Enterprise Solutions (in progress for OpenVMS)
http://www.competitive.com/TB1+BL+I+C.asp?SiteAreaID=514
Convergys Corporation - Comprehensive Business Support Systems - Billing
Solutions
http://www.convergys.com/billing.html
Convergys Corporation - OpenVMS Business Partner Brief
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/solutions/telecom/Convergys.html
Data Pro Inc. - fund accounting software
http://www.data-pro.com/
Data Pro Inc. - Partner Brief
http://www.openvms.compaq.com/partners/datapro/index.htm
Datacon A/S - DC/4 (in progress for OpenVMS)
http://www.datacon.dk/content.22.30.26
Digiflex Information Systems Inc. - CLASS Financials
http://www.digiflex.ca/class.html
Digiflex Information Systems Inc. - ProCLASS Distribution Management
System Executive
http://www.digiflex.ca/proclass.html
Digital Design Inc - Accounting, PAYROLL,SALES,INVENTORY,PURCHASES
http://www.ddi.qc.ca/default2.htm
Digital Design Inc. - OpenVMS Business Partner Brief
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/partners/digital/index.htm
Document Sciences - Autograph (in progress for OpenVMS)
http://www.docscience.com/technologies/autograph.asp
Document Sciences - CompuSet (in progress for OpenVMS)
http://www.docscience.com/technologies/compuset.asp
Document Sciences - Print Emitters (in progress for OpenVMS)
http://www.docscience.com/technologies/compuset.asp
Document Sciences - Visual CompuSet Professional Edition (in progress
for OpenVMS)
http://www.docscience.com/technologies/vcpro.asp
Down To Earth Business Software - Software Accounting Solutions for
Todays Business
http://www.datvsn.com/
Eiger Systems Limited - BILLER WIZARD – EBPP, online and telephone
banking validation software solution
http://www.eiger.co.uk/htmlfiles/biller_wizard.htm
Eiger Systems Limited - EigerPAY Gateway - BACSTEL-IP software for NewBACS
http://www.eiger.co.uk/htmlfiles/gateway.htm
Eyelit Inc. | HARMON*eyes | Overview
http://www.eyelit.com/products/harmon_overview.html
Eyelit Inc. | RATIONAL*eyes | Overview
http://eyelit.com/products/rational_overview.html
Frontier Software - CHRIS Integrated Human Resource & Payroll Software
http://www.frontiersoftware.com/
Geac - Accounts Payable
http://www.geac.com/object/sbaccountspayable_GCS.html
Geac - Accounts Receivable
http://www.geac.com/object/sbaccountsreciveable_GCS.html
Geac - General Ledger
http://www.geac.com/object/sbgeneralledger_GCS.html
Geac - Real Asset Management
http://www.geac.com/object/realpart_GES.html
GEMINAQ Systems Limited - Canada (must view with MS IE)
http://web.archive.org/web/20030603203323/www.gformula.com/gformula/default.asp
Gruppo Formula - Financial Manager (FM) and Fixed Asset (FA) - Wayback
Machine
http://web.archive.org/web/20030603203323/www.gformula.com/gformula/default.asp
GRUPPO FORMULA SPA Information at Business.com
http://www.business.com/directory/computers_and_software/software_applications/gruppo_formula_spa/
Hewitt Associates LLC - Cyborg
http://www.cyborg.com/
Hirschmann Software Systeme AG
http://www.hico.ch/
HISO LOCO
http://h21007.www2.hp.com/dspp/mop/mop_partner_product_detail_IDX/1,1331,5117,00.html
HISO Time
http://h21007.www2.hp.com/dspp/mop/mop_partner_product_detail_IDX/1,1331,5118,00.html
IMSure Network Inc. - B2Bflex
http://www.imsurenetwork.com/Solutions_HP_B2BFlex.html
IMSure Network Inc. - B2Cflex
http://www.imsurenetwork.com/Solutions_HP_B2CFlex.html
IMSure Network, Inc. - OpenVMS Business Partner Brief
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/partners/imsure/index.html
Infoflex Inc. - Accountflex Accounting System
http://www.infoflex.com/accuindx.htm
INFOMEDIA LTD - AutoLedgers - secure online Dealership Management System
(DMS)
http://www.bsd.infomedia.com.au/autoledgers.html
Kronos - Timekeeper Central® for OpenVMS
http://www.kronos.com/Products/TKC.htm
Lightsout - CORONA - complete solution for the service management industry
http://www.lightsout.co.uk/sermanagement.htm
LightsOut Computer Services Limited
http://www.lightsout.co.uk/
LightsOut Computer Services Limited - OpenVMS Business Partner Brief
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/partners/lightsout/index.htm
MANAGEMENT TOOLS (V00313)
http://www.decus.org/libcatalog/description_html/v00313.html
Martin Group, Inc. (formerly Martin and Associates, Inc.) - eStatement -
VMS Online Account Access
http://www.martin-associates.com/Solutions/OSS/Online/eStatement.asp
Martin Group, Inc. (formerly Martin and Associates, Inc.) - Martin OSS
http://www.mksinc.com/midas_t.htm
MKS, Inc. - MIDAS - an integrated distribution and accounting system
http://www.mksinc.com/midas_t.htm
Möhlmann Software-Engineering und Unternehmensberatung - Comsoft-11/Plus
http://www.moehlmann.de/
Möhlmann Software-Engineering und Unternehmensberatung - Firmenprofil
http://www.dach.org/profile/373683.htm
NOW Solutions - emPath - HRMS and Payroll Solution
http://www.nowsolutions.com/sections/solutions.asp?p=em
Open Business Solutions - obs Financials (in progress for OpenVMS)
http://www.obsltd.co.uk/htmldocs/aboutus/obs1.asp?level1=3&level2=4&level3=2&level4=0&level5=0&templ=obs1
OpenAccounts Plc - OpenAccounts Enterprise Project Accounting (in
progress for OpenVMS)
http://www.openaccounts.com/solutions/sol_pa.php
Oracle Financials - E-Business Suite
http://www.oracle.com/applications/financials/
P&I Personal & Informatik AG - LOGA Personnel Management - HRMS
http://english.personal-und-informatik.de/produkte/loga2001/index.shtml
PeopleSoft | Enterprise Financial Management Solutions
http://www.peoplesoft.com/corp/en/products/line/financials/index.jsp
QIT Solutions - ictCOST
http://www.qitsolutions.nl/diensten/d_index.html
QIT Solutions - Marval Service Management Suite (in progress for OpenVMS)
http://www.qitsolutions.nl/diensten/d_dienst3.html
QQQ Software's TPL Software Tools for Cross Tabulation and Report Writing
http://www.qqqsoft.com/
R-Square AG - SW fur Vermogensverwaltung (in progress for OpenVMS)
http://www.r-square.de/produkte.html
SIMCO - Time and Labor Collection Software
http://www.simconv.com/TimeLaborCollection.html
SmartData Inc. - SmartManage - a platform-independent, desktop virus
immune, interactive asset and facilities management information system
http://www.smart-data.com/product_docs/smartmanage_v3.pdf
Softcad - Gebaudemanagement - facility management (in review for OpenVMS)
http://www.softcad.ch/d/angebot/facility.asp
Spokane Computer, Inc. - FACS - Financial Accounting Control System
http://www.spokanecomputer.com/facs.asp
Spokane Computer Incorporated - OpenVMS Business Partner Brief
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/partners/spokane/index.htm
Société de Conseillers de Direction (SCOD) - COMPTAREL 400 (v5.3
Shipping for OpenVMS 7.3)
http://www.scod.fr/scodinternet_app/asp/comptarel400.html
Soft Link AG - TOMAS - a Voice Network Management System (NMS) for
high-end NMS applications
http://www.softlink.ch/sl7/lng/en/htm/tomas/index.htm
SSA Global Technologies - bought interBiz
http://www.ssagt.com/
SSA Global Technologies, Inc. - MK Logistics (in review for OpenVMS)
http://www.ssaglobal.com/solutions/products/index.aspx#mk
SSA Global Technologies, Inc. - MK Manufacturing (in review for OpenVMS)
http://www.ssaglobal.com/solutions/products/index.aspx#mk
SSA Global Technologies, Inc. - SSA MANMAN
http://www.ssaglobal.com/solutions/products/index.aspx#manman
SSA Global - MANMAN
http://www.baan.com/solutions/products/index.aspx#manman
SSA Global - MAXCIM
http://www.baan.com/solutions/products/index.aspx#maxcim
SSA Global (formerly from CA interBiz) - the eBusiness applications
division of Computer Associates
http://interbiz.cai.com/
SSA Global (formerly from CA interBiz) - MANMAN/OpenVMS - Broshure - PDF
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/store/solutionstore/ca_Manman_SB_0400_ro.pdf
SSA Global (formerly from CA interBiz) - Partner Brief
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/solutions/manufacturing/interbiz.html
Strategic Systems International Ltd - Tropos 2000 (in review for OpenVMS)
http://www.ssi-world.com/
SunGard - BondMaster - comprehensive registered, bearer, mixed-issue and
book-entry bondholder accounting system
http://www.sungard.com/products_and_services/sias/bondmaster/
SunGard - BondMaster - PDF
http://www.sungard.com/products_and_services/sias/bondmaster/downloads/bondmaster1.pdf
SunGard - Business Continuity
http://www.availability.sungard.com/Products+And+Services/Business+Continuity/
SunGard - CertMaster - ASSET-BACKED SECURITY PROCESSING - PDF
http://www.sungard.com/products_and_services/sias/certmaster/information/cmassetbckdsecproc.pdf
SunGard - CertMaster - bondholder recordkeeping and paying agency solution
http://www.sungard.com/products_and_services/sias/certmaster/
SunGard - CertMaster - FLEXIBLE DEBT PROCESSING - PDF
http://www.sungard.com/products_and_services/sias/certmaster/downloads/certmasterflexibledebt.pdf
SunGard - Trustware 11 - Asset Management
http://www.sungard.com/products_and_services/sams/trustware_11/default.htm
SunGard - Trustware Corporate Trust - PDF
http://www.sungard.com/products_and_services/sias/trustware_corporate_trust/information/twctshareholder.pdf
SunGard - Trustware Corporate Trust - Stock and bond accounting
http://www.sungard.com/products_and_services/sias/trustware_corporate_trust/
SunGard - Trustware Oil/Gas/Mineral Management System - PDF
http://www.sungardtrust.com/products/series7/products/oil.pdf
SunGard - Trustware Series 7 - trust accounting system
http://www.sungard.com/products_and_services/sams/trustware_7/default.htm
SunGard - Trustware Specialized Asset Management System - PDF
http://www.sungardtrust.com/products/series7/products/special.pdf
Swiftbase International - Accountancy Solutions
http://www.swiftbase.com/applications2/accounting.html
SYSLOG Informatique SA - SYSLOG-Finance
http://www.syslog.ch/fr/produits/finance.htm
SYSLOG Informatique SA - SYSLOG-PERSONNEL (Ressources Humaines)
http://www.syslog.ch/fr/produits/ressources.htm
Systems for Financial Accounting, Inc. (SFFA) - DOLLAR$ System
http://www.sffainc.com/
Syzygy Telecommunications Ltd. - FRAUD+
http://www.syzygy.net/
Thoroughbred Software International Inc. - Solution-IV Accounting
http://www.tbred.com/solutioniv/indexsol4.html
Timecost Solutions Ltd. (TCS) - ORCA
http://www.orcabytcs.com/ORCAoverview.html
TradePoint Systems LLC - Alliance Accounting
http://www.tradepointsystems.com/USA/allianceaccounting.htm
Velosant - Taxware
http://www.taxware.com/products/taxware/index.html
Velosant
http://www.taxware.com/
Veriba AB
http://www.veriba.se/
Veriba AB - Balans Affärssystem (in review for OpenVMS)
http://www.veriba.se/system.htm
WM-data Novo plc (formerly Novo Group PLC) - Pro Shift - Workforce
Management Software
http://www.novogroup.com/index.asp?id=1935FFFC84C0459B95E1256B4B867C95&data=1,URL,http://www.novogroup.com/modules/page/show_page.asp?id=DF74BC871711422994A1703EC08A4BEB&itemtype=00308B787886459385F296A5AFD4FA74
WorkForce Software - Time and Attendance
http://www.workforcesoftware.com/software/product-main.html
XOR Group AB
http://www.xor.se/
XOR Group AB - Compact (in review for OpenVMS)
http://www.xor.se/sida_1_5.asp
XOR Group AB - Connect (in review for OpenVMS)
http://www.xor.se/sida_1_6.asp
XOR Group AB - Control (in review for OpenVMS)
http://www.xor.se/sida_1_7.asp
Xora, Inc. - Xora Platform - track and record start times and location
of mobile employees (in review for OpenVMS)
http://www.xora.com/products_services/overview.html#
Yezerski Roper - Products
http://www.yrl.co.uk/~yr/products/index.html
*Customer Relationship Management (CRM)*
Acxiom Corporation
http://www.acxiom.com/
Acxiom Corporation - AbiliTec
http://www.acxiom.com/default.aspx?ID=1747&Country_Code=USA
Acxiom Corporation - InfoBase
http://www.acxiom.com/default.aspx?ID=1756&Country_Code=USA
Acxiom Corporation - Solvitur
http://www.acxiom.com/default.aspx?ID=1805&Country_Code=USA
Acxiom Corporation - OpenVMS Business Partner Brief - Integrity Ready
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/partners/acxiom/index.html
BIOS Software GmbH - ConSign - Vertrags- und Lizenzverwaltung
http://www.bios-software.de/bios/produkte/consign/consign_kurz.html
BIOS Software GmbH - Exped Adressverwaltung
http://www.bios-software.de/bios/produkte/exped/exped_kurz.html
edisolve.com, inc. - Service Solve/2000 - web-based customer service
problem reporting and tracking system
http://www.edisolve.com/ss2k.htm
GB Group UK - CRM SW - The National Register (integration with OpenVMS
in progress)
http://www.gb.co.uk/integrity/accel_nat_register.asp
Document Sciences - Autograph (in progress for OpenVMS)
http://www.docscience.com/technologies/autograph.asp
Document Sciences - CompuSet (in progress for OpenVMS)
http://www.docscience.com/technologies/compuset.asp
Document Sciences - Print Emitters (in progress for OpenVMS)
http://www.docscience.com/technologies/compuset.asp
Document Sciences - Visual CompuSet Professional Edition (in progress
for OpenVMS)
http://www.docscience.com/technologies/vcpro.asp
Down To Earth Business Software - CM
http://www.datvsn.com/cmv7.htm
Dynamic Information Systems Corporation (DISC) - OMNIDEX (in progress
for OpenVMS)
http://www.disc.com/odxover.html
Dynamic Information Systems Corporation (DISC) - OMNIDEX Client/Server
(in progress for OpenVMS)
http://www.disc.com/csomni.html
Dynamic Information Systems Corporation (DISC) - OMNIDEX for CRM (in
progress for OpenVMS)
http://www.disc.com/custcare.html
Dynamic Information Systems Corporation (DISC) - OMNIDEX for Database
Marketing (in progress for OpenVMS)
http://www.disc.com/dbmktg.html
Dynamic Information Systems Corporation (DISC) - OMNIDEX for Information
Reselling (in progress for OpenVMS)
http://www.disc.com/infosell.html
Hyperion Solutions Corporation - The Business Performance Management
Software Leader
http://hyperion.com/
Hyperion Solutions Corporation - Hyperion SQR (in progress for OpenVMS)
- PDF
http://hyperion.com/downloads/sqr_pds.pdf
INFOMEDIA LTD - AutoLedgers - secure online Dealership Management System
(DMS)
http://www.bsd.infomedia.com.au/autoledgers.html
Informatikai Fejleszto es Szolgaltato Kft. (IFSZ) - FOKUSz (in progress
for OpenVMS)
http://www.ifsz.hu/category/37,49#ID49
Martin Group, Inc. (formerly Martin and Associates, Inc.) - eStatement -
VMS Online Account Access
http://www.martin-associates.com/Solutions/OSS/Online/eStatement.asp
OrcaSoft Ltd - Quantum Series CRM/BI (in progress for OpenVMS)
http://www.orcasoft.co.uk/flash/orcasoft_html.html
Pegasystems Inc. - PegaCRM (in progress for OpenVMS)
http://www.pegasystems.com/ProductsServices/ProductsServices.asp
Predict Ability PLUS, Inc. - PA+ - Call Manager
http://www.paplus.com/products.html
Predict Ability PLUS, Inc. - Predictive Dialer System
http://www.paplus.com/products.html
Primus Knowledge Solutions, Inc. (formerly Amacis Inc.) - Amacis
Visibility (in progress for OpenVMS)
http://www.primus.com/
Redwood - OutRun
http://www.redwood.com/products/outrun.htm
Ross Systems, Inc. - iRenaissance CRM (in progress for OpenVMS)
http://www.rossinc.com/aview.asp?atype=W_PRO&id=1446&showexpired=1
Ross Systems, Inc. - OpenVMS Business Partner Brief - Integrity Ready
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/partners/ross/index.htm
Ross Systems, Inc. - OpenVMS Healthcare Solutions
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/solutions/healthcare/ross.html
Soft Link AG - TOMAS - a Voice Network Management System (NMS) for
high-end NMS applications
http://www.softlink.ch/sl7/lng/en/htm/tomas/index.htm
Swiftbase International - Contact Management
http://www.swiftbase.com/applications2/contact_mgr.html
SYSLOG Informatique SA - SYSLOG-COMMERCE (Vente/Marketing)
http://www.syslog.ch/fr/produits/index.htm
Talent2 Works Pty. Limited (formerly Concept Systems International) -
Lattice (in review for OpenVMS)
http://www.talent2.com.au/Works/Products/Default.aspx
Thoroughbred Software International Inc. - AEK
http://www.tbred.com/aek/indexaek.html
*Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Solutions*
Arel - Arel Total Management Solution (ATOMS)
http://www.arel.com.au/main/products.htm
CODA - Financial Intelligence
http://www.coda.com/default2.asp
Cognos - Enterprise Business Intelligence Software Solutions
http://www.cognos.com/
Cognos 2000 News Release: Cognos Announces Latest PowerHouse Software
for Building Web, Windows and Terminal-Based Applications on Compaq's
OpenVMS Business Servers
http://www.cognos.com/news/releases/2000/rel_287.html
Cognos Axiant 4GL Overview
http://www.cognos.com/products/axiant/index.html
Cognos Partners: Compaq Overview
http://www.cognos.com/partners/strategic/compaq/index.html
Cognos Powerhouse - Brochure
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/store/solutionstore/01-0305_Cognos_PowerHouse_SB_5-24_ro.pdf
Cognos PowerHouse - Overview
http://www.cognos.com/products/powerhouse/index.html
Cognos PowerHouse 4GL - Overview
http://www.cognos.com/products/powerhouse/ph.html
Cognos PowerHouse Web
http://www.cognos.com/products/powerhouse/phweb.html
Cognos PowerHouse Web - press release
http://www.cognos.com/news/releases/2000/rel_287.html
Cognos - PowerHouse for Compaq OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX
http://www.cognos.com/products/powerhouse/compaq.html
Cognos Incorporated - OpenVMS Business Partner Brief
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/partners/cognos/index.html
HP and Cognos
http://h18001.www1.hp.com/partners/cognos/index.html
Commercial Computer Services (CCS) - Combined Commercial Accounting
Solutions
http://www.ccs4vms.com/page11.html
Competitive Computing, Inc. - Enterprise Solutions (in progress for OpenVMS)
http://www.competitive.com/TB1+BL+I+C.asp?SiteAreaID=514
Datacon A/S - DC/4 (in progress for OpenVMS)
http://www.datacon.dk/content.22.30.26
Digiflex Information Systems Inc. - CLASS Financials
http://www.digiflex.ca/class.html
Digiflex Information Systems Inc. - ProCLASS Distribution Management
System Executive
http://www.digiflex.ca/proclass.html
Down To Earth Business Software
http://www.datvsn.com/products.htm
ORACLE - E-Business Suite
http://www.oracle.com/applications/
Martin Group, Inc. (formerly Martin and Associates, Inc.) - Martin OSS
http://www.martin-associates.com/solutions/oss/martinoss.asp
Ross Systems, Inc.
http://www.rossinc.com/
Ross Systems, Inc. - iRenaissance ERP
http://www.rossinc.com/aview.asp?atype=W_PRO&id=1342&showexpired=1
Ross Systems, Inc. - OpenVMS Business Partner Brief - Integrity Ready
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/partners/ross/index.htm
Ross Systems, Inc. - OpenVMS Healthcare Solutions
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/solutions/healthcare/ross.html
SSA Global Technologies - bought InterBiz
http://www.ssagt.com/
SSA Global - MANMAN
http://www.baan.com/solutions/products/index.aspx#manman
Strategic Systems International Ltd - Tropos 2000 (in review for OpenVMS)
http://www.ssi-world.com/
Timecost Solutions Ltd. (TCS) - ORCA
http://www.orcabytcs.com/ORCAoverview.html
Note: The above solutions are reported (or planned in the future) to in
some way support OpenVMS participating as a host system or client,
server or DB-back-end component.
Keith Cayemberg
IBM Business Services GmbH - Hannover, Germany
Disclaimer:
As I have not personally used any of these products, I do not
recommend, endorse or vouch for any of these products in regard to
their quality or usefulness for a specific purpose.
Keith Cayemberg
> GEMINAQ Systems Limited - Canada (must view with MS IE)
> http://web.archive.org/web/20030603203323/www.gformula.com/gformula/default.asp
Oops! I justnoticed I messed-up on the abobe URL. It should be...
http://geminaq.com/index_files/frame.htm
Cheers!
Keith
John Smith
<major snip>
>
> Note: The above solutions are reported (or planned in the future) to
> in some way support OpenVMS participating as a host system or client,
> server or DB-back-end component.
>
> Keith Cayemberg
> IBM Business Services GmbH - Hannover, Germany
>
> Disclaimer:
> As I have not personally used any of these products, I do not
> recommend, endorse or vouch for any of these products in regard to
> their quality or usefulness for a specific purpose.
Keith,
Just because they are listed in the HP resource directory doesn't mean that
they are available for VMS. I know some of these are not available on VMS
any longer.
Others, like G/L and related products from Systems Union used to be
available on VMS but no longer.
Suffice it to say that the list of available products on VMS is getting
shorter rather than longer.
Keith Cayemberg
Which HP resource directory are you referring to? I know of about a
dozen listings in the Internet that fit this description. I only used
VMS specific lists, and then checked each link for colaborating
information that mentions VMS support.
> they are available for VMS. I know some of these are not available on VMS
> any longer.
Good, it can be that the level of support has been modified over time.
For inclusion in my list, it was only important that some version od VMS
can in some way participate in the solution. Meaning somebody could
still have it running on their 20 year old VAX and be interested in a
current link to information. Various levels of
support/non-support/freeware-release/hobbyist-release/best-try-support/contracted-support
are possible or could be possible if one contacts/demands service from
the vendor. This is a better modus-operandi as just to forget those
solutions which are near or in EOL.
Please inform me which of the listed products you believe have no VMS
support. My list was generally composed of recent (within the last 5
years) sources (several dozen sources). A majority of the solutions
listed have had new VMS compatible releases with that time or listed as
planning a VMS compatible release.
> Others, like G/L and related products from Systems Union used to be
> available on VMS but no longer.
Thanks, didn't know about that one yet.
> Suffice it to say that the list of available products on VMS is getting
> shorter rather than longer.
Have you counted? Which time frame are you referencing? In Germany, I
would definitely say the number of customers and the number of ISV's
have greatly increased since 1990. This at least in-part due to the slow
disappearance of "local-hero" products populating similar niches as VMS
such as the Nixdorf products, and also due to globalization effects
inwhich successful VMS-shops have moved into the German market.
Cheers!
Keith Cayemberg