Jack
Yes, that is an old version; I started on that version over 10 years ago.
That was in the days when you could
buy a production license for about £150
($200+). How times change, I know a development license cost my company £10K
when we bought it and companies I've worked for have spent several hundred
thousand on it (admittedly on clustered machines with hot standbys and
whatnot)... Still, I think DataStage TX is still the best "mapper" out there
alas it has lost out I feel with the confusion over the name change (I
mean what sort of name is "DataStage TX" at least "Mercator" has some
relationship and tie in on several levels with mapping?) and a lack of
direction in terms of sales. If your current implementation works (as far as
it goes) then I'd definitely look at upgrading it'll be painful but no
where near as painful as redoing everything in a new solution. Not to over
sell, but if I can be of any assistance then let me know
I've done several
upgrades for a number of companies including GEIS (now GXS) and a couple of
banks (Deutsche Bank and Barclays Bank). I'd be more than happy to work on a
one-by-one approach to make sure you're comfortable.
If you go it alone, I'd make sure you get a fixed upgrade price from IBM
prior to upgrading and ensure you read up on all the "gotchas" prior to
starting the upgrade work.
Regards
Phil
On 14/03/06, Jack Sokol < wrote:
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> Phil:
>
> We have version 1.4.1 which is really old. Stills runs on XP though.
>
> I've heard rumors there is a workaround for 5010, but Version 5010 is not
> officially supported and we would like to get back on support and have a
> more current product.
>
> Regards, Jack
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Phil S <
> *To:* jsokol <
> *Cc:*
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 14, 2006 6:53 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [
EDI-L] any comparison documentation of GIS to Datastage
> TX, etc.?
>
>
> Jack
>
> Why do you need to upgrade your EDI software if you have Mercator? What
> version of Mercator have you got? Even really old versions of Mercator can
> handle "almost" anything you can throw at it.
>
> Regards
> Phil
>
>
> On 13/03/06, jsokol < wrote:
> >
> > My company has to upgrade or replace our EDI software, due to the
> > Walmart 5010 conversion.
> >
> > We have Mercator now and will probably upgrade to Datastage TX, but if
> > anyone knows of any documentation that compares EDI products to one
> > another, it would be helpful.
> >
> > I would have to have time to research, and write lengthy
reviews but
> > the Walmart conversion is impending.
> >
> > Thanks, Jack Sokol, Meguiar's
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> Thanks and regards
> Philip Sharpe
> http://www.bakewellsystems.co.uk/
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Thanks and regards
Philip Sharpe
http://www.bakewellsystems.co.uk/
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