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Seeking feedback on Group-E alpha


2003-09-22 06:26:35 AM
kylix2
Hello,
I've released an alpha of Group-E, a new groupware suite written in Delphi
and Kylix. Group-E offers group email, calendar and shared contact
management functionality. Group-E is an Oracle database front end with rich
clients on Windows and Linux as well as a web client. Currently, the client
programs are available for download. If you're interested, please have a
look and tell me what you think.
Screenshots - www.powdersoftware.com/screenshots.htm
Download - www.powdersoftware.com/demo.htm
Feedback - XXXX@XXXXX.COM
Regards,
Brian Haas
Developer/DBA
Powder Software
 
 

Re:Seeking feedback on Group-E alpha

"Brian Haas" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >wrote in message
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If you're interested, please have a
look and tell me what you think.
Looks nice but why Oracle? Looks like overkill to me and it really limits
your target market. I prefer products that support ODBC so I can choose my
own backend.
 

Re:Seeking feedback on Group-E alpha

"JQP" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >wrote in message
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Looks nice but why Oracle? Looks like overkill to me and it really limits
your target market. I prefer products that support ODBC so I can choose
my
own backend.
A couple of reasons:
1. It's the database with which I have the most programming experience.
I've been developing Oracle apps for the last 5 years or so, and my brother
(and business partner) is a contract instructor for Oracle and partners.
2. I have no concerns about it's ability to handle a load or large volumes
of data. The biggest database I've ever worked with was 500GB and we never
had any problems.
3. Java stored procedures. Currently, there is only one, but it's
essential as it sends mail out of the database and into the external mail
server. I intend to run the database on Solaris, Linux and Windows. Since
I can't develop an external function for Oracle on Solaris in Delphi/Kylix
my only other choice would be C.
4. People. It's not hard to find documentation and/or skilled people
familiar with Oracle. One of our selling points is (hopefully) for
customers to get better use out of their in-house Oracle talent. For
smaller installations, the we'll be providing to tools to help with
administration and performance tuning.
We're in contact right now with one company investigating Group-E, and
they're interested in 3500 seats or so. They like the fact that they can
use the people that the already have, the backup infrastructure that they
already have, monitoring tools they already have, etc. They don't have to
learn very much in order to use it. That's exactly what we're going after.
Cheers,
Brian
 

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