At work we use SpecialSoftware on Windows desktop PCs. When running SpecialSoftware, it speaks to BackendDatabase, running on a network server, currently on an aging Netware platform. I want to get rid of the Netware server, so am investigating alternative platforms for BackendDatabase. Conversation with Supplier of SpecialSoftware:<\/p>\n
Supplier Support Droid<\/b>: BackendDatabase only runs on Microsoft Windows servers.<\/p>\n
Me<\/b>: According to web site for BackendDatabase, you’re right, it does run under Windows. But, it also runs under Solaris, Netware, HP-UX and Linux. I want to run it under Linux, please.<\/p>\n
Supplier Support Droid<\/b>: No, BackendDatabase only runs on Windows.<\/p>\n
Me<\/b>: But I’m running it on Netware at the moment.<\/p>\n
Supplier Support Droid<\/b>: How?<\/p>\n
Me<\/b>: Your company set it up for us, many years ago.<\/p>\n
This futile conversation continued for some time but didn’t really get anywhere. I wonder if telling Supplier that we don’t want to use SpecialSoftware any more, unless we can change the platform for BackendDatabase, will get their attention? Somehow, I get the feeling that they won’t care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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