bcusick wrote: Hi Riccardino,
Do you have a customer that NEEDS this technology? How would you envison using it (i.e what type of application)?
For instance, real estate agencies: every salesperson could carry contacts and estate informations. Also, if he has a wi-fi connection of any kind, he could sync the handheld data with the ones stored in repository server.
And what about a workgroup diary (or a phone calls tracking system), updated from the central office and browsable with your Treo when you're out?
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bcusick wrote:
This also sort of begs the question - how about a "runtime" (disconnected and synch on re-connect) version? There are more than a few serious hurdles on that front... but they are "on the drawing boards." If you could provide some insights on how you would use it - and what you feel the demand from your own customers would be - it would be helpful.
Thanks for your comments!
Bob Cusick
On the runtime side, I'll try give you some suggestions.
I'm currently working on a eCommerce package.
It has to be reasonably cheap (under 1500 euros), easy to use and to implement, cross platform (but our primary target will be Mac) and so on...
I will use FileMaker Pro, SQL Plugin and MySQL.
But, if I could have a runtime version of Servoy, I'd probably renounce to the compatibility with MacOS Classic in front of having the chance to really interact with SQL backend with a "live" connection (not to mention other cool Servoy's stuff).
Another example: one of my products is a dental office management system. It's vital that the product could be sold as a standalone, "out of the box" software, even if it's limited to a single user (of course, you should give the customer the chance to upgrade, if needed).
Final consideration: Servoy's client/server architecture is really great, but is "too big" for small business. A runtime version could help Servoy to widen its market area, and this - my friends - is Good
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