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- From: dave@ait.com
- Subject: Distributed transaction processing with a relational database
- Message-ID: <1993Jan20.220649.28810@ait.com>
- Sender: root@ait.com (Operator)
- Reply-To: dave@ait.com
- Organization: Artificial Intelligence Technologies, Inc.
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1993 22:06:49 GMT
- Lines: 44
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- We are in the problem analysis phase for a project to move an existing
- mainframe transaction processing system using VSAM, to distributed
- workstations and a relational database. The application must handle
- about 500,000 existing customers, periodically calling into the
- customer service reps. who handle complaints, new products, cancel
- products, etc. These customers need to be billed for their products,
- and the product must be transported to the customer. The total size
- of the VSAM files is now about 2-4 gig of data, with some of this
- being historical records. There will be about 100 users of hte
- system, with 50-70 fulltime. Batch processes will also be running
- over the data at various times through the cycle.
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- I am looking for persons out there that have deployed, or are developing
- similar applications, and I would like information on how this can be
- accomplished most efficiently. Specifically:
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- 1) What methods/tools did you use if you used OOA or Design?
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- 2) What platform/workstation/servers are prefered for both development
- and deployment?
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- 3) What language(s) did you use, C, C++, Cobol, 4GL? Did you use any CASE
- tools? E.g. What is a _very_ large, deployed system for C++?
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- 4) How about GUIs and their development tools? Motif, Windows, Forms?
- The ideal situation would take advantage of existing PC hardware
- running Windows for the infrequent users, and perhaps an Xterm to a
- workstation for continous users.
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- 5) Which database tools were used, Sybase, Ingres, Oracle?
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- 6) I am also looking for any literature I can find on _deployed_ systems
- similar to this, books, papers, etc.
-
- Thank you for your input,
- dave
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- ________________________________________________________________________
- Dave Pracht phone: (914)347-6860
- Director of Applications Development fax: (914)347-3182
- Artificial Intelligence Technologies, Inc. internet: dave@ait.com
- Westchester Co. NY
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