Re: SQR and Open VMS

[Allan Geetter <geetter@MAIL.HARTFORD.EDU>]

Thank you for getting me the correct information.

Allan Geetter

Ian Robinson wrote:

> Brio will continue to support BrioReport (which includes SQR Server) on
> OpenVMS running on Alpha systems, but we have discontinued support for
> OpenVMS on VAX hardware. The most recent update of BrioReport 4.3.5 for
> OpenVMS/Alpha was shipped just last month.
> A newer 6.x release of BrioReport for OpenVMS/Alpha is planned to be shipped
> later this year.
>
>    - Ian Robinson, VP of reporting/portal products, Brio Technologies.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Allan Geetter [mailto:geetter@MAIL.HARTFORD.EDU]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 7:36 AM
> To: SQR-USERS@list.iex.net
> Subject: SQR and Open VMS
>
> I have a very important question for all SQR users running SQR server
> version on a DEC Alpha/Open VMS.  I have just been given information
> from another SQR user stating that Open/VMS will not be supported in
> future versions of SQR Server.  This statement came from a Brio
> technical person.   Below is  the entire statement.
>
> Brio's statement:
>
> "I have processed your upgrade request for SQR 4.3.4.  This is the
> highest version available for DEC Alpha/Open VMS.  Currently, there are
> no plans to release another version of SQR for Open VMS.  If you would
> like to pursue this issue, please contact your Sales Rep and ask him to
> push this to Product Management.  Please let me know if you have any
> further questions regarding this issue.  Thank you!"
>
> End of Brio's statement.
>
> Does anyone know if this is true?  If it is true, what are SQR DEC
> Alpha/Open VMS sights doing?  Is this why Peoplesoft is talking about
> dropping SQR?
>
> We have 600+ SQR programs and no plans to change mainframes or the
> operating system.  Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
>
> If anyone from BRIO monitoring this listserv would like to reply, please
> do.
>
> We are an SCT software user using SQR and Oracle.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Allan Geetter
> --
> Allan
> Geetter
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Allan Geetter                                                             Phone:
(860) 768-4889
Data Security Administrator                                    FAX:   (860)
768-4907
University of Hartford
E-Mail:geetter@mail.hartford.edu
Information Technology Services - CC125
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117