Conference ulysse::rdb_vms_competition

1257.0. "Gupta to Rdb.....again" by KYOA::HANSON (I'm tired of typing!) Wed Jun 09 1993 21:12

    
    Here in NJ, we're working on a key opportunity that involves Verity
    TOPIC clients on MS-Windows, and the architecture called for Rdb
    w/SQLMM to support optical disks on a VAX.  Well, things change.
    
    We found an integrator who can provide virtually all of the
    functionality that we need - beyond Verity's search and retrieval
    engine - for scanning, printing, OCR, etc.  However, their application
    is written in Gupta SQLwindows, and it's talking to, I believe, a Gupta
    database on a PC server.  Big problem is that the Gupta stuff is
    running off of Novell IPX.  Based on our configuration and proposal,
    we'd like the integrator to have their application "talk" to Rdb.
    
    But from what I can tell, Gupta SQLwindows *still* doesn't use
    SQL/Services.  Oracle and Sybase are NOT an option, even though
    SQLwindows can talk to either of those databases.
    
    Questions are:  Does Gupta now support Rdb via SQL/Services, or not?
    Has anyone done anything like this recently?  Would Sequelink from
    Techgnosis bridge the gap between Rdb and SQLwindows?  Any experience
    with Techgnosis?
    
    Any input - especially positive - would be most appreciated!
    Bob
    

Did you try asking Gupta?

I would have thought that they would be the ones most likely to give you accurate 
and timely information.

Bryan