Your points are neither positive nor negative in and of themselves. They are arguments which carry many counterpoints. Perhaps the biggest is that to obtain the advantages you tout the organization must be large enough to be able to afford the infrastructure necessary to do all these things. The ability of shrink wrapped solutions has increased and costs have decreased at a rate that pushes the size of an organization needed to achieve that advantage ever higher. Peter Olivola ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > -----Original Message----- > From: Electronic Data Interchange Issues > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Beecher, Anthony > > Consider that when you manage your own source code: > - Your enterprise is not limited to whatever a 3rd party executable is > capable of (or incapable of...) > - You don't suffer forced upgrades. ("We're not supporting that version > anymore...") > - Your capability to debug a situation is increased. > - Your flexability is not limited to the software vendor's whim. > - Support is not limited to when they can service you. > - You don't have to spend efforts proving to product support > that there IS > a problem on their part that they need to address > - You don't pay for what you're not using. > - You don't pay incrementally for what you are using. > > In my opinion, the development of customized software solutions > can provide > competetive advantage and if managed properly, a cost savings. But I > concede that the proper solution depends on the initial requirements. ======================================================================= To contact the list owner: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/edi-l%40listserv.ucop.edu/
