Hello, I'm amazed by the incredible amount of mis-information going on around GIS in this thread.
We use GIS 4.2 and process millions of transactions through it. I'm not sure if I can say the name of the company I work for? Anyway; Here are is a quick list of things to know about GIS. GIS is the new integration broker suite that Sterling is heavely investing on. It's an SOA based architecture (J2EE). It's horizontally scalable, Database Centric (Oracle, MSSQL, Mysql, DB2, Etc) GIS 4.2 and now 4.3 integrates the Communication's stack with the translation functions, all in one process(Which business process). This is why it beats the old technology Gentran:Server which was essentially all kinds of scripts running one after the other without managing system resources like database pools, and cached objects. GIS 4.2 is meant to be a more graphical friendly approach to developement with their business process development. GIS 4.2 supports the following communications. (EDIINT - AS/1/2/3,FTP/SSL Client services, SSH Client Services, FTP/SSL Server, SSH Server, HTTP Server, HTTP client service, Webdav, Connect:Direct Adapter, , Web file upload inteface from the internet, Etc....) GIS also support Web Services, which would allow an external trading partner to call a webservice to do EDI translation, or anything else. GIS Support certificate management, and also external LDAP authentication support. GIS Support PGP encryption almost turn key. GIS 4.3 now support the creation of Fact Models which allow you to create your own database schema to capture EDI transactional information. GIS is has a mailboxing system which allows you to manage store and forward capabilities. GIS has workflow capabilities with it's web extensions, which allow you to have human interaction for the approval or revision of transactions. GIS Support ERP shops with SAP, Oracle, Webmethods, Tibco, Websphere, and other types of application adapters. There are so many other things that GIS is supporting GIS is not a replacement for Gentran:Server. Gentran:Server was mostly a peer to peer translator. All of G:Server's functions can be done by GIS. I saw someone asking why GIS costs 200k, and I understand the question from an EDi person who's only dealt with Gentran or other EDI translation products. ----- Original Message ---- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, January 9, 2008 9:47:30 PM Subject: RE: [EDI-L] Sterling GIS Sorry the attachment got stripped from the first email. Publication Date: 26 June 2007 ID Number: G00149357 Think Twice About Migrating From Sterling Commerce's Gentran:Server to Gentran Integration Suite Benoit J. Lheureux Here is the summary. The full report can be bought from Gartner Ever since Sterling Commerce released Gentran Integration Suite (GIS), many of the company's Gentran:Server (GS) customers have struggled to understand the relationship between these products, and whether GS applications can or should be ported to GIS. Because the port sometimes requires extensive development work, GS customers should understand their GS application migration options; if they choose to port, then they must set proper expectations for the effort required. Key Findings Sterling Commerce's explanation about the relationship of GIS to GS is, at best, complicated. GIS isn't a direct, functional upgrade product for GS. For many GS customers, there may be no good reason to port their electronic data interchange (EDI) applications to GIS. When the GS-to-GIS porting effort is substantial, it creates an opportunity for competitors to bid alternative products to GIS. Recommendations GS customers should carefully consider all options prior to making a GS-to-GIS migration decision. GS customers that want to migrate their EDI applications to the current GIS release should ask Sterling Commerce for a detailed "gap analysis" of the porting effort, based on their GS version. © 2007 Gartner, Inc. and/or its Affiliates. ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
