Perhaps you can take the tack that your department owns the network, and that you won't have such an insecure setup on your network - they can run the software on the server they manage themselves, as long as it doesn't connect to the production network.
I doubt it, but... On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 14:02, Mayo, Bill <bem...@pittcountync.gov> wrote: > Afraid not. The department that uses the software makes the decision > about what they use. We can only advise. We previously had a different > vendor, and this vendor is actually superior from what I can tell. > > I don't really deal directly with the vendor for this system, so the > only thing I can do is point out the problems to the person that > administers the system and to our CIO. The former has been hearing > about it all day, and the latter will (he is already aware of some > issues we have had when the workstation has had problems). > > The last time this came up (when I had some involvement with the > workstation getting setup), I complained to the on-site tech about it. > At that time (about 3 years ago), he said that he agreed and that they > were working on converting the processes to services. Guess that didn't > happen. > > Thanks to all for the confirmation that I am not just difficult (at > least in this case!). > > Bill Mayo > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Bodnar [mailto:christopher_bod...@glic.com] > Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 4:23 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Reality check > > As long as you are tied to the vendor, they will do whatever they want, > which means not fixing the problem. > > Any possibility of shopping around for another vendor? > > Chris Bodnar, MCSE > Sr. Systems Engineer > Infrastructure Service Delivery > Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services Guardian Life > Insurance Company of America > Email: christopher_bod...@glic.com > Phone: 610-807-6459 > Fax: 610-807-6003 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mayo, Bill [mailto:bem...@pittcountync.gov] > Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 4:05 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Reality check > > I am terribly frustrated with an application vendor who is on-site to > add a new module to on of our critical software packages, and I want to > confirm it is not just me being difficult. This system already has the > requirement that a workstation be logged on with 3 different programs > running in the foreground to shuffle data around between modules. To be > clear, an account has to be logged into this machine at all times for > this system to work properly. They are here now, installing a new > server for a new module, and they now have to have it doing the same > thing on the server (logged on account, foreground applications > running). > > This is not a minor system (either in size or cost) and the parent > company is not tiny (rhymes with "bun hard"). When I say "services" > they look at me like I am from Mars. The problems with needing an > account logged onto a server at all times seem obvious to me. (The > workstation was bad enough.) Am I alone? > > Bill Mayo > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > ----------------------------------------- > This message, and any attachments to it, may contain information that is > privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable > law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you > are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or > communication of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by > return e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
