Re: CORBA (was Re: [DUG]: Thin Database Components.)

1999-09-06 Thread Tony Blomfield
I completely agree with this part. If you want to make stuff really thin, then you must at some stage cache data on the users (client) PC and only update it when there is a change in the same data on the server - this can be very effective for all those lookup tables that don't change very often

Re: CORBA (was Re: [DUG]: Thin Database Components.)

1999-09-05 Thread Aaron Scott-Boddendijk
How many people would be interested in a day course on CORBA and MIDAS? (Probably Auckland + Wellington) If I get some serious feedback, then I can probably convince Annie to put it on... We can cover all the bases I believe in a single day. Just interest at this stage - don't let cost be an

RE: CORBA (was Re: [DUG]: Thin Database Components.)

1999-09-05 Thread Max Renshaw-Fox
Yes please Richard Max [Richard Said] How many people would be interested in a day course on CORBA and MIDAS? (Probably Auckland + Wellington) If I get some serious feedback, then I can probably convince Annie to put it on... We can cover all the bases I believe in a single day. Just interest

RE: CORBA (was Re: [DUG]: Thin Database Components.)

1999-09-05 Thread Mark Derricutt
On Mon, 6 Sep 1999, Max Renshaw-Fox wrote: How many people would be interested in a day course on CORBA and MIDAS? (Probably Auckland + Wellington) If I get some serious feedback, then I can probably convince Annie to put it on... We can cover all the bases I believe I'd be in, as long as

Re: CORBA (was Re: [DUG]: Thin Database Components.)

1999-09-03 Thread Tony Blomfield
--Original Message- From: Richard Vowles [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list delphi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, 3 September 1999 7:50 AM Subject: CORBA (was Re: [DUG]: Thin Database Components.) Nic Wise wrote: Remember, and Annie will hate me for saying this, but Delp

Re: CORBA (was Re: [DUG]: Thin Database Components.)

1999-09-03 Thread Richard Vowles
Hi Tony, Tony Blomfield wrote: 1. Is this really "Thin" technology is per my earlier goal statement. Not sure what your earlier goal statement was - see my comment about coming into the thread 1/2 way. 2. Financially the only winners in this race are Borland. From what I read there is

Re: CORBA (was Re: [DUG]: Thin Database Components.)

1999-09-03 Thread Siegfried Kirchmair
Hi, Richard wrote: How many people would be interested in a day course on CORBA and MIDAS? (Probably Auckland + Wellington) If I get some serious feedback, then I can probably convince Annie to put it on... We can cover all the bases I believe in a single day. Just interest at this stage -

Re: CORBA (was Re: [DUG]: Thin Database Components.)

1999-09-03 Thread Kerry Sainsbury
On 3/09/99 at 20:46 Tony Blomfield wrote: There seemws to be very little mileage in going this way. 1. Is this really "Thin" technology is per my earlier goal statement. Which was the reduction of network traffic, right? Then sure - it can be as thin (or fat) as you want to make it. 2.