[ic] ZdNet Review Of Interchange...

Keith Pettit keithp@censoft.com
Wed, 13 Dec 2000 09:10:25 -0700


I agree with Steve.  It's very rarely that anything from Ziff Davis does
anything about Linux software so I think it's a big accomplishment.  I think
the Windows users will be smart enough to relazie free adds a few points to
the list, not to mention it has more backend options than most carts out
there, to bad they tested it with Oracle instead of the buit-in or MySQL.

Good or Bad I think it's nice to see what other people think of Interchange,
it helps make it a better product.

Keith


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve & Patti Getzinger" <steveandpatti@wubs.org>
To: <interchange-users@minivend.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 6:58 AM
Subject: Re: [ic] ZdNet Review Of Interchange...


>   Having just read the review I would have to say way to go Akopia! Yes
there are
> some short comings presented either real or perceived but it got reviewed!
It got
> included with the latest release of Red Hat. These to me are major
accomplishments
> not to mention the port being assigned to MV. While the review does show
low
> scoring in areas it does state Interchange is worthy of competing with
software in
> the multithousand dollar range. I would guess it was balanced against this
scale
> and not the software mentioned in the article (primary focus).
>
>   I think it's just great it got noticed. ZDNet has to me always been a
"Windows
> only" staff. For them to say anything to me means they are starting to
realize
> Windows ain't the only game in town and maybe now we will start to see
more UNIX /
> Linux software mentioned.
>
> Steve
>
> John Beima wrote:
>
> > G'Day Folks,
> >
> > I must say I was very dissapointed at this recent review that ZDNet did
of
> > Interchange. It was more than evident they just installed the product,
if they
> > even did that, and they reviewed it based on the demo without even
looking at
> > one line of the documentation.
> >
> > You know there is nothing worse then a hack doing a review.
> >
> > I couldn't just even leave it alone, I had to write him, the editor, and
their
> > public relations department back.
> >
> > They made statements like they were facts of features thet Interchange
doesn't
> > have that it in fact does.
> >
> > God give a guy a review to write, and he thinks he's god!
> >
> > Anyways I have ranted enough, if you feel like it, you can read it at...
> >
> > http://www.zdnet.com/ecommerce/stories/main/0,10475,2661750,00.html
> >
> > John Beima
> > jbeima@palb.com
> >
> > P.A.L.B. Systems - Phone: (780)451-1086 - Fax: (780)447-4760
> > 11639-122 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5M 0B6
> >
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