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- From: lynns@informix.com (Lynn Schneider)
- Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
- Subject: Re: Beatlefest blows it!
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.181717.8569@informix.com>
- Date: 30 Dec 92 18:17:17 GMT
- References: <1h7ue3INNqra@menudo.uh.edu> <92358.111540AOAFF@ASUACAD.BITNET> <BzqDtC.298@news.udel.edu>
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- Organization: Informix Software, Inc.
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- In article <BzqDtC.298@news.udel.edu> demes@chopin.udel.edu (Jim Demes) writes:
- >As a former Beatlefest employee, maybe I can help shed some light on
- >the discussion. <stuff deleted>
- >
- >The shipping people can't process the orders as fast as they come in
- >- the mailbox is overflowing and the phones ring off the hook. Also,
- >the operators do not know how many of each item are in stock at any
- >particular time. When an item is out, someone will tell the operators
- >so that they can tell the customers <stuff deleted>
- >
- >The ideal situation would be some kind of computer system where the
- >operators would have direct access to how many of each item were
- >still in stock, so that they could tell the customers. Unfortunately,
- >neither Mark nor any of his staff (nor the people who setup his
- >computer system) have been able to successfully integrate this
- >feature into the order-entry system. (They're using Filemaker Pro
- >at the moment for order-entry as well as the customer database.)
- >
- >Replies are welcome.
-
-
- Well, I don't know how much money that Mark and Carol can afford to spend
- on a database system, but maybe it's time for them to look into a better
- solution than something like Filemaker Pro. Certainly, if their business
- is limited because of their computer system, it is holding them back!
-
- The company I work for, as well as our competitors (I'm not a sales person)
- make some great products that may not be as costly as Mark and Carol might
- think, esp. running on a PC (which is sounds like they have). If you are
- still in touch with them, tell them to consider Informix, Oracle, or
- Sybase products. They could at least have a free consultation -- it couldn't
- hurt!
-
- Just my 2cents. :-)
-