Re: TRANSACTION MONITORS

In article <1993Jun14.233550.23019_at_unislc.slc.unisys.com>, brandon_at_unislc.slc.unisys.com (Brandon Ausman) writes:
|> Although I like many pieces of the Encina product (especially functional
|> design -- See Encina Product Overview, Monitor System Admin Guide & REf, etc.)
|> there are a few issues that concern me.
|>
|> 1) DCE requirement -- if you think that XA locks the product out of sites,
|> try looking at the system's dependence on DCE services. They do provide
|> some great resources to take advantage of, but not that many vendors
|> offer DCE services. Those that do usually do it in a seperately priced
|> package (from OS or machine). Until DCE becomes more widely accepted
|> and offered, this reliance may be a liability for Encina.

DCE is widely supported. Just about any platform one can think of will have DCE on it. Some implementations are still in beta or developers kits, but just about every major computer manufacturer has announced support for DCE. I can't recall seeing Unisys's DCE announcement so perhaps you are in the minority.

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Alan Beal
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