Re: Which Database?

Rebecca Riordan <rebeccar_at_magna.com.au> wrote in article <35e28aa0.0_at_news1.ibm.net>...
> What is your communication strategy? Provided that works, I wouldn't
 have
> any concern about Access/Jet, probably using a star replication topology.
 A
> 50K record customer list is no big deal, and your transactions are low.
 Who
> owns the customer list, are the users adding new customers that need to
 be
> replicated?

Each store will be polled each night. Long distance charges make direct connection
a too expensive. (An interesting alternative suggested by Jerry Gitomer is to use the
Internet to make the connection instead. This is to be further explored).

Access's synchronization tools would be a definite bonus.

The customer list and transactions are generated at each store and would need to
be replicated. Pricing and some inventory control is done at Head Office. Received on Wed Aug 26 1998 - 00:00:00 CEST