Re: theory and practice: ying and yang

On Tue, 31 May 2005 04:21:16 GMT, "mountain man" <hobbit_at_southern_seaweed.com.op> wrote:

>> Are you saying that this method is preferrable to the "fat client" or
>> "middleware" method, where you have business logic held outside the
>> database in things like Cognos, Business Objects, or Crystal Reports? I
>> thought this was pretty much the same as most other people think.
>
>
>Absolutely preferable, because it entirely OBVIATES the client.
>End of story. There is no client required, and therefore no
>middleware required, at all.

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Regards Received on Tue May 31 2005 - 14:27:41 CEST