Re: DES2K: Headstart, Designassist, what else ???

Renald Fortin wrote in message
<01bdaa68$212167c0$2616c383_at_pcrfortin.ge.hydro.qc.ca>... We are looking for stuff to make DESIGNER2000 more powerful. We are actually beginning a first projet with Des2K V1.3.2 and considering to shift to V2.1. Renald,

There a 3 major players in 3rd party products for Des2k, the two you mentioned and Guidelines/2000. I researched all 3 for my company and we decided on DesignAssist, and its been a great decision. We developed an much more attractive and flexible system using the tool.

Headstart is similar to DesignAssist in that it is a collection of templates and packages, however you must purchase a certain amount of Oracle consulting to get the product. Guidelines/2000 is very much geared toward collecting information in the analysis phase of development, so if your already into design...forget about it. It also uses repository extensions to implement its features, and most people will recommend staying away from that side of Des2k.

I believe the price on DesignAssist recently dropped, so it would be my recommendation to go for it. You'll definitely save time.

Best Regards,

John King
Senior Programmer/Analyst
National Card Control, Inc.

What do you think about HEADSTART and DESIGNASSIST?

What kind of job they can do?

Is there other products like that?

Thanks

Renald Fortin
System Analyst
Hydro-Quebec
Montreal, Qc
CANADA fortin.renald_at_hydro.qc.ca

Thanks Received on Fri Jul 10 1998 - 03:47:00 CEST