Re: WebDNA 5.0 Enterprise Edition
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
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texte = I don't get it. Didn't you just tell in a press-release that version 5.0 was finished? If so, the specs should be official too...PowerPalleOn onsdag, jan 8, 2003, at 23:46 Europe/Copenhagen, Phillip Bonesteele wrote:> > We are currently in the midst of a beta program for the 5.0 product > that > started back in November. We currently have a targeted group of > customers > and partners actively participating, most of whom are active > participants in > this talk list. We have chosen to control the size of the beta > community > simply so it doesn't become too large of a support burden while we are > working to complete the functionality in preparation for functional > freeze > and QA testing. We can't support a large open 'public' beta and get > the > product finished. > > I can add a small number of additional beta testers to the program if > anyone > is interested in investing the time to actively use the new features. > If > so, please contact me off-list and I will talk with you about the > program. > I'm particularly interested in people who are quite expert at WebDNA, > have > an interest in building something really compelling with the new > features, > and are clearly advocates of the product ... and have time. Also, > please > understand that we do require a signed non-disclosure to participate > in the > program ... simply to ensure that any public disclosure of detailed > information about the new language extensions, new features, etc., is > performed only by SMSI staff. > > We began the 5.0 development effort in earnest roughly nine months ago. > Building up to that in prior months, we did solicit input on > requirements > from a variety of sources, including this talk list. Thus, 5.0 is an > amalgam of features, some specifically driven by requests made by > members of > this community, some driven by market forces, some from ideas from the > SMSI > team. As with any software product, these things get thrown together, > stirred vigorously, ranked and prioritized, then some of them get into > 5.0, > and some get listed for 5.1, 5.2, etc. The old MSF triangle: > Resources, > Features, Time-to-market. > > In general, there are some downsides to publishing detailed > specifications > publicly significantly in advance of a new product offering ... for one > thing there are competitive considerations. Also, during any product > development effort, feature content and specific behavior can change > ... > being too public with a lot of detail can lock in expectations that may > change as a development effort progresses. > > I'd be happy to discuss joining the beta program with anyone that is > highly > motivated to get early exposure to the new product features and use > them to > promote new solutions that are now possible with WebDNA 5.0. > > Phil Bonesteele > Director e-business Products & Services > SmithMicro Software, Inc. > > 949-360-8550 Aliso Viejo office > 714-745-6852 Mobile > 949-389-1747 FAX > E-mail: pbonesteele@smithmicro.com > Text Pager: pbonesteele.pager@smithmicro.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex McCombie [mailto:alex@newworldmedia.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 1:52 PM > To: WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com > Subject: Re: WebDNA 5.0 Enterprise Edition > > On 1/7/03 4:36 PM, Palle Bo Nielsen
wrote: > >> Could we get some specifications on the new product? > Indeed. The website is the same PR. The developers resource online has > no > new information that I could find. > > I guess I am surprised somewhat to hear about the announcement of a new > WebDNA engine, with slews of new features, while not ever having the > opportunity to see it under dev.; alpha, beta, gm, etc. > > Have to admit, being a webcat person for so many many years, I find > myself > wishing for more input on the future of the products we have invested > so > highly in. Both financially and personally. > > That being said, some specs would be great start. Well, a start anyway. > > Alex > > > Alex J McCombie New World Media > Chief Information Officer Drawer 607 > 800/724.8973 Fair Haven, NY 13064 > Alex@NewWorldMedia.com http://OurClients.com > > Interface Designer WebDNA Programmer Database Designer > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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I don't get it. Didn't you just tell in a press-release that version 5.0 was finished? If so, the specs should be official too...PowerPalleOn onsdag, jan 8, 2003, at 23:46 Europe/Copenhagen, Phillip Bonesteele wrote:> > We are currently in the midst of a beta program for the 5.0 product > that > started back in November. We currently have a targeted group of > customers > and partners actively participating, most of whom are active > participants in > this Talk List. We have chosen to control the size of the beta > community > simply so it doesn't become too large of a support burden while we are > working to complete the functionality in preparation for functional > freeze > and QA testing. We can't support a large open 'public' beta and get > the > product finished. > > I can add a small number of additional beta testers to the program if > anyone > is interested in investing the time to actively use the new features. > If > so, please contact me off-list and I will talk with you about the > program. > I'm particularly interested in people who are quite expert at WebDNA, > have > an interest in building something really compelling with the new > features, > and are clearly advocates of the product ... and have time. Also, > please > understand that we do require a signed non-disclosure to participate > in the > program ... simply to ensure that any public disclosure of detailed > information about the new language extensions, new features, etc., is > performed only by SMSI staff. > > We began the 5.0 development effort in earnest roughly nine months ago. > Building up to that in prior months, we did solicit input on > requirements > from a variety of sources, including this Talk List. Thus, 5.0 is an > amalgam of features, some specifically driven by requests made by > members of > this community, some driven by market forces, some from ideas from the > SMSI > team. As with any software product, these things get thrown together, > stirred vigorously, ranked and prioritized, then some of them get into > 5.0, > and some get listed for 5.1, 5.2, etc. The old MSF triangle: > Resources, > Features, Time-to-market. > > In general, there are some downsides to publishing detailed > specifications > publicly significantly in advance of a new product offering ... for one > thing there are competitive considerations. Also, during any product > development effort, feature content and specific behavior can change > ... > being too public with a lot of detail can lock in expectations that may > change as a development effort progresses. > > I'd be happy to discuss joining the beta program with anyone that is > highly > motivated to get early exposure to the new product features and use > them to > promote new solutions that are now possible with WebDNA 5.0. > > Phil Bonesteele > Director e-business Products & Services > SmithMicro Software, Inc. > > 949-360-8550 Aliso Viejo office > 714-745-6852 Mobile > 949-389-1747 FAX > E-mail: pbonesteele@smithmicro.com > Text Pager: pbonesteele.pager@smithmicro.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex McCombie [mailto:alex@newworldmedia.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 1:52 PM > To: WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com > Subject: Re: WebDNA 5.0 Enterprise Edition > > On 1/7/03 4:36 PM, Palle Bo Nielsen wrote: > >> Could we get some specifications on the new product? > Indeed. The website is the same PR. The developers resource online has > no > new information that I could find. > > I guess I am surprised somewhat to hear about the announcement of a new > WebDNA engine, with slews of new features, while not ever having the > opportunity to see it under dev.; alpha, beta, gm, etc. > > Have to admit, being a webcat person for so many many years, I find > myself > wishing for more input on the future of the products we have invested > so > highly in. Both financially and personally. > > That being said, some specs would be great start. Well, a start anyway. > > Alex > > > Alex J McCombie New World Media > Chief Information Officer Drawer 607 > 800/724.8973 Fair Haven, NY 13064 > Alex@NewWorldMedia.com http://OurClients.com > > Interface Designer WebDNA Programmer Database Designer > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . 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