1pc-doim@heidelberg-emh2.army.mil (Jeffery R. Wisnom) (09/26/90)
I would like to submit the following for comment by the Digest's
readers. It is telecom related though it applies more to local Area
networking communications.
Our office is planning to install a campus-wide network
scheduling system system (appointment calendar) for 200 users
connected by an IBM Token Ring LAN. The individual micros are MS-DOS
Zenith 286 machines. We have a UNISYS (Sperry) 5000/80 minicomputer
running unix with an Eicon gateway to the Token Ring. I see three
possible ways to implement this calendar system:
(1) install the system on the unix machine and have users access it
from the LAN through the gateway.
(2) install the system on the 7 Token Ring LAN servers.
(3) install the system on each PC and let organization-wide updates be
transmitted over the LAN.
Because I have had virtually no experience in selecting or
installing networked scheduling systems for a whole organization I am
not sure which of the above alternatives is even feasible. Some
technical advice on the best way to implement such a system would be
appreciated. As far as specific products, I have asked for
information from the following vendors concerning PC/MS-DOS products
with network compatibility:
a. "TimeWise" sold by APC Technology Group
b. "Who-What-When Enterprise" sold by Chronos Software Inc.
c. "Office Works" sold by Data Access Corp.
If anyone has good/bad/indifferent experience with these products
or any additional products to suggest I would greatly appreciate it.
Please post your comments to the Digest as I read it daily.
Thanks in advance,
Jeff Wisnom
1pc-doim@heidelberg-emh2.army.mil