Re: Web Based Planning Tools

[Lincoln Phipps <lincoln phipps openmutual net>]

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Is GPES the one that's described at e.g. http://www.openchannelfoundation.org/projects/GPES/  ?
If so then looking at the requirements,

The technical requirements for GPES are as follows:

    * 1 Web Server - Running Microsoft NT, Internet Information Server, Word, Excel
    * 1 Database Server - Running Microsoft SQL Server
    * Employees need a standard browser, Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator on
         their computers
    * Reports generated by the system (including performance plans) are in Microsoft
         Word or Excel format and can be downloaded to the user's desktop computer

One asks....
Why not Apache
Why not Openoffice/PDF export ?
Why not PostgreSQL or MySQL ?
I presume Opera/Mozilla work OK on that ?

and the real killer to this application is,
"Export Status:
Distribution is restricted to US citizens in the United States."

That represents just 5% of the worlds population. I guess the "Open" in "Open Source"
is like Microsoft's "Open Licensing". You also have to fax a license copy back
to someone. If I faxed a license copy back for every GPL/LGPL app or library I
downloaded well lets say after a few hundred phone calls...

If I Google for Octopus IEM GPCI download I get no relevant hits.

Care to elaborate on this email of yours ?. Have I misinterpreted something ?.
Maybe the web sites I hit for what you suggest are out of date.

Regards,
Lincoln (in Europe from which is forbidden to get GPES source code.)

David A. Rivkin, PhD wrote:
> If you are seeking Web based planning that is more sophisticated than
> Planner, check out GPES (from Nasa) and Octopus IEM (from GPCI).  They
> are web based systems with multiple management layers for more real
> program planning that Planner does.  It would be nice to have Planner
> interact with these systems databases as well.
> 
> Prof. David A. Rivkin, PhD, PE
> Farington University Graduate School of Business
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