| Title: | DECmcc user notes file. Does not replace IPMT. |
| Notice: | Use IPMT for problems. Newsletter location in note 6187 |
| Moderator: | TAEC::BEROUD |
| Created: | Mon Aug 21 1989 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Jun 04 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 6497 |
| Total number of notes: | 27359 |
Hi All,
Most other networking products/managers have begun to be very open
about their plans for their products over the next version or 2.
This helps in several ways
o provides a view how the products is developing
o Provides opportunity for feedback
o Whilst not necessarily telling customers, directions to follow can be
passed on to the clients. Hooks can be left.
I understand MCC has been through a major review, it would be useful if
someone from product planning could give a few lines on expected new
features of v1.4, 2.0, platform support, direction and planned dates.
In the passed, product management have wisely with-held information
from notes files because they were aware that field might interpret
plans as commitments.
I believe with all of the recent changes to product development
(cancellations, changes in direction), the field is now mature enough to
deal with futures information very discreetly. Whilst there may be the
occasional screw-up, it will help many field people. PIDs tend to be
vague and provide few estimated delivery dates
The new openess with which other networking engineering groups are
approaching product development really provides benefits to the people
selling and supporting the products.
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 5324.1 | Try note 5092.13? | TOOK::MINTZ | Erik Mintz | Mon Jul 12 1993 00:11 | 5 |
Have you seen note 5092.13? That is the latest statement from the Polycenter Framework product manager. -- Erik | |||||
| 5324.2 | We need more, now | WELLIN::MCCALLUM | Wed Jul 14 1993 06:03 | 14 | |
This is a start by we in the field need much more than this in order to
win business. We also need this in a timely fashion rather than waiting
for IMSYM to be re-created in Europe or waiting for 3 days for an answer
to mailed questions only later to find you asked the wrong questions.
I know there have been hard decisions made in engineering but thats
behind us now, we need a good PID covering such things as LAN Traffic
monitoring (RMON/LTM), alarm management, alarm correlation,
auto-discovery , SNMP V2, distribution ... There are some great things
being done (see 5328) - give us the information and let us tell the
world - we may be able to win some business.
Dave McCallum.
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