Conference azur::mcc

>I found out the product was "dead"!!


HEY, wait a moment! MCC is NOT dead (or am I working on a dead horse?). 
It is no longer our strategic direction, but this does not mean it's 
dead. Believe it or not, but since the NetView announcement people are 
really working with MCC(!) now. I'm swamped with calls and I hear people 
saying: "Why do you stop development on such a superb product?". Why 
didn't they say this earlier???

*Robert

Gauge for yourself the participation in this notefile by developers and
technical support people... choose whatever adjective you wish other
than "dead".

Maybe the horse isn't dead but the deal with the dog food factory has
already been inked.

Lee

    The product is not dead - however it's childhood was over before it's
    time which stunted it's growth.  MCC will be used by a lot of customers 
    for quite some time - because there is STILL NOTHING IN THE MARKET that 
    can match it.  TeMIP lives on, and will go to OSF, providing much of the 
    basic product to those that really need it and are willing to pay the 
    price.  Digital decided to reduce investment in the "Rolls Royce" market 
    that MCC represented, because OSF sales are critical to Digital's growth, 
    and most network managers interested in OSF are not "Rolls Royce" kind of 
    customers.  Too bad there isn't enough money to invest in both.  There
    was a time when we had both kinds of products, but not enough folks
    realized it.... 
    
    If you look in the NetView notes file, you will see that the early
    users of the product are already figuring out how to duplicate many of
    the features MCC had - THIS IS THE DIGITAL DIFFERENCE!!!!  HP and IBM
    have had a head start, but those that have been exposed to MCC know
    what can be done - and will make NetView do it.  MCC was mostly a
    service oriented sale - and services using NetView can beat IBM and HP
    using their respective *Views.  
    
    MCC is still the best for managing Digital legacy stuff (including
    Phase V).  Some customers need to buy it for that.  The MCC product is
    only $12,000 USD.  What many customers are really buying is the experience
    from Digital helping them know what to manage, when, what reports to
    write, what kind of people to hire, what policies and procedures to
    use.  MCC was the vehicle for this in the past, NetView is it for the
    future.  The faster the transition, the most money Digital makes - but
    the real money comes from the consulting - not the product license. 
    SELL WHAT IS REQUIRED.
    
    bill

Thank you!

Your note is appreciated!

Lee