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Conference ilbbak::ibi_focus

Title:FOCUS, from INFORMATION BUILDERS
Moderator:ZAYIUS::BROUILLETTE
Created:Thu Feb 19 1987
Last Modified:Mon May 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:615
Total number of notes:1779

424.0. "Who's using FOCUS today, and plans for future use??" by MSBCS::YOUNG () Mon Jun 10 1991 11:10

    I am interested in finding out which organizations are using FOCUS
    today...
    
    I am also interested in finding out whether they have plans to continue
    using it, or migrating to another tool, and why...
    
    Thanks...
    
    Karen Young
    
    VSS Info Mgmt 
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424.1USDS doesUSMFG::BHYNESWed Jun 12 1991 12:277
    I am in the organization called USDS(U.S. Demand/Supply). We have
    an RMS database and I write all the reports for the group using
    Focus. Our current plans is to stay with Focus and to futher develope
    and database so the users can do some ad-hoc reporting using Focus.
    Since the users in USDS are business types and Focus providing a
    menu mode the two go together well.
    
424.2Easy to teach...CRISPY::MCSHANEGDream in RED..........Thu Jul 04 1991 21:067
    Working for Finance End User Computing. We use FOCUS against Rdb, RMS and
    on the rare occasion .FOC's. Mostly for it's ease of use. Once the .MAS 
    and/or .ACX's are set up it's quite easy to teach TABLETALK.......
    
    If you'd like more detailed info please call......
                  
    Gary.
424.3SBPEXE::OTTENThe light at the end of the tunnel is a trainFri Jul 05 1991 11:2111
MRE.. an interface product that integrates ALL-IN-1 with FOCUS
and DTR..(and 2020, and VTX, and DECGRAPH) (does a lot more than that, too)

FOCUS usage is being deemphasised, the emphasis being put on
DTR

Currntly, we have around 1500 users (ish) using FOCUS under MRE.. with
around 300 using DTR. Hopefully, this will change to follow the 
instructions from on high.

David
424.4ABO use of FOCUSELMAGO::DFRIEDMANThu Aug 22 1991 16:2815
    
    I recently transferred to the ABO manufacturing plant from PNO (which
    closed).  My position here is that of Team Leader for the End User
    Computing Group in I.S. - FOCUS.  ABO uses FOCUS heavily to do every-
    thing from basic analysis and reporting to FOCUS applications such
    as: cycle counting, PI interface to MAXCIM, IFS tracking, ect.
    
    ABO currently has no plans to migrate to another 4GL tool, although
    we are looking to augment FOCUS with something like SAS.  FOCUS
    is the easiest end user tool to use and ABO's users number about
    200.
    
    I hope this helps,
    Debbie Friedman 
    dtn 552-2902