| 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 | 
    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 
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 424.1 | USDS does | USMFG::BHYNES | Wed Jun 12 1991 11:27 | 7 | |
|     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.
    
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| 424.2 | Easy to teach... | CRISPY::MCSHANEG | Dream in RED.......... | Thu Jul 04 1991 20:06 | 7 | 
|     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.
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| 424.3 | SBPEXE::OTTEN | The light at the end of the tunnel is a train | Fri Jul 05 1991 10:21 | 11 | |
| 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 | |||||
| 424.4 | ABO use of FOCUS | ELMAGO::DFRIEDMAN | Thu Aug 22 1991 15:28 | 15 | |
|     
    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
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