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March 2002 - Volume 2, Issue 1
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Welcome to the Foster Report Newsletter on-line. By employing a combination of e-mail and website we at MB Foster are hoping to put more information into your hands in a timely manner. We hope you enjoy the content.

 
Birket's Bytes
Why Migrate? And How?
What are Your Plans? HP e3000 Migration
Participate in a short migration poll
JDBC Added to MBF-UDALink
Christmas in April
HP e3000 Migration Services
Free Migration Webinars
The Evolution of DataExpress
DataExpress Gets a new name
Solutions to Meet Your Every Need In Migration
MB Foster has what it takes to provide you with proven solutions
Customer Success Story
MB Foster helps a ManMan site its IT pipeline
Upcoming Conferences
Where MB Foster is going
The Swiss Army Knife of Data Access
The 3000 NewsWire Article
Boot Camps
ODBC/JDBC & Migration Boot Camps currently available
 
Birket's Bytes

Migration is a business issue NOT a technical issue. The biggest thing is not to panic but to proceed to examine the impact of the HP CSY announcement on your organization. This is an opportunity to examine your IT and improve its efficiency and supportability. We have built a special migration team here at MB Foster. From this team we have gathered the best practices and developed a plan to help make the migrations for our customers successful. <<Read the full story>>

 
JDBC Added to MBF-UDALink

Imagine having an instant replay of Christmas. Rolling back the calendar 2 ½ months to that joy filled time of the year. Giving, receiving and family. MB Foster has decided their 'family' of customers has been very good this year, so we are giving away a load of goodies FREE. Why? Thanking them for their loyalty of course. As users of our ODBC Driver, you will receive a copy of our JDBC Driver with your update tapes. It will be Christmas in April! What better way to celebrate than by installing 'your FREE gift' and trying it out?
<<Read the full story>>

The first version of the JDBC Driver will be ready to ship out at the end of March. Make sure you get one of the first tapes being shipped by visiting www.mbfoster.com today.

 
The Evolution of DataExpress
If there is one constant in our ever-changing high-tech industry - it has to be change. MB Foster is not immune to change. With all of the new added features to our ODBC Driver and our soon to be release JDBC Driver, MB Foster thought it was time to change it's name to better suit their product. With the version 6.02 of their flagship product, DataExpress, the name has been changed to MBF-UDALink (MB Foster Universal Data Access Link). We also changed the program name and the account structure. It is therefore very important that you review all update documents when you receive your next update tape. <<Read the full story>>
 
Customer Success Story
MB Foster to the rescue! With the help of MBF-UDALink (formerly DataExpress Client-Server), Flow Products, Inc. was able to seamlessly move their ManMan data through multiple databases.

"We realized with some minor programming, (MBF-UDALink) could be the solution for this project," says Tom Ducharme, MIS Manager. <<Read the full story>>
 
The Swiss Army Knife of Data Access
MBF-UDALink was the topic of John Burke's Test Drive Report in the January 2002 edition of the '3000 Newswire Magazine'. <<Read the full story>>
 
What are Your Plans? HP e3000 Migration
How can we at MB Foster best support you with your migration and data solutions? To help us better understand your current and future needs, we would appreciate if you could take a few minutes to complete our short customer poll.
 
HP e3000 Migration Services

Since December 5th, MB Foster has been holding FREE Migration webinars. Feedback from attendees is positive and the classes are well attended. Join us for a FREE on-line seminar to learn more about how you can plan your migration. <<Register Now!>>

From a 1-day Executive-level outline to the final execution of your Migration, MB Foster is right there beside you. <<Program Details>>
 
Solutions to Meet Your Every Need In Migration

MB Foster has what it takes to help with your migration using our proven solutions. MBF-UDALink, Reveal™ and MBF-Enterprise are three proven solutions that work with your HP e3000 today and will continue to work with your next platform of choice. <<More Details>>

 
Upcoming Conferences

In the coming months, you will be able to find us at the following conferences:

Solutions Symposium
April 3 - 6, 2002
San Jose, California

MB Foster is presenting 5 papers at this conference.

  1. MPE: The Transition
  2. MBF-UDALink - 2PC, RPC and SSL
  3. XML - What it is and Where is it going
  4. VB and ODBC
  5. Webifying your Applications

INRUG
April 22-24, 2002 - Indianapolis, Indiana

Migration Presentation

CAMUS
May 19-22, 2002
Denver, Colorado

Check Events @MBFoster for dates and topics of future conferences.
 
Boot Camps

Our ODBC bootcamps have had such a resounding success that we have decided to try it again. Available immediately are bootcamps for JDBC and Migration. Bootcamps are held by individual companies (private) or by Regional User Groups (public).

ODBC and JDBC bootcamps are scheduled for March 25th & 26th at the Tech Group University in Maryland.

A MB Foster Migration Boot Camp is being held at the GHRUG conference this May. Email marketing@mbfoster.com for more details.

 
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