> If I'm going to commit to a windows based future, The vendors need to=20 > commit to a high quality, robust system that has components=20 > that have been=20 > tested together. >=20 I don't think that it is a windows specific problem. All these Software Application Provider (like Foxboro) underestimate the amount of time and money to support monthly changed operating systems (windows and linux too). These Software Application Provider (like Foxboro) were fascinated by the possibilities to realize very quick integrated solutions (on windows and MS promotes that). But these quick solutions are not maintanable and a change in the underlying os kills this application. A Software Application Provider avoids a lot of problems by choosing a platform/os that doesn't changes to much. But I can't see a thing like that in the near future because all these hardware and software things were changed daily.=20 I'm wondering that Foxboro has thrown his unix know how away and switched over to windows.=20 Regards Andreas BP Koeln _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave