Unix support past 2.5.1?

[Scott Pepperdine]

I don't mind a bit.  There are, IMO, some business processes which 
belong on a server.

1.    Communicating with business partners with EDI documents flying 
back and forth at all hours.
2.   Data access.  I don't want to administer data access at the DB 
level, and I can't just use one user ID/password for multiple users to 
access the information without going to jail (HIPAA).  By getting data 
access at the server application level I can fulfill my auditing 
requirements, and also, once I create an account for an institution to 
access their own data, they can then administer who in their 
organization can get at the data without my involvement.
3.   Providing services to other processes.  [Checking if a an insurance 
claim meets requirements (formatting, all data elements, sum of these 
lines matches this line, Gender of patient matches medical procedures 
performed, etc.) as an example.]
4.   I'm sure many more, but just business rules belong in one place.  
UI takes care of presentation, server takes care of business rules, data 
access, etc.

I really enjoy Revolution.  My observation, whether correct or not, is 
that it is very will suited for desktop applications and client/server 
apps (2 tier).  I have not seen evidence that it is used much for N-tier 
(more than 2 tiers) applications.  I'm betting that it will work well in 
that arena as well, basically betting my job on that. 

Good luck with your article.  Hope this helps.

--Scott

>
> If you don't mind my asking, what sorts of CGIs are you writing for AIX?
>
> I'm putting together some notes on CGI use for a future article at 
> revJournal.com, and getting a feel for the breadth of things people do 
> with their CGIs will help make for a more useful article.
>
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