Re: Applications running as a service?

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From: Jean-Miche (jean-michel.albert_at_wanadoo.fr)
Date: 06/16/04


Date: 16 Jun 2004 05:42:40 -0700

mladd@mikeladd.com (AppleMaster) wrote in message news:<a7c04b9c.0406151550.62610406@posting.google.com>...
> I'm ready to purchase a new PB G4 15" laptop for both work and
> personal use, but the only problem I have is one suite of applications
> I use at work that only runs on Windows based machines (Mercator
> Integration Broker, on the off chance anyone has ever used it with
> VPC). Some of the applications in this suite runs as a service.
>
> I'm sure there are query tools to connect to Oracle and Sybase to
> build and run queries and procedures, and I can obviously connect to
> networked drives on OS X. It is this one application that I would
> require VPC, but only if it will allow 3rd party services to run. As
> this is my primary tool at work, I need to be able to run this
> application on the laptop I purchase.
>
> This laptop will not be a Desktop PC replacement at work, but only for
> travel and working from home on occasion.
>
> Any insight or user experiences would be greatly appreciated.
>
> -Mike

I'm french. I give you a link about Bloomberg and VPC in French obviously:

http://forum.macbidouille.com/index.php?showtopic=51723&hl=bloomberg

Use Google to translate in case of need.



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