Top Talkbacks: ChannelWeb Member Touts W2K For Building Web Sites

Get the scoop from CRN and VARBusiness. Then find out what your colleagues think about the issues and other news items at the ChannelWeb Discussion Center. Here are the hottest talkbacks for July 31.

Windows 2000 Fine For Web sites

Unix vs. Windows NT for building Web sites is always a source of hot debate. To several pro-Unix posts, a Windows NT booster writes: "My company has built several high-traffic, clustering, HA, etc. Win2K Web sites that run great even though it's a brand new OS release. You can even use VB for 90 percent of the middle-tier components if you know what you're doing. Just like Unix systems administrators blame a lot of press on unqualified administrators and developers, the same is even truer of NT and especially Win2K." If you'd like to respond to Kevin, click here.

Enough Naysaying About Inprise

Jim Presley writes to say he agrees with a post chastising CRN for negative reporting about Borland's Inprise. "The poor investors have been believing this bad news drivel, and now Inprise's PE ratio is like 7 or so. With a $240 million cash reserve and new cutting-edge technology coming out of the blocks, I can't see a better investment." Has the press been too tough on Borland? To speak your mind, click here.

Who'll Support Pandesic Apps?

With Intel and SAP announcing that they are closing down their joint ASP venture Pandesic, Kyle asks "What other service companies are in a position to support the applications that Pandesic provided?" If you've got the answer, click here.

Microsoftphile Wants A Break

Enough with the anti-Microsoft rhetoric. That was the message from a ChannelWeb member responding to a story that questioned Microsoft's motives in going after the small-business market. Roger writes: "I'm tired of seeing, 'If Microsoft is doing/entering/creating something, it's just another example of the evil empire on the march.' Give me a break! I for one applaud Microsoft for its efforts. Technology is filled with enough failure. They have put bread on my table, and I hold no grudges, no matter what perceived evils have occurred. If North and South Korea can make peace, how about tech-heads zealots trying a little brotherly love?" If, like Roger, you think this should be the summer of love,

let's hear from you.

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Peter Bochner is the director of community at ChannelWeb. If you have any ideas, advice or tips, send him an e-mail at pbochner@cmp.com or call him at (781) 839-1288.