pemurray@interrasys.com wrote: Bruce,
Excellent and insightful article!!
Sybase has a fabulous product in PowerBuilder. It is a shame that developers are under pressure to move away from it. Your note that there may not be enough PowerBuilder developers is a chicken and egg problem for Sybase.
Sybase needs to be agressive in several areas to reverse the tide.
1) The pricing has to change. Would it not be better to have many thousands of people buying it for half of its current list price rather than rely on a h...
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DS Data Systems UK Ltd. is pleased to announce the release of KonaKart v4.1.0.0, a Java-based eCommerce shopping cart application that provides an extensive set of features to enable retailers to successfully sell their products over the Internet.
KonaKart is a Java / JSP / XML based solution with easy-to-use Java APIs and a SOAP Web Service interface that allow you to quickly integrate eCommerce functionality into your existing systems. The customizable parts of KonaKart are open source and available under the GNU LGPL.
The new version contains many exciting features, such as support for gift registries, dynamic multi-currency and a USPS shipping module. Job scheduling and shared products when in multi-store mode, have been introduced for Enterprise customers. Full details of the new features can be found at http://www.konakart.com/downloads/version-4100
The Community Edition of KonaKart is free and can be downloaded directly from the KonaKart web site.
KonaKart may be used directly by online retailers, but is also intended for solution providers, ISPs and for OEM usage. A partner program is available for companies that can offer integration and professional services around the product.
Visit the KonaKart web site at http://www.konakart.com for customer references, live demos, free downloads and full pricing details for the product and support packages.
About John Hornsby John Hornsby is a Co-founder of DS Data Systems UK Ltd who produce KonaKart, the leading Java eCommerce / shopping cart platform.
25 years in a variety of fields of Computing and across 3 continents. Senior IT positions with Rockwell, Barclays, JP Morgan and others before setting up DS Data Systems UK Ltd in 1999.
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