>Bruce--
>I agree that reputation and reality can be very different.
>
>There will always be proprietary software solutions. There needs to be so that many of us who use the UT can continue to make a living!!

Well, the Peoplesoft folks did a superb job, all in all, one that we should all follow closely:

They sold their product beautifully to top financial management, implemented it to the point of no return, then released a buggy product that will keep them employed indefinitely and the money flowing in endlessly. A perfect software solution :)