>But, in another case, I worked on an app upgrade that was undertaken because "the parent company wants to go n-tier...." The only benefit was satisfying a vice-president who's brother in law told him over Thanksgiving that "the web is the future" and seemed shocked that they had any in-house apps. The cost was a much slower app.
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Vin;

I think that I have met that vice-president and his brother-in-law! :)

Tom