Plus its okay for the big boys to advertise, but not us peons...


>>Really sorry to read this message. At least it should be posted in a dotNET forum, and not in the "Visual FoxPro" forum of UT.
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>It's up to the UT crew to decide if that thread is at the right place. I'm afraid we as users don't have much to say about that.
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>>One more nail in FoxPro's coffin, coming from many VFP MVPs, wich amazed me.
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>>BTW, reading Why Convert? will convince you, if you're not yet convinced about the move to dotNET.
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>>Great publicity for VFP, just after the launch of a fabulous work by the FoxPro Team (VFP 9 beta).
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>It looks like EPS's business is now .Net
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>We can probably bet that we won't see many new products from them for VFP.
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>So in order to maximize their business it's just normal that they want to convert as many VFP developers as possible. Yes it's kinda sad to see those news but reconforting in another way to see that if I move to .Net there will be a competent team to help me get there.
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>But for me right now it does'nt change a thing. VFP was, is and will be my development tool of choice.
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>VFP rocks!
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>>I'm sorry, really sorry.
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>>Fernando
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>>>VFPCONVERSION.COM brings together a team of experts; becomes the first dedicated web portal offering top-flight talent and tools for migrating and converting FoxPro applications
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>>>HOUSTON, TX – June 4, 2004 – EPS Software Corp. today announced www.vfpconversion.com – a set of resources supporting the FoxPro and VFP communities in enhancing their FoxPro applications with latest technologies available from Microsoft, or in converting applications from VFP to the Microsoft .NET platform.
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>>>EPS Software Corp. founder and Chief Software Architect Markus Egger said that increasing demand from within the VFP community led EPS to launch the new VFP Conversion service.
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>>>“Visual FoxPro is a powerful and flexible tool that’s used for many mission-critical applications. At the same time it is amazing how many calls we’ve been getting from companies running VFP who would like to migrate,” said Egger. “In some case they just wish to have a SQL Server back-end – but many have plans to convert the VFP application to .NET entirely.”
>>>Partners of EPS Software available to provide support in the VFP Conversion effort include Rick Strahl of West Wind Technologies, Kevin McNeish of Oak Leaf Enterprises and Rod Paddock of Dash Point Software, Inc.
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>>>The Houston, TX-based EPS Software Corp. is also known for its Milos Solution Platform – a set of components, processes and tools for creating advanced, enterprise-class applications based on Microsoft .NET technology. Milos components include configurable solutions for painlessly converting VFP applications to the .NET environment.
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>>>“The Milos Solution Platform radically changes the nature of the software development process for developers using Microsoft technologies,” notes I.J. Ikavalko, in charge of business development for EPS. “For VFP to .NET conversion, the time, cost and architecture advantages of the Milos resource set are particularly notable.”
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>>>The VFP Conversion effort represents the first time that such a group of VFP and advanced Microsoft technologies experts have pooled their talents to offer services in improving and converting VFP applications.
>>>The VFP Conversion web portal can be accessed at www.vfpconversion.com.
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>>>About EPS
>>>Houston-based EPS is one of the most highly regarded custom software development companies in the world. Microsoft Certified Partner and publisher of CoDe Magazine, EPS employs highly respected senior developers who are known to their peers for their level of technical excellence. EPS developers are also speaker and authors as well as recipients of numerous honors, awards and technical certifications. EPS has developed world-class software for QUALCOMM, Philip Morris, the Dow Corning Trust and many other leading firms, and specializes in .NET-based development and VFP to .NET conversions. Since 1994, EPS has acquired the reputation of the “developer’s developer” – the trusted source of object oriented programming innovation. To learn more about EPS Software Corp. or CoDe Magazine visit www.eps-cs.com and www.code-magazine.com.