John,

>Even SQL server is no match when it comes to data munging especially when record oriented operations come into play. You cannot beat the horsepower of 100 modern desktops processing their reports on the frontend, with a full equiped SQL server running 100 complex reports simultaneously.

>Care to make a wager here??? You do realize that with 100 "modern" desktops, you are talking about at least $100K in captial. Careful Walter....don't make the same mistake that Mike Hellend did....

So how are you going to run a .NET winforms application on outdated desktops? The desktops need to be there anyways....

Try harder.

Walter,