On Jan 4, 2008 2:37 AM, John L Lee <johnllee@mindspring.com> wrote:
Marty,
Its (IPal) main deployment has been with Service Providers and Government agencies doing v6 deployment since it support multiple vendors DNS and DHCP servers and has XML integration with OSS and NMS systems. As a previous user of VitalQIP they were re-archit5ecting it to support Web based services and v6 but in the US they did an agreement with Infoblox to be the front / backend interface with Qip being the central database.
John (ISDN) Lee
John, I literally utilized each link on IA's website and did not see any of that functionality. Regardless, my personal opinion is that it's more suited for the enterprise. There are many tools that call themselves carrier class or OSS capable, but many fall short. In my mind, QIP is a proven app who's only downside is the cost. I don't see the IP tool that you are talking about competing apples for apples or even peer to peer with QIP, to be honest. They are two different classes of application. Last question. Are you affiliated with the company that develops and sells the software that you are recommending? I found someone named John L. Lee referenced as "SVP Business Development". If not, I apologize in advance. If you are, I would appreciate a tad bit more candor in our discussions here. Best Regards, -M<