[FX.php List] [OFF] IWP proposed as alternative to buying FMP license

[Gjermund Gusland Thorsen]

Well performance wise you would probably need another FMSA 8 sooner,
not to disappoint your FX.php clients.

As IWP hogs more bandwidth then plain XML traffic.

ggt

2008/12/8 Jonathan Schwartz <jschwartz at exit445.com>:
> Hi Folks,
>
> Help me out with this one.
>
> A rather "frugal" client presently accesses an FMP solution with a single
> copy of FMP 9 client. I serve the file from FMSA 8 remotely to make remote
> development easier. The client now needs to add another user.  They tried to
> use two installations of the same FMP license with epected results. Rather
> than buy another copy of FMP, the client wants to follow FMI's suggestion
> that the file be served up using IWP....as an alternative to buying a second
> FMP license. (!)
>
> I'm not running IWP on my FMSA 8, nor do I intended to.
>
> However, I need to respond back to the client to tell them why it is not a
> good substitute...sort of why a screwdriver is not a good substitute for a
> hammer, although it can be done.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> J
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