[asterisk-users] SugarCRM, NO!, Foxpro, SI?

[Bruce Reeves]

I have heard of people rejecting Sugar for their existing CRM/ERP product
based on VS Foxpro. I'm not a huge fan of Foxpro myself, but if the system
already exist then a lot of people see little advantage in changing.

On 4/30/07, Paul <ast2005 at 9ux.com> wrote:
>
> Joe acquisto wrote:
>
> >Paul <ast2005 at 9ux.com> Wrote: 4/30/2007 8:53 AM:
> >
> >
> >>Joe acquisto wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>I have dual posted this to the user and biz lists.
> >>>
> >>>Has anyone ever heard of someone running an Asterisk based system, yet
> >>>Has abandoning SugarCRM, and opting to develop their own Visual FoxPro
> >>>Has database/CRM?
> >>>
> >>>Please don't dump on me now, this is not my idea, I am just asking for
> >>>Please comments, to see if my own initial thoughts are reasonably
> accurate.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>I'll answer it on the user list. I don't think the idea is developed
> >>enough to discuss on biz.
> >>
> >>First - vtiger is available for those who don't like the SugarCRM
> >>licensing.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >It's not a licensing complaint.  At least that has not surfaced.  It is
> more that the
> >programmer does not seem to be comfortable with SugarCRM, MySQL and php.
> >Biggest compliant about sugar is - hard to configure, does not work with
> latest
> >php.
> >
> >
> >
> >>Second -  developing your own CRM is an ambitious undertaking.  You need
> >>good reasons to go in that direction.
> >>
> >>Third -  I have enough exposure to  Visual FoxPro to quickly rule it out
> >>as  a choice for anything new. The fact that somebody is proposing to
> >>use it might give you the idea that they don't know what they are
> >>talking about at all. BTW - my exposure to it did include things like
> >>access from linux apps using ODBC so I know enough to hate the product.
> >>
> >>
> It still makes me wonder why the programmer chooses Visual Foxpro.
> Sounds like he also rejects many other language and database options.
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Bruce Reeves
Nortex Networks
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