"I am considering a position with Jacada here in Atlanta. I have heard the name <BR>
over and over, but I've never worked with their people or product before. <BR>
Anyone have any scoop?" <p>They have an innovative product (called Innovator, ironically) that stems from <BR>
their days as CST and the GuiSys green screen gui'izer. They have sharp <BR>
technical leadership and strong marketing, and have got where they are without <BR>
riding IBM's coat tails as Seagull did. The Jacada product idea is along the <BR>
lines of what the future of the AS/400 interface needs to be, but they have <BR>
applied for an inappropriate patent on using AS/400 internals to determine what <BR>
kind of client is signed on. Let me see, is it a green screen or a Java <BR>
app?....yeah, that's an appropriate patent....I hope the Jacada lawyers are <BR>
beating the bushes with the IBM "e"server lawyers soon looking for honest <BR>
work.... <p>The Jacada interface has now advanced to generating Java programs with Java <BR>
source code that can be customized, according to their press. I haven't seen <BR>
the product since GuiSys days. They have a decent shot at surviving, but I <BR>
wouldn't invest any money in a company whose product is a green screen <BR>
replacement. The market is too fragmented and nobody is moving on this <BR>
issue.....existing green screen systems perform the traditional function well <BR>
and I haven't seen a rush on new green screen systems lately. Jacada's prime <BR>
reference was a huge insurance software vendor, PSMC, that changed their name <BR>
to Mynd as they tried to redo their system with Jacada and survive. They're <BR>
now bankrupt.... <p>Any experience you get working for Jacada would be valuable long term. Just <BR>
consider it like the others do when they work for dot coms. By the way, what <BR>
kind of position are you considering with them? <p>Ralph <BR>
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