Re: Third Party Applications

On 2024-11-26, Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> wrote:

On 11/26/2024 8:23 PM, bill wrote:

I frequently still glance thru my copies of the PDP-11 and VAX
Software Sourcebooks.  Are there still people offering software
for VMS or is it pretty much all in-house developed applications?

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Yes.
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Some of the more well known names are:
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Oracle - Rdb

What is the status of this for x86-64 VMS ?

Mimer - Mimer SQL
Synergex - DBL

Last time I saw this being discussed, that had not happened yet for x86-64
and it was unclear if it will.

Has there been a further update since then ?

There's nothing other than Alpha/IA64 on https://www.synergex.com/platforms/

Broadcom (CA) - management stuff
SoftwareAG (ConnX) - connectivity
GrayMatter - print
Process - networking
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VSI has a list of partners:
   https://vmssoftware.com/about/partners/
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I read your question as if you were interested in commercial
software.
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On top of the commercial software there are a bunch of open
source available that either:
* is intended to run on VMS by original author
* run on VMS because someone has added the necessary
   VMS pieces
* accidentally run on VMS without anything VMS specific
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The list is obvious much much shorter than the list from the
mid 80's. Probably like 1-2%.
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As high as that ? Would it be more accurate to say that value is still
too high by an order of magnitude ?

Simon.

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