[AccessD] The future of Access, .NET and SQL

Hi Susan and Martin

Thanks!
Just wondering what this new engine should be about ...

/gustav


>>> mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk 27-09-2005 20:54:32 >>>
All I can pass on is what I hear and pick up from the web. Personally I 
think they will make a hugh push towards SharePoint technologies with the 
new release of Office and that seems to be the direction they are heading in 
talks we have been having with them re projects in the University. On the 
Access front I think MS focus is on .NET and XML as data the data stores but 
thats my own opinion. RE JET I did hear sometime ago that it would no londer 
be developed but as John says I am sure it wil remain about. I did also hear 
the new engine woudl work with JET.

I do know that when the Access dev team reps where in the UK they didnt want 
to meet developers but wanted to meet with users. Now that I do know and 
have an email about somewhere that says that. Maybe that sort of sums up 
what they think.


Martin




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Harkins" <ssharkins at bellsouth.net>
To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" 
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] The future of Access, .NET and SQL


> Wouldn't know how -- I have been told that it's a huge break from what 
> we've
> known up till now. I don't know how much they will maintain Jet for 
> backward
> compatibility. I am probably dead to Access except for old stuff -- I 
> don't
> want to keep this up -- I'm tired of being constantly forced into new
> technologies when what I've got works just fine.
>
> Susan H.
>
> Hi Susan
>
> Couldn't you enlightened people be a bit more informative please?