[ic] Scalability of IC

Sun Nov 11 20:34:00 2001

On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 08:01:46PM -0500, Michael Stearne wrote:
> I have a client that wants to implement IC for their on-line retail 
> presence.  In your opinion (experienced MV/IC users) could IC eventually 
> be used to replace their in-house inventory system.  The current system 
> handles around 10,000 items selling clothing to the public and 
> wholesale.  I guess the major issue woulod be the accounting 
> functionality that IC does/does not offer.  Would Interchange be good 
> enough to run an entire meduim sized business on?
> 
> I know this is a very vague and subjective question, but I am really 
> just looking for thoughts.

No; it's not designed for that sort of thing.  You could reinvent all
the wheels if you want.  If you do reinvent all the wheels, you'll 
find a web interface is too slow for real productivity.  Typically one
would glue IC to something designed for inventory/accounting, either
live or batch.

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