How do corporate users handle programs that cannot be ported to IE8? How about Oracle's Forms 6i and Jinitiator plug-ins?
Oracle has said that their systems are not very successful, and since Microsoft is selling new systems to make money, Oracle can do the same. So the long-term strategy is to upgrade the system, and the short-term strategy is to use virtualization technology to ensure that the relevant programs work properly on the supported platforms. I don't think anyone will switch to Oracle because the platform doesn't support it. Of course, both Oracle and SAP have compatible versions, but it takes $300 million to switch to practical Oracle. It lasts from one year to one and a half years, and the continued use of Windows 7 system saves time and effort, and no one wants to install a second one. system.
British media recently visited Microsoft Jackson on Microsoft Windows compatibility issues and asked questions about how to resolve third-party compatibility:
Q: How does Microsoft intend to encourage enterprise users to abandon the use of IE6? Windows 7 has What is the effect?
A: In fact, everyone is still used to using IE6, many existing business programs can run directly. Many users said that once they use Windows 7, they mean they have to use IE8, but most people are not familiar with it. There is no material on the market for everyone to understand the information.
So do you think this is just a program porting issue or a complex web development project? Does the company's IT or development team need to work harder on this?
Some programs can be used directly after simple porting, but may still Some professionals are required to modify some of the code. But our IT team really should have a hard time grasping the difficulty of this work. If a program developer says, "The project will last for 17 weeks, then his intention may be," in fact, this is the problem of changing some code, I think you can solve this problem within 17 weeks. . ”
What do you think is the most important thing to pay attention to when using IE8 under Windows 7?
The most important thing is to know why you should use IE8. When many people are asked this question, they will answer: "Because I want to use Windows 7". But in fact, if you don't know why you use IE8, once you have a technical problem, many people will say, "I gave up, I don't really need to use IE8, see if there is any way to continue using IE6. What?” But this is not the ideal browser.
At the same time, when making decisions about compatibility issues, if users don't know what they value IE, they can't know what they need to know. For example, if a user uses IE8 to value its security performance, then if there is a problem and need to close or repair these security attributes, the user will choose to fix the original code instead of directly closing it.
Can enterprise users simplify the problem of web application porting?
According to the existing test results, users often do not pay special attention to the use of web applications, such as Microsoft IE7 to IE8 upgrades, The programs that users really care about only account for 4% of the total. For other programs, we will inform users that these programs may work properly. If there is a problem, please contact customer service to solve it, just like many software often have vulnerabilities. If the 4% program that needs attention is not working properly throughout the day, it means that something is wrong. For example, Outlook Web Edition If you can't use it properly, for example, it takes 2 hours to send a message, Microsoft has a big problem.
The next step is to decide how to use these programs. The first question is: “Do I need to support these programs?” If the answer is yes, do you need to support this version of the program? If this is not the case, then buy a new one. Because if you really need to use the program, it is very troublesome to test the existing program again. Once you decide not to support it, you will have a lot of options, or reset it, or make some modifications to the code on the website, or take other expedients. The final approach is likely to be virtualization, running IE6 on a compatible operating system.
So is the company guaranteed to be able to effectively set up IE to avoid user modification of the network program code?
At present, we have 1500 sets of settings for IE8, the most important is the site area allocation list. The biggest problem is that many corporate users have their own internal network "intranet.com", which is not known to the browser. We focus on a few licensed sites and assign users to these network zones, using the IE8 standard by default, and using enhanced security settings in that zone. Users need to put their internal network sites in the network area to be recognized. This also means that the user's first priority is to maximize the compatibility of their site.
How to use virtualization technology to solve the grafting problem? Will it waste the advantages of IE8 due to the need to use IE6?
Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization Technology (MED-V) provides users with great convenience in this regard. . After entering IE6 in the address bar, as long as it is not limited to use IE6, it will automatically transfer to IE8. The user's computer needs to have enough space for the VM and has already installed MED-V. If you are in XP mode, users will not be able to log in to these websites. It is also best not to use IE6 to access unsafe pages when the administrator account is logged in.
Windows 7 system has attracted more and more enterprise users with its superior security and running performance. At the same time, with the lack of support technology of the original Windows XP system, most enterprise users began to switch to Windows 7 system. However, this also means that you need to give up IE6 and use the upgraded IE8, which makes many business webpage programs not working properly. The study found that many programs designed specifically for IE6 can't run under IE8, but Chris Jackson, technical director of SWAT team of Microsoft Windows application experience, gave a coup to easily solve the compatibility problem between Windows 7 and IE8.