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 =?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=C3=B8j?= to bill 
 Re: Third Party Applications 
 26 Nov 24 21:02:01 
 
From: arne@vajhoej.dk

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?

Yes.

Some of the more well known names are:

Oracle - Rdb
Mimer - Mimer SQL
Synergex - DBL
Broadcom (CA) - management stuff
SoftwareAG (ConnX) - connectivity
GrayMatter - print
Process - networking

VSI has a list of partners:
   https://vmssoftware.com/about/partners/

I read your question as if you were interested in commercial
software.

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

The list is obvious much much shorter than the list from the
mid 80's. Probably like 1-2%.

Arne

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