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that designing and building this will be costly and difficult, and in =
the end will result in an awkward and unsatisfying solution. I know =
there are 3rd party tools available - we're looking at them now - and =
would appreciate impressions of how well any of the packages have lived =
up to their promises of UI adaptability, responsiveness, security, =
stability, etc.

Also, I'd appreciate insight into the sets of business needs or problems =
behind integration efforts like this.  My first thoughts are that this =
request is a solution to an ill-defined or unarticulated problem with a =
user's working environment.  However, it's going to be very very =
difficult to get time with the proposed users in order to directly =
investigate their needs and perceptions, and so I'm hoping that others =
may have dealt with something similar and can share their insights.

As always, feel free to reply on or off-list, and I will summarize and =
share as much as possible.

Thanks,
Joe Lamantia

Joe Lamantia > Information Architect > jlamantia at netnumina.com > =
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