MCAD Online - Pro/Intralink 3.4 migration

Article Review : MCAD Online - Pro/Intralink 3.4 migration

When I saw the title of this article from Al @ MCAD Online, I had extra interest, since we've already looked at the 3.x migration options... and like many other PTC customers, decided to stay put on 3.x for now... their media webcast in Jan-07 said only 5% of customers had migrated.

After reading the article, 2 weeks ago I emailed the author, expressing my views (no comment boxes available on the site) - since there's been no reply yet, here's a copy + paste from that email...

It looks like most of the article content came direct from PTC marketing, since they'll tell you that version 8.0 "offers the same capabilities as Intralink 3.4 but does so in a more modern, future-proofed manner". The truth is that the functionality available in version 8.0 is like stepping back several years on 3.x Pro/I.

In a year or so, new-style Intralink will probably be usable for large customers who want a serious replacement for their Intralink servers. Until then, most of us are upgrading to the latest 3.4 versions, and getting Wildfire upgraded too (and petitioning PTC to support Wildfire 4 with Ilink 3.4). Intralink 3.4 upgrade is a real pain, and I'll write more about that soon...

Looking at the other side of the fence (ie: those who've made the switch) - it's quite an eye-opener... I've personally talked to people who gave me the real story, plus the public PTC/USER exploder has recently had many posts from customers listing loss of functionality... those of us staying with 3.4 breath sighs of relief...

Intralink 8.0 has already featured here - but I'll continue to devote time to 3.x as that's what the majority still uses. PTC may paint the picture that the world is moving forward happily onto 8.0 but the truth is different.

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Cheers