Re: Layoffs at Informix

From: Christopher <chrisc@jcdcrs4.jobcorps.org> > >I received a call from my Informix sales rep in D.C. and he told me that >he had just been layed off along with a large number of sales and support >staff in the Federal Division. This is a result of the split of >Informix into 2 units and the reorganization that is going along with it. Informix support staff are not organised in this way. Unless he means "staff to support salesmen" and they were clearly defined as redundant and an obvious target for cost-cutting. I would also say that no-one who was clearly making bucks would be "laid off". >He also stated that Informix will be moving to a "maintenance only" mode >on the database servers soon and is looking for a buyer for the database >portion of the business. Utter bollocks. The old technology stuff is going to maintenance only. Nothing else. >Does anybody know anything about this? I haven't heard anything of the kind. The phrase "sour grapes" comes to mind. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.