Re: Wednesday, bloody Wednesday ..
A light exchange on the 'Wednesday, bloody Wednesday' thread about IBM job cuts announced the previous day. Obnoxio The Clown linked a news story and suggested it would make selling Informix harder for US IBMers; Ian Michael Gumby said IBM barely sells IDS in the US and growth comes from partners, and asked if anyone knew those affected. No technical content.
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Obnoxio The Clown wrote: > Ian Michael Gumby wrote: > >> Yeah, I know that they are showing double digit growth, yet the >> industry is growing faster > > I'd be pretty fucking amazed if that were possible. Allegedly. One out of three isn't bad. > > > But hey! What do I know? > > Do I really need to answer this? > OTC isn't usually this reticent. Who are you and what have you done with him? -- RGB
RedGrittyBrick wrote: > Obnoxio The Clown wrote: >> Ian Michael Gumby wrote: >> >>> Yeah, I know that they are showing double digit growth, yet the >>> industry is growing faster >> I'd be pretty fucking amazed if that were possible. Allegedly. > > One out of three isn't bad. http://www.wral.com/business/story/4375560/ Sounds like it's going to be that little bit more difficult for IBMers in the USA to sell Informix. :o( -- Cheers, Obnoxio The Clown http://obotheclown.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is believed to be clean.
On Jan 22, 10:33 am, Obnoxio The Clown <obno...@serendipita.com> wrote: > http://www.wral.com/business/story/4375560/ > > Sounds like it's going to be that little bit more difficult for IBMers > in the USA to sell Informix. :o( > Funny,it was because of these cuts that I entitled the post 'Wednesday, bloody Wednesday' since they were announced yesterday. As to this impacting IDS sales in the US, I'd have to say that it seems to be a non-issue. IBM doesn't sell IDS in the US. (Ok except for the very large accounts that they inherited from Informix) The bulk of the growth in new sales is largely due to their reliance on partners. So does anyone know people who were affected?
Ian Michael Gumby wrote: > > So does anyone know people who were affected? Yes, someone does know people who were affected. :o) -- Cheers, Obnoxio The Clown http://obotheclown.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is believed to be clean.