Re: NEWERA THE END? --- are you sure?

Alain Rogister wrote: > > > On 15 Oct 97 at 9:25, Mike Ripley wrote: > > > > > I faxed Computing about possible misquoting and not long after > > > recieved a phone call from Jose Delameilleure (the author of the > > > article) who assured me he had reported accurately what had been > > > said. > > Just for the anecdote... the same article by Jose Delameilleure appeared > in the Belgian weekly "Data News". But do you know what was this > journalist's job before he became editor-in-chief of Data News a few > months ago ? Marketing Manager of Informix Belgium! In the introductory > paragraph, he calls Informix "this agonizing company"... Who was it who > said Informix had a problem with marketing ? > > "Somewhere between desire and engineering lies stupidity" - Dogbert. > Well, I findly got through to someone at Informix and who is in the know. N.E. is *NOT* dead. (Damn! I wanted to see Billy cry!) [BTW, Billy, I got a picture of Geri (The spice girl) I thought you might like. She's another one of my future ex-wives ;-] Seriously, Informix has made a commitment to N.E, and the next release is due out shortly. IMHO, unless they modified some of their base class objects they will still have a lot of problems. So in the name of Dogbert, let this thread rest! -Just a tip from your favorite Uncle, Mikey. -- #include <std_disclaimer.h> /* Mike Segel (MS385) */ #include <No_Spam.h> #ifdef OFFENDED_BY_CONTENT The author takes no responsibility for this post. Any resemblence to a coherent rational thought is purely coincidence. -The Management. #endif ***************************** Due to AGIS's Refusal to Act Responsibly We are blocking all of their domains at the packet level. This block will exist until AGIS modifies their policies to conform to existing RFCs and net community standards. We encourage all ISPs and domain holders to do the same. *****************************