Re: Senior Oracle DBA now Learning Informix by Request of Company:IThought Informix was Dead?

Posted in 2006

Serge Rielau — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:20:02 -0500 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Mark Townsend wrote: > >>> Interesting enough, along with the recent change in guard in the DB >>> business at IBM, you also saw a massive restatement of the numbers >>> that has been previously reported to the analysts that they used to >>> make up the marketshare numbers - IBM basically took 1.6 billion out >>> of a 13 billion dollar market (shades of Phil White again ?). This >>> will undoubtedly give them easier comparisons going forward, and may >>> actually be what is behind any reported increase in DB revenue. >> Wow. For someone that high in the Oracle organization you are throwing >> up a lot of dirt against IBM. Where does FUD turn into slander? Do you >> employ a legal team to tell you just how far you can dip that toe >> before the shark bites? > > > The re-instatement is a record of fact. > > In 2005, IDC reported IBM revenue for 2004 as around 4.5 billion (or > 30.6% of a 14.9 billion dollar market). > > In 2006, IDC restated IBM revenue for 2004 as around 2.9 billion (of a > 13.3 billion dollar market) > > In the 2006 IDC report there is the comment > > "Please note that revenue figures for both IBM and the total market have > been reduced since last year." So you have a problem with IDC. Granted, both start with I and can be easily confused. The allegations you are making is that IBM is restating it's earnings. Either back it up, or shut up. Cheers Serge -- Serge Rielau DB2 Solutions Development IBM Toronto Lab WAIUG Conference http://www.iiug.org/waiug/present/Forum2006/Forum2006.html

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Obnoxio The Clown — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 12:28:32 -0000 (GMT) — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Serge Rielau said: > Granted, both start with I and can be > easily confused. And they have three letters. Easy mistake to make. ;o) -- Bye now, Obnoxio "I don't read newspapers anymore except the local rag which I do weekly to cheer myself trying to see if anyone I hate has been stabbed." -- Horribilis XVI -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is believed to be clean.