Re: ** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - RECORD-BREAKING TPC-C RECORD!! **

In article <47r4k5$mbo@pong.lasc.lockheed.com>, z50816@mip.lasc.lockheed.com (Terry Greenlaw) writes... >The intelligent users usually don't have a lot of input in a large company >when it comes to multimillion dollar investments. VP's and CIO's 12 levels >removed from technology are making purchases based on heavily biased sales >reps, potentially biased magazine and journal articles, and input from >only slightly less technologically removed direct reports. Most of these >guys are basing their decision on: >1) How much does it cost? >2) How fast does it go? (currently being equated to tpc-c) AMEN! but it's more like: 1) What is everyone else using, I have to cover my well paid ass and then O can say I had 'vision'. What does it say is this weeks trend in computerworld? 2) Which vendors sales rep took me to that restaurant where the martinis were so good? Tom O'Toole - ecf_stbo@jhuvms.hcf.jhu.edu - JHUVMS system programmer **WAKE UP folks! Boycott Net$cape and Micro$oft greed driven proprietary "enhancements"! BOYCOTT micro$oft network "msn.com", micro$soft money and other attempts by the micro$oft monopoly to control electronic banking and commerce!**