Re: An interesting meeting with IBM

Posted in 2004

Topics: Stored Procedures & SPL, Jobs, Consulting & Announcements

Ronald Cole — Thu, 08 Apr 2004 15:00:08 -0700 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

"Captain Pedantic" <theharlequin36@hotmail.com> writes: > "Andy Kent" <andykent.bristol1095@virgin.net> wrote in message > news:ac5fb36.0404070543.66cbd079@posting.google.com... >> - As one for whom the Informix product line has provided 90% of my >> ability to feed myself since 1986 ... I hope they [IBM] will recognise > that Informix has a >> loyal, highly-skilled base of technicians. I hope that won't all go in >> the bin. > > I think you can rest assured that the interests of Informix technicians will > be of paramount concern to IBM. How so? Is IBM going to be hiring all the Informix technicians whose interests they are currently displacing? Who do I send my resume to? -- Forte International, P.O. Box 1412, Ridgecrest, CA 93556-1412 Ronald Cole <ronald@forte-intl.com> Phone: (760) 499-9142 President, CEO Fax: (760) 499-9152 My GPG fingerprint: C3AF 4BE9 BEA6 F1C2 B084 4A88 8851 E6C8 69E3 B00B

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Captain Pedantic — Fri, 9 Apr 2004 06:26:35 +0100 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

"Ronald Cole" <ronald@forte-intl.com> wrote in message news:m3ptaii107.fsf@yakisoba.forte-intl.com... > "Captain Pedantic" <theharlequin36@hotmail.com> writes: > > "Andy Kent" <andykent.bristol1095@virgin.net> wrote in message > > news:ac5fb36.0404070543.66cbd079@posting.google.com... > >> - As one for whom the Informix product line has provided 90% of my > >> ability to feed myself since 1986 ... I hope they [IBM] will recognise > > that Informix has a > >> loyal, highly-skilled base of technicians. I hope that won't all go in > >> the bin. > > > > I think you can rest assured that the interests of Informix technicians will > > be of paramount concern to IBM. > > How so? Is IBM going to be hiring all the Informix technicians whose > interests they are currently displacing? Who do I send my resume to? Are you by any chance American , Ronald? I was trying to be ironic. Well, sarcastic actually.

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Ronald Cole — Fri, 09 Apr 2004 21:22:35 -0700 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

"Captain Pedantic" <theharlequin36@hotmail.com> writes: > "Ronald Cole" <ronald@forte-intl.com> wrote in message > news:m3ptaii107.fsf@yakisoba.forte-intl.com... >> "Captain Pedantic" <theharlequin36@hotmail.com> writes: >> > "Andy Kent" <andykent.bristol1095@virgin.net> wrote in message >> > news:ac5fb36.0404070543.66cbd079@posting.google.com... >> >> - As one for whom the Informix product line has provided 90% of my >> >> ability to feed myself since 1986 ... I hope they [IBM] will recognise >> > that Informix has a >> >> loyal, highly-skilled base of technicians. I hope that won't all go in >> >> the bin. >> > >> > I think you can rest assured that the interests of Informix technicians > will >> > be of paramount concern to IBM. >> >> How so? Is IBM going to be hiring all the Informix technicians whose >> interests they are currently displacing? Who do I send my resume to? > > Are you by any chance American , Ronald? > I was trying to be ironic. Well, sarcastic actually. Damn, so was I... Gotta watch more Benny Hill and work on my smileys, I guess. -- Forte International, P.O. Box 1412, Ridgecrest, CA 93556-1412 Ronald Cole <ronald@forte-intl.com> Phone: (760) 499-9142 President, CEO Fax: (760) 499-9152 My GPG fingerprint: C3AF 4BE9 BEA6 F1C2 B084 4A88 8851 E6C8 69E3 B00B