Re: OT:Is IBM going to be marketing Informix

I can't speak for the civilized world but here in the states 'movement' has at least two meanings. Rob :-P --- Data Goob <datagoob@hotmail.com> wrote: > Well at least they were moving on it. > > :o) > > > > Captain Pedantic wrote: > > "Mark D. Stock" <mdstock@MydasSolutions.com> wrote > in message > > news:ciqg1n$61s$1@news.xmission.com... > > > >>Rob Vorbroker wrote: > >> > >>>I believe that the IIUG did a survey that showed > just > >>>this FACT within weeks of the IBM buyout > announcement. > >>> Hopefully someone at IBM read the results of > that > >>>survey. > >> > >>So only sat in their in-tray for 3 years then. :-O > > > > > > Now you're just being faceitious. What actually > happened was that the > > survey was sent to the External Affiars Executive > (Americas) who passed a > > copy on to the VP of Data Marketing (Americas) > but, also, because she had a > > dotted line to him, the WorldwideChannel manager > (Data). He decided to pass > > it on by completing in triplicate the Market > Intelligence Programme > > Dissemination form, but the intranet form could > not be completed as it > > couldn't be identified how the Internal/External > box should be completed. > > So an internal task force was set up to examine > the question. A year later, > > when the programme details were eventually > completed there was a delay in > > finding the requisite 3 WW Execs, two region > sponsors, and the director of a > > marmalade factory to approve it. Eventually the > report hit of the desk of > > WW VP Data Management Sales, who passed it on to > the WW VP Data Management > > Marketing, who passed it on to the WW .... > > > > You get the idea. > > > > > > ===== Rob Vorbroker Phone: 513/336-8695 Vorbroker Consulting, Inc. Fax: 513/336-6812 www.vorbroker.com robv@vorbroker.com sending to informix-list