Re: No future for DB2

Posted in 2005

Mark A — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 17:38:22 -0600 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

"DA Morgan" <damorgan@psoug.org> wrote in message news:1122535579.736040@yasure... > Not the case at all. I'll bet hard dollars that when Oracle > get done fusing Oracle Apps with PeopleSoft ... some of what > will disappear is existing Oracle Apps replaced by superior > PeopleSoft design. > > Informix will be lucky if it gets the respect Oracle has > given to RDB. More likely it will be to IBM what Fox is > to Microsoft. And that is a shame. > -- > Daniel A. Morgan Peoplesoft is already superior to Oracle HR, but Oracle is pushing their HR package over Peoplesoft. IBM has already incorporated many Informix features into DB2 and more are in development. This was the plan from day 1, since the buyout was mostly because of the intellectual capital they got from Informix. There are more and more Informix compatibility syntax commands in the DB2 products, as documented in the manuals.

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DA Morgan — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 18:33:17 -0700 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Mark A wrote: > Peoplesoft is already superior to Oracle HR, but Oracle is pushing their HR > package over Peoplesoft. That is not what is happening in Redwood Shores but thanks for your opinion. I will give it all the consideration it is worth. > There are more and more Informix compatibility syntax commands in the DB2 > products, as documented in the manuals. Leading to the eventual demise of one of the two products eh. -- Daniel A. Morgan http://www.psoug.org damorgan@x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond)

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Mark A — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 21:34:14 -0600 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

"DA Morgan" <damorgan@psoug.org> wrote in message news:1122600765.768696@yasure... > That is not what is happening in Redwood Shores but thanks for your > opinion. I will give it all the consideration it is worth. > > Leading to the eventual demise of one of the two products eh. > -- > Daniel A. Morgan Redwood Shores? I am talking about Oracle sales reps and what they pitching to companies looking for an HR package. I know of one company in San Jose where in the last 30 days Oracle sales people are only offering Oracle as a HR solution, completely pretending like Peoplesoft does not exist. I suspect that is pretty much true across the board. But I have no doubt that Oracle Application Development Lab will steal as much Peoplesoft technology to include on Oracle Apps as they possibly can. But at the moment, Oracle sales reps are only selling Oracle solutions. Yes, I expect the Peoplesoft products to eventually be withdrawn from marketing.