RE: Just to put things in perspective.

I am glad I don't have Oracle's stock... Last time they missed the "prediction"... ;-) > -----Original Message----- > From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:informix-list- > bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Ian Michael Gumby > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 17:06 > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Just to put things in perspective. > > This was taken from el Reg. ;-) > "New software sales rose just 14 per cent year-over-year. Wall Street > hoped > Oracle could push that figure to between 15 per cent and 20 per cent. New > database and middleware licenses rose 9 per cent - a drop from the first > quarter - and new application licenses increased 28 per cent - missing a > 40 > per cent forecast from analysts." > > Now this is regarding Oracle's numbers which were just released. > > Note that Oracle's "database and middleware license rose just 9%. This > missed the "double digit" growth. > > Also note that analysts aren't really interested in specific product > breakdown. What they are interested in is overall growth and segement > breakdown. > > Note that the database and middleware is still Oracle's core business. > Double digit growth there along with a higher growth in net new > application > license would have pleased the analysts. > > IMHO, Oracle is still suffering growing pains. Their purchase of the > accounting apps have definitely > given them a longer term edge. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Visit MSN Holiday Challenge for your chance to win up to $50,000 in > Holiday > cash from MSN today! > http://www.msnholidaychallenge.com/index.aspx?ocid=tagline&locale=en-us > > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list