Re: PRESS:INFORMIX UNVEILS PRODUCT STRATEGY FOR UNIVERSAL SERVER

In article <3142a6b9.238748@194.134.0.82> snieuwen@euronet.nl (Sandor Nieuwenhuijs) writes: >From: snieuwen@euronet.nl (Sandor Nieuwenhuijs) >Subject: Re: PRESS:INFORMIX UNVEILS PRODUCT STRATEGY FOR UNIVERSAL SERVER >Date: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 09:56:58 GMT >On 8 Mar 1996 19:09:06 -0500, jregep@zenacomp.zenacomp.com (John >Regep) wrote: >>Aaron D. Gross (aaron.g@ix.netcom.com) wrote: >>: mew@world.std.com (Michael E Willett) wrote: >> >>: >How might this match up with the new Oracle Universal Server, >>: >also announced in February? >> >>: My understanding is that the Oracle announcement is simply >>: spin-control to keep from losing customers. >> >>Its amazing to me that Customers keep flocking to oracle. So much of >>thier product line is just hearsay. oracle knows that most >>people are satisified 'knowing' that oracle has this-or-that but never >>intend to (or get around to) using it. >If you look at the announcements carefully, you'll see that Informix >is announcing something which will hopefully be available in a year >from now. Oracle is announcing product availability within 90 days >from now. >Sandor I do believe that Oracle just renigged on its promise and will not be delivering its new architecture till 1997. Whereas Informix will be delivering this year. Hmm.... makes you think that Oracle has no clue as to when they will deliver if at all. :-) "nuff said. Michel Behna - mbehna@promus.com AMA #453810 - DoD #1821 - Suzuki Katana 600