robinson@durham.med.unc.edu (Gerard A. Robinson) (09/22/90)
In article <4435@avocado20.UUCP> palat@motcid.UUCP (Mohan Palat) writes: > > >From: hallman@ingres.com (David Hallman) > > > >No Way! > > > >The following quotes from Sandra Kurtzig emphasizes the ASK commitment. > > > >September 18, 1990 > > ... (deleted quotes) > >is completed, and that we intend to continue to build the Ingres business..." > > That's what they all say just after an acquisition, although that's > ... (deleted text) > > I can see the scenerio - ASK will try to impose their corporate > culture on Ingres, many key developers will get frustrated and > switch companies, Ingres will steadily lose the market share, > (etc ...) > > M. Palat I certainly hope that that is not the case. My best information from inside INGRES actually reports significant respect from Sandra Kurtzig for at least one of INGRES' key (and long-time) development personnel. INGRES' strengths are in their front-end tools and their technical support. (The jury is still out on their server technology.) I could see the market changing enough such that server development for many companies is no longer a viable business proposition, but that would reflect upon ASK's acquisition. How about some fun :-) A while back, in this group, Dr. Stonebraker made the statement that database servers will be so plentiful that they'll be a-dime-a-dozen. I disagree, I think that *GOOD* db servers (i.e. rock-solid reliability with fast response time) will be so rare, that THEY'LL decide the marketplace. (Actually, most users will compromise on the speed, if that's what's needed to get the rock-solidity.) What do you think? Is this worth discussion? Thanks ... Gerard Robinson, UNC-CH Medical School Information Systems