[comp.databases] Ingres Advantage

bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral) (08/29/90)

Just paged throught the latest issue of Ingres Advantage, and noticed
the many times that the phrase "Ingres - committed to customer satisfaction"
appeared.

Hahahahahahahahaha.

I suppose it's only coincidental that this issue is larded with
that particular hype phrase after Ingres realized it's in big
trouble with users who find the product OK but ABSOLUTELY AND
COMPLETELY DESPISE dealing with the administrative end of the
company and are VERY DISSATISFIED in that respect.  (I know Ingres
realizes it because they created a four-person team to poll users
to try to get a grip on just how immense this problem is and what
to do about it.)

Well, if they can straighten out the mess, I applaud them.  I'm not
holding my breath.

Great product.  Horrendous bureaucracy.

Paul DuBois
dubois@primate.wisc.edu