[comp.misc] ORACLE..BANNER..SCT

stevedc@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Steve D Carter) (06/04/89)

This Posting is a general request for information on:

         SCT (Systems & Computer Technology Corp)
                          BANNER
                       Oracle/Ingres

and  how they apply, well or otherwise, to the problems  of
data processing for University Administrative use.

Background.  The  University  of  Sussex,  in common with a
reasonable  number of other UK Universities is  looking  at
major changes to  its  administrative  data processing.  We
have seen presentations of the BANNER product and have been
impressed with what we've seen.  What we have have not been
able  to  do yet is to study the product in depth,  nor  to
speak with existing users.

So, if you have first hand  experience  of BANNER, or could
point  us to someone who has, then we'd be *very*  grateful
if you could contact the undersigned.

Our studies are not  restricted  to BANNER.  Really what we
are after is a packaged solution (or set of solutions) that
deal with a  university's  administrative  problems and are
based  in  (on?) a machine independent relational  database
product such as Ingres or Oracle,  and which make extensive
use  of  standard  SQL.   Again, if  you  have  first  hand
experience, or could point  us  to someone who has, then we
really  would  be *very* grateful if you could contact  the
undersigned.


Stephen D Carter, Systems Manager, The Administration,
The University of Sussex, Sussex House, Falmer, BRIGHTON, BN1 9RH.  UK
Tel: +44 273 678203 (Direct line). Tel: +44 273 606755 (Switchboard).
Fax: +44 273 678335
JANET : stevedc@uk.ac.sussex.syma   OR  S.Carter@uk.ac.sussex.cluster
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