Conference ulysse::rdb_vms_competition

    Andrew Watson
    Area Field Support Group Europe
    
    Since I work for Field Service rather than SWAS, maybe I'm not the
    obvious person to moderate this conference. But I thought that setting
    it up would make it easier to find information about the competition
    and make it easier to follow Rdb/VMS technical issues in that conference.
                            
    Interested in all aspects of databases, relational and otherwise.
    Also 4GLs.

    Imran Qidwai
    Technical Systems Group, Marlboro
    
    TSG is an engineering group that works under contract for other groups
    in the company. We work both on hardware and software.
    
    My current project will create a product that involves the use of
    databases and database related products.
    
    I am interested in the whole works --  DSRI, Rdb, SQL, CDD,
    DBMS(?),......and what the rest of the world is doing.
    This is as specific as I can get at this time!

    Pat Campbell
    Sales Rep III
    Toledo, OH
    usfhsl::campbell or Pat Campbell @FHO
    Accounts:  Owens-Illinois, Marathon
    
    Interested in Rdb and competing products.  Pushing into MIS environment
    is requiring of me a better understanding of database products,
    and have competed against INGRES (and lost) before.
    
    PC

Arie Blum
SW Spec 
Advisory Unit
Tel-Aviv, Israel.

    I'm very interesting on all the VIA products and think that the notes
files are very useful for getting information, solving problems
and knowing each other...

I agree with Ian Smith about sharing knowledge and Ian is doing this very well
on last years in this notes file and others...

I'm using RDB from the field-test version 1.0 (some years ago...) and very
happy to advice it to many customers in all the markets : commercial, army , 
technical  and government applications.

I'm now working on a very big project for the government , which is a network
application all over the country (it'll consist more than 100 VAX'es) and
they work with all the VIA products and IBM connection products.

    
    Michael Booth
    Principal Software Specialist
    Sales Support
    Winston-Salem, NC
    
    I've been with DEC for 15 months. My background is IBM applications
    (8 years) on mainframes (MVS and XA). I've used IMS and Focus, played
    with DB2, Mark IV, etc. My area of interest is relationalism, 4GL's,
    and a growing interest in CASE technology. I go to outside seminars
    whenever I can, and have local accounts who are running Oracle, Adabas,
    System 1032, and our products. I've beaten Oracle a couple of times.
    We also have a couple of Application Factory sites (that product
    is getting better all the time) as well as a couple of Intouch sites.
    So I get my fingers into all types of pies.

    David Cameron
    Workingset Inc.
    VAX SQL Development
    Nashua, NH
    
    My first job at DEC was with a performance analysis group.  I worked
    on VAX DBMS and a little bit with RDB/VMS.
    
    I then worked in the feild (SWS) and sold many VIA products against strong
    competition from 3rd parties like ORACLE, INGRESS, etc. (over 50%
    win ratio)
    
    Currently work as a developer on the VAX SQL product.
                                     

    Sue Bickford
    Channels Software Marketing
    Marlboro...UPO1-2
    
    I've been in Channels Marketing supporting the VIA products for almost
    3 years.  Our group concentrates on activities that influence Digital's
    resellers, and prospective resellers, to use Digital software platforms
    for building applications that they sell.  The types of accounts
    I deal with are OEMs, CMPs, SCMPs, and distributors.  In getting
    our resellers to use the VIA products as an application platform,
    my activities include: non-disclosure presentations, product overview
    presentations, assisting in sales situations where the local team is
    up against other VAX-based database platforms (especially Ingres
    and Oracle) , special reseller programs, and many other activities. 
    This competitive notes file is just what I need!!
    database platforms (especially Ingres and Oracle)

    Thomas Ng
    Software Consultant,
    New York Financial District

    I have been involved in many sales calls related to OLTP and
    databases.  I have studied products like INTACT, TMX, ORACLE,
    INGRES, and SYBASE.  Of course, I played around with VIA products
    whenever I have a chance.  Before I work in New York, I was
    in ACMS development for about three years.

    - Tom

    
    Larry Timmins (333-6771)
    Financial Solutions Integration Center
    Focus: Workstations, Distributed Applications
    New York Area
    
    "Effective delivery, support and use of distributed software and 
    database technology will be the deciding factor for how successful 
    Digital will be over the next five years."
    
    This comment was made in a internal research meeting at the Gartner
    Group (my previous employer).  In Software Management Strategies,
    at least 30 percent of the group's effort was discussing/researching
    database issues with F200 (F500) clients, independent software vendors,
    and computer manufacturers.  
                                 
    My interests in this conference is to separate the "facts" from
    the "fluff" of Digital's current and future database and application
    development software with respect to the competition.  
    
    In addition, I'm interested in discussing Digital's presentation
    of its products (DSRI, VAX SQL, Rdb, Data Distributor, DTF, VIDA,
    CASE, etc.) in this area, from several points of view (competitive, 
    functional, architectural, etc.) -- if this is more appropriate
    in another conference or offline, please contact me at BMT::TIMMINS
    or 333-6771.  Also, I would be interested in discussing the independent
    software vendors in the IBM (MVS, VM), DEC, Unix, and PC areas.
    
    Thanks, Larry T. 
    

Henrik Olesen
SW Specialist 
SWAS (private district, aarhus unit)
Denmark

mail= COP01::OLESEN  or  OLESEN @DMO

I joined DEC in april 1987 without any prior knowledge about
DEC-products, but with a background of 10 years IBM-experience
(MVS+CICS), of which the last 5 years also was with IDMS/r and
related products from Cullinet. Out of those 5 years, the last
3 was with the danish Cullinet-rep (projects and cust-support,
primarily on big OLTP systems), so if any of you've got tricky
questions on IDMS/r .......

Currently I'm working on a (big) customer project (Rdb/ACMS/TDMS/
Cobol, and later RALLY). Yet, I will also do some advisory on Rdb
and all our other Info-Sys related products, therefore the 
competitive, functional, and architectual aspects of our products
are relevant to me.

I'm interested in all pracital aspects about the usage of 4GL,
the VIA-products, CASE, etc., but with a special emphasis on
"solutions and capability" (I guess it's hard to forget a good
old OLTP background).



As there seems to be a few products out there that can't be
neglected, I find this conference usefull to keep current on
our strong (and less strong) points.

rgds 
Henrik Olesen

    James McKim
    Software Specialist
    SWSE/TSG ( formerly COG )
    Temdata/Rally corporate support
    Merrimack, NH
    
    Before moving to support Teamdata and Rally I was an applications
    programmer for 2.5 years at a small custom software house. I then
    moved to DEC and COG where I initially supported CDD, DTR, DECgraph,
    DECslide, and DECreporter.

    
     Michael Marten    VAXmail HAM::MARTEN
     Software Spec
     SWAS 
     Hamburg, West-Germany
    
    Just interested in all around relational databases, 4GL, distributed
    DB...
    
    I am 1-DEC-year-old with presales activities and now
    more projectactivities in my new unit.
    experiences with TEAMDATA,RALLY,DATA DISTRIBUTOR, RDO ....
    
    No experience with Rdb-VMS_competitions, so I am happy to have the
    notesconference !!
    
    Bye Bye from Hamburg (do you know a typical Hamburg song ??

    Kevin Mackey
    IS Consultant
    Area Operations Group
    Ferney-Voltaire
    France

    I just moved from Dublin (where I was in SWAS for 5.5 years, and
    EDU for a few years before that). While in SWAS I had a lively interest
    in Database products and 4GL's (ours and others).
    
    I have retained my interest and hope for much from this file
    
    See you 'round,
    
    Kevin

    Name : Mike Hudgell
    Func : U.K. Product management 
    Job  : VIA Product Manager     
                
    Hi,
    
    Spent 5 years in SWAS using and supporting (technically and morally)
    all the VIA products. Have spent the last 3 years in I.S. trying
    to encourage the use-what-we-sell principle ... Hmmmmmm !!!

         Name : Barry Needleman 
         Func : System Software Group/Base Product Marketing 
         Job  : New Product Field Readiness-training 
                      
         Since the database is an underlying part of the VAX Information
         Architecture, and that is partly marketed by this group, I have
         a natural interest. 
         
         
         Besides I would be lonesome since so many familiar names are
         here. 
         
         

    Rebecca Laszlo
    Senior Software Specialist
    Southern California Commercial Delivery Unit
    Los Angeles, CA USA
    
    I deliver database consulting at commercial sites. For the past
    15 months I have delivered DBMS consulting at a major TV-motion
    picture studio. Previously, I did presales for the district, supporting
    all VIA products, and database in particular. I actively maintain
    relationships with the local Oracle, Ingres and Focus reps, but
    haven't used these products or Rdb in over a year. I still could
    support them at any time, so I need to keep abreast of any relational
    products. 
    
    Rebecca

    	
    	Carlos D. Santiago (aka "los")
    	Systems Consultant
    	New York ACT
    
    Support databases, transaction processing, worksystems (& iron too!)
    (generally if it ain't networks or office, it's me)
           
    Anxiously awaiting the day when we announce a data/network bus
    (with name service) to be used by TP and worksystem environments.
    Couple that with CASE & DECwindows, and we'd have it made.
    But I'm not picky.
    
    los

Jan Trnka
SW Spec
Technology advisory unit
Diskrete manufacturing market
Zuerich SWITZERLAND

I have been working with RDB since January 87. But I have six years experience
with CINCOM/ULTRA and some other database products.
My interest are Database management systems on the whole, especially
distributed databases, and of course all the DEC-products around as TDA,
SQL, RALLY etc.
Competitive information is also one of my traget interests.

Wendy Caswell
Database Systems Group
{NOVA,QUILL,CREDIT,DEBIT}::CASWELL


I recently joined the DBS group as the Database Languages Product Manager.
Obviously, I am very interested in any competitive situations where Rdb/VMS
wins/loses and for what reasons. Particularly of interest is how RDML and
VAX SQL are holding up against our competitor's offerings.

Any information that can be provided by the people in the field as to the 
pro's and con's of our database languages offering are very much appreciated.

Also, as I am a firm believer in NOT discussing futures in public conferences,
if you are interested in becoming a member of an internal distribution list 
that will be used to solicit and distribute pertinent information etc. on 
future products/offerings, please send me mail.
    

    Kevin Haggerty
    Database Consultant
    GIA Software Services Area Product Support Group
    
    
    Providing pre-sales and specialist support to the GIA Regions in
    Rdb/VMS, VAX DBMS and related products.

               
    Jay Feenan
    Software Engineer
    Nashua, NH (Spitbrook)
    
    Rdb/VMS Background:
    
    I have worked with Rdb/VMS since the second field test of V1.0.
    Formally from the COG group (now SWS/Eng), as well as the supporting
    the product I wrote portions of the V1.0 support course and rewrote
    the entire course in V2.0 and taught a major portion of the software
    specialists out there until accepting the DBMS Project Leader position
    a year ago.  I still follow the product close because of its KODA
    ties to DBMS and the work that goes on around here.
    
    Interests:
    
    In this file, I just want to keep up with the complaints/comments
    of features/performance of both Digital and non-Digital database
    software.  Also I am very interested in understanding more on
    competitors features for database maintenance and monitoring, since
    these are two areas I am currently dealing with heavily.
    

    Helmut Schaeffer
    AZ Fertigungsindustrie
    Frankfurt-Sprendlingen, Germany
    FRA03::SCHAEFFER
    -218
    
    I've been with DEC for 2 1/2 years. I'll be using some VIA-Products
    and ADABAS in a Project.
    
    I'm intersted in the whole works - RDB, CDD, DSRI, DTR ... 
    
   

    name: Hazel Donaldson
    func: SWS - Government Dist
    loc : Santa Clara, Calif
    
    	Since joining Digital 3 years ago I have been involved in delivery
    functions that have involved at times the use and consideration
    of databases.  I have completed one implementation of a DBMS database
    and am working with a group that have just replaced DBMS with Ingres.
    The people in the areas that I work in are just beginning to use
    formal databases and it seems Oracle and Ingres come quickly to
    mind.  I have friends that are currently running a comparision between
    Sybase and SARP(?).  As aside they feel that they are debugging
    the Sybase code for the company.  I hope this file will give me
    a greater technical understanding of the other databases because
    I have a good chance of using them.

    
    Jean-Michel Grosgurin
    Software specialist
    Puteaux-FRANCE
    
    I've already put some entries in this notesfile, but I presume it's
    better if everybody makes his "profile" clear...    

    I've been with DEC for 11 months. My area of interest is databases and 
    4GL's.
    
    I had my first experience with Rdb during the DECUS-FRANCE benchmark in
    MARCH, 1987. In our area the main competitor are Oracle and Ingres, and
    the last version (ie 2.2) od Rdb helped us a lot to be more confident and 
    thus, more agressive...

    I hope, - like everybody does, I think - that the future version of Rdb
    will follow this trend so that we can take the lead and keep it...
	

    NAME   : GLENN SPARKS (SPARKY)
    MAIL   : USHS01::SPARKS
    LOC    : HOUSTON, TX
    POS    : SPECIALIST
    
    I am brand new to DEC this week.  I have little knowledge of DEC'S RDB
    product, some use with DATATRIEVE in DBMS32 environment.  However I do
    have 5 years of heavy ORACLE use, especially with FORMS, including user
    exits, and FORTRAN precompiler.  Linked some FORTRAN reports accessing
    ORACLE and DBMS32 simultaneously.  Also did DBA function on VAX/VMS for
    3 1/2 years. intrested in RDB and associated products.  Maybe I can
    help with some ORACLE questions, validate complaints ect. 
    
    			SPARKY TO YOU
                       
         

    Hi,
    
    My name is Nik Molley.  I am a new employee (1 month) with DEC
    in Cleveland.  I was hired as a database consultant for sales
    support.  I expect I will be using the NOTES capability quite
    often.  Hope to talk to you again. 
    
    Regards,
    Nik.
    

    Name:     Rick Carlotti
    Title:    Principal Sales Support Specialist
    Location: Erie, Pennsylvania
    Mail:     PTOVAX::CARLOTTI or @PTO
    
    I have been with Digital since May of this year.  Before that I
    worked for GE for almost seven years (programmer, analyst, database
    administrator and project leader).  My interests have centered around
    the database/OLTP arena and this will be the area that I will be
    focusing on at Digital.  While I will be primarily targeting the
    DBMS product, I feel it is essential that I stay in touch (if not
    on top of) what is going on in the relational field.  This should
    be an extremely interesting conference for all of us.
    

    Michael Vasicek
    SW-Specialist
    Vienna, Austria
    VNASWS::MICHAELV
    
    I am working as an advisory in the financial and public market.
    Dealing intensively with DBMS since my first DEC-day about 4 years
    ago i was moving smoothely to the relational world during the last
    2 years. Interested in all our VIA products i am looking forward
    to sell o u r products, not the other's.
    Michael

    Patrick Sweeney
    Software Consultant
    New York Area Software Services
    Financial Expertise Center
    NYO dtn 333 6657
    
    General interest in Ada and its advancement as an improved software
    development methodology and support for CASE.
    
    Specific interest in Ada to support financial applications, including
    multi-threaded servers, and OLTP.  Financial industry customers
    _are_ interested in or are using Ada:  Reuters, for example, does
    software development in Ada for all systems that support it.

    Franklin F.Lau
    SWS spec
    PRC Commercial Appl. Group
    Hong Kong
    
    Hi,
    
    ...just want more information from VIA to OLTP..to satisfy our ever
    searching mind.....
    
    mainly involved in pre_sales, support and application for our customers
    in China.
    
    Frank.
    

    
    Ken England
    
    London City District SWAS
    
    PANIC::ENGLAND
    
    Hi,
    
    I provide consultancy and pre-sales to our district on databases,
    4GL and OLTP. I've been around DEC databases for 5 years and used
    to work on ICL's IDMS(X) before that.
    
    Ken

    
    Chris Stottor
    
    City of London SWAS
    
    PANIC::STOTTOR
    
    ====
    I've been with DEC nearly 2 years now, until then I worked for a
    software house which is where I first came across DBMS and so on
    4 or 5 years ago. Also have some experience with ADABAS on VAX.
    Most of my work now is DBMS/ACMS consulatncy, but quite often I
    get involved in pre-sales so I need some info. on the 
    competition !
    

    Matt Jacobs
    Software Consultant
    Software Sales Support
    Syracuse, New York
    
    I just recently started with DEC. I worked previously as a
    project manager for a small software company which developed
    one-of-a-kind systems for the US Air Force.
    
    I interested in design and implementation aspects of traditional
    and non-traditional DBMSs.  I've developed systems built upon ORACLE,
    Ingres, Informix, and SARP.  I'm also interested in Geographic
    Information Systems and spatial data management systems.
    available 

     Domenico Carbone
     SWAS Senior Specialist
     Rome, Italy.

     My main areas of interest are Rdb and 4GLs and their competition. 
     I do a lot of pre-sale work and have developed a few prototypes 
     using Rally/Rdb.

     In the past, before joining DEC, I worked with Fortran, NOMAD2, 
     NATURAL/ADABAS and a little with Informix-sql.

     I'd like to see Rdb/VMS become the #1 relational DBMS.
    

    Neil Johnson
    Principal Software Specialist
    SIS (Software Integration Service)
    Vancouver, Canada
    
    I have been with Digital 10 years and have implemented a number of
    systems using our VIA products.  I have used CINCOM, IMS and other DB's
    and much prefer DBMS and RDB to these other products.  This conference
    has been both enjoyable and very useful to date.  Keep those cards
    and letters coming! 

Dave Wahl
Database Systems Advanced Development
CX01-2/N22

Development of new products aiming at high performance knowledge
base management and use of AI techniques to improve data base
system performance.

    Richard Young
    Prin. SW Spec.
    Dist. South Germany, Munich
    
    
    I've been in the business for about 10 years, and in my 3rd with Digital
    in Munich. My main focus lies on Manufacturing Systems but of course,
    one needs something to "drive" them, so I've specialized in VIA.
    
    I get into many quite a few situations where we're up against 3rd-Party
    vendors such as Oracle or Ingres, ergo, this conference is very
    important for me ! Lately, the distributed-database aspect has been
    an important factor when selling "Systems".
    
    "Read" you,
    Richard

    Paul Krug
    SEO (Seattle)
    (206) 462-2200
    GUIDUK::KRUG
    
    While working for a forest products manufacturing customer in 1984, I
    selected Rdb over Oracle, Ingres, and Ultra.  (I was an old Datatrieve
    user.)  From there, I worked one and a half years for a bank using IBM
    and DB2.  There, I had the privilege to take a course taught by Chris
    Date (on Relational Database -- what else?).  I also did semantic data
    modeling using the "JANUS" tool from DACOM.  Two months ago I joined
    Digital. 
    
    I'm a real fan of the VIA product set, especially Rdb.  I'm also a firm
    believer in the relational model.  Just in the last week I've had the
    occasion to research competitions with Oracle and Adabas.  I'm looking
    forward to participating in this conference. I would be happy to share
    what I know about DB2; we looked closely at its optimizer. 
    
    Stay normal,
    Paul 

    Barry L. Wallis
    Database Consultant, Area Support Group
    Southwest Area
    
    I have just begun following this conference.  I have an interest
    in both our products and our competitors.  I expect this conference
    to prove *very* useful.

    Charles Bryan - SWS - Warrington.
    
    Joined digital in Jan '88 and will be working in the pre-sales VIA
    area. Previous relevant experience includes 2 years pre/post sales
    support with MIMER, a swedish RDB.
    
    Keen to here from anybody working in a similar area and looking
    forward to a spell of oracel(spit) bashing.
    

    Jacqueline Stamatien	SWS	Connecticut District
    
    I deliver PSS.  My last two major projects involved databases (one
    was DBMS, the last one was Rdb/VMS).                            
    
    My main interest is in the area of VIA products and CASE tools.
    
    My current project is for a manufacturing automation application.  
    The customer wants to use a relational dbms, but it has not yet been 
    selected.  The front runners are Rdb/VMS, INGRES, ORACLE, and SYBASE.  
    There are security requirements for the database since the system will 
    contain classified information.  After reading more through this file, 
    I will be posting a note regarding the security and other requirements
    for this project and I will be asking for some advise in the selection
    process.

    
    Jamey Nordby, just on board with the database systems group in CXO.
    My former life was with Software AG (ADABAS, NATURAL, etc.) and
    this life will be the manager of market/competitive analysis for
    DBS. Of particular interest is Oracle, Ingres, Sybase, Tandem, and
    IBM.
    
    Background is primarily IBM based DBMS and associated 4GL tools.
    Have done product marketing, field and customer support, and product
    development.

    
    Sandy Davis
    North East Area, Technology Leadership Group
    Data Base Consultant
    
    Technology Leadership Group is chartered with supporting strategic
    sales into Digital's XFT and DNA accounts in the North East Area.
    My focus is on Digital's data base products.
    
    I have a background in Technical, Marketing and Product Planning
    of both relational (ORACLE) and CODASYL DBMS products as well as
    data distribution products.
    
    

Brendan Goodman,
Senior Software Specialist
Projects Group, Dublin, Ireland

Specialise in Data Base Design. Before joining DEC worked with a Database Design
Consultancy & Hewlett-Packard OEM. Within DEC specialise in VIA products,esp
ACMS & Rdb.
Recently, I was System Designer on a major ACMS/RDB project computerising all
Housing Grants for the Irish Government. Four databases are involved and
the results have been excellent. See new note.
Have developed a 'core' Database Design Methodology which has been used 
successfully on this project. Called Digital Database Design Methodology (DDDM),
it is an easy to use methodology designed to produce WORKING databases with the
most realistic cost/benefit ratio. It is NOT an all bells & whistles 
methodology. It is a manual methodology.
I use the notes as a aid to problem solving, but feel that many problems can be
solved by good design.

    Larry Wakeman
    Sr. Software Generalist
    Sales Support - Western Area Volume District
    
    I am the Database/4GL specialist for the above district.  I have
    been with DEC for over 11 years, starting in Field Service, then
    I got smart and transfered into SWS.

    
    Mike Cornell
    Software Specialist
    Meriden, Ct.
    
    Just started with Digital a few weeks ago and don't know much RDB
    and the other VIA products but am trying to come up to speed.  I
    DO know a little about Ingres and particularly the 4GL (ABF) facility
    and the SQL implementation, having spent the last few years developing
    applications with these tools.  I'd be happy to try to field any
    questions in these areas.

    I thought I should enter a new reply with my current information.
    I am now the Marketing Technical Support Manager for Data Base Systems
    in Nashua. My responsibilities include getting the field people
    the information they need to be successful with our database products.
    I am also the co-moderator of this conference.
    
    ---- Michael Booth (381-1729)

Steve Reliford
Software Consultant
St. Louis, MO

Although I have been with Digital for a year and a half, I still feel like
a new hire...

Job activities with Digital todate:
1.  have evolved around the analyzing of NIA account business problems to
    define specific issues and propose solutions.
2.  include being on loan to a delivery project for seven months assisting
    with VAX DBMS work.

Prior to Digital I worked for Wang Laboratories for 8 years supporting
VS systems in areas of application, network and R-DBMS design and
installation.

As part of a sales support unit ramp up in the area of Database, I will begin
focusing on our VIA products.  I'm looking forward to this assignment.
With what little I know of them, I like what I have learned and think they
will have a great future.

KIRBY WADSWORTH
    OLTP COMPETITIVE ANALYST
    SALES SUPPORT IN MARLBORO, MA
    
    SEVEN ODD YEARS AT TANDEM IN EVERYTHING FROM CUSTOMER ENGINEERING
    TO THIRD PARTY MARKETING. MY JOB IS TO KEEP UP ON THE COMPETITIVE
    OFFERINGS OF TANDEM, STRATUS, AND THE OTHER MINOR OLTP PLAYERS.
    I HAVE SOME GOOD KNOWLEDGE AND INFO ON NONSTOP SQL FROM TANDEM.
    Z 

    Mark Silverberg
    Finance & Admin Business Systems (FABS) Marketing
    NUTMEG::SILVERBERG
    @TTB
    DTN 264-2296
    
    Interested in watching the UNIX/ULTRIX supported products with
    special emphasis on Public Sector (State, Local, Fed govt, Edu)
    requirements.  Will be working with ORACLE to define our future
    relationship in the Financial Applications area.  Please feel to
    contact me with any questions, comments or feedback.
    
    Mark
    

    
    Name : Marc Sybertz
    Job  : SWAS software specialist
    Loc  : Brussels, Belgium
    
    I joined Digital 2 weeks ago.
    I was working for BIM during 4 years (Exclusive SUN Distributor
    for Belgium and Luxembourg, SYBASE distributor, ... !!!).
    My job was the software support and installation of SunOS. So i
    didn't worked directly with SYBASE but I have seen the importance
    that this product took (and takes) on the market during the last
    two years.
    RDB against SYBASE, ORACLE, INGRES, ... a very exiting challenge !!!

    Steve Haydon - SoftWare Spec. III - Richmond, VA RDO office.
    Supporting VIA and OA.  5 years INGRES background in Application
    Development.  Been with DEC 8 months. DTN 372-5203.

    Re: .52
    
    	"... Richmond, VA RDO office."
    
    And to think that many regions don't even have a "VIA office"!
    
    (Sorry, I couldn't resist.)
    
Lew Lasher

    Min-Shih Chen                                           
    CIM::CHEN
    Software Engineer
    SWS/E Manufacturing
    Farmington Hills, Michigan
    DTN  456-5602
    
          I joined DEC approximately a month ago.  Prior to joining
    DEC, I worked for ADP Network Services as the development manager
    for an integrated and VMS/Ultrix/UNIX portable project management
    system based on INGRES.  I also have involved in a few "great" DBMS
    selection processes.
    
          I am interested in keepin up with the DBMS world and would
    like to share some of my experience whenever applicable.

                         -< New Guy.  Wally Willms >-
    
    Wally Willms
    TROA02::WILLMS
    SWS III
    Kitchener, Ontario Canada
    (519) 746-5427
    
    	I joined Digital about a month ago. Prior to Digital I worked
    for Litton Systems Canada for 4 years.  Main functin was programming
    in Fortran with some experince with DEC's DBMS. I also have some
    System Management Experience.  I would like to and need to keep
    in touch with what is happening in the Data Base market.

    Pim Zwaard @UTO
    IJSAPL::ZWAARD
    SWAS datamanagement specialist
    dtn 838-3086 
    Utrecht Holland
    
    I joint DIGITAL just this month and I am just learning how usefull
    this notes files are. Before I joined DIGITAL I worked for BRAINFORCE,
    specialist in INFORMATION MANAGEMENT and DATA MANAGEMENT. I have
    a lot of experience with mainly IBM products as IMS and DB2.

    
    
    Gil Davis @AQO
    South Central Area Sales Support
    oltp/DATABASES
    
    DTN 554-7245
    (505)857-7245
    
    VAX Rdb/VMS Crusader...sword in hand...
    
    

    My name is Peter Ollodart and I work in SWAS in Z�rich Switzerland.
    
    My main duties are to support RDB, Rally, CDD, Cobol Generator,
    etc. 
    
    I spend about 30% of my time doing Pre-sales work and the rest doing
    support and projects. 
    
    I have major problems competeing against Oracle, although lately
    the wind has been changing.
    
    I have worked with RDB and Rally for almost two years now.
    
    Peter

    Bruce Langston
    Senior Software Specialist
    Southern California Commercial District

    With Digital since Jan '89.  Specializing in databases.  5 years
    experience with VAX DBMS, coming up to speed on Rdb/RALLY/TEAMDATA.
    Working pre-sales to educate customers that Rdb is the best!

    My name is Dave Munns and I work in the Center for Migration Services
    in Colorado Springs.  I joined this group in July 1989 with the intention
    of becoming involved in converting various databases and their
    applications to an Rdb environment.  So far, I have assisted in an 
    IMS -> Rdb conversion project.
    
    The Center for Migration Services provides pre-sales support through 
    conversion estimates/actual conversions and conversion tool development.
    We also keep our eyes open for 3rd party conversion tools.  We want to 
    leverage business through hardware/software sales and services.  
    
    Please contact us if you have migration needs !  Our hotline # is 
    719-260-2002, DTN 526-2002.
                               

    My name is Ian Dent and I work in the Central Region Application
    Centre, UK based in Nottingham. My specialities are databases, 4GLs
    and TP. 
    
    Prior to joining Digital (Oct '89) I spent 4 years with Software
    AG in the UK so know a little about Adabas and Natural.
    
    Regards,
    
    Ian

    I am a Software specialist in Winnipeg, Manitoba.  I'm a bit of
    a generalist who has been designated to handle the Oracle griefs
    of a local client who cann't get his Oracle V5.1.22 application
    to work properly under SMP on a 6320.  
   
    I've been with Digital for about 1 1/2 years now.

    Hello !
    
    Based in Winnipeg, I primarily deal with application development,
    and now also in Rdb and 4GL. I do yet have much expertise but I
    am getting getting there. 
    
    
    Jean-Ren�

    How do!

    I am a nuts-n-bolts VAXhacker with experience in many DEC database
    products (Rdb, SQL, RDML, DBMS, DTR, CDD, EDCS II) and other VMS layered
    software and development tools.  I primarily do applications development
    and systems programming.

    I'm currently based in the San Francisco Bay area, but have worked all
    over the U.S. and in some foreign countries.

    I've also had some exposure to non-DEC producs, including a few months
    at INGRES (then Relational Technology) on their Rdb gateway.

    -- mike

    Bob Jackson
    Training & Events Manager
    Database Systems Group
    NOVA::jackson
    dtn 264-2433

    Bhagwant Sandhu @TRC
    District Database Specialist
    TRCA03::SANDHU
    DTN: 637-3604

    I've been working as a Networks Advisory Support Specialist for
    the last 2 years, but now have decided to sell our database 
    technologies ie. I report to the sales organization with the 
    mandate to market Rdb/OLTP.

       Peter Woodrow @UTO
       IJSAPL::WOODROW
       Utrecht, Netherlands
       EIS (SWAS - post sales)

       Interests are anything to do with database and OLTP.

       A little history. I have only been a Digital (Holland) employee
       since  1-Jan-1990, but I was previously a free-lancer through
       Digital for  fifteen months (a large insurance company using
       ACMS/DBMS and the national railroad using Rdb). My background
       contains fathering a database system (DRS) some twenty years ago
       (and on VAX/VMS ten years ago - some remnants may still exist
       within Digital). I am American, but have lived here 3+ years.

Name:  John Brockus
Mail stop:   STO

Location:  St. Louis, MO, USA
DTN:  445-6540
Commercial:  (314)991-6540

Senior Software Specialist
Currently resident at McDonnell Douglas Aircraft (McAir).
Supporting 200+ VAXstations and a CI cluster.

Running (get this) Oracle, Diskeeper, Telesoft Ada, Mentor Case,
the Eigen Utilities, Wollongong...  In short, even though they are
excellent customers, very satisfied with our products, they have bought
third-party versions of everything we sell.  

Mostly due to DEC's policy of being just a few months behind everyone else
to market.  In some of these cases, they are committed by outside forces to use
these products, but mostly it's a case of buying what's on the market
at the time they need it. 

Oracle, of course, was dictated from outside.    

    Kurt Hyde
    Pre-Sales Support
    Oklahoma City
    DTN 487-2279
    OKO01::Hyde or Kurt Hyde @OKO