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Conference ulysse::rdb_vms_competition

Title:DEC Rdb against the World
Moderator:HERON::GODFRIND
Created:Fri Jun 12 1987
Last Modified:Thu Feb 23 1995
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1348
Total number of notes:5438

628.0. "INGRES Competitive Fact Sheet?" by SUBWAY::JCOLON (No pain, no gain...) Fri Apr 27 1990 00:41

    I know that Michael Booth has generously provided competitve fact
    sheets for the field against SYBASE and ORACLE, but is there one
    for INGRES? I've already looked at NOVA::PM01:[BOOTH.PUBLIC].
    
    Thanks,
    
    	Jose
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628.1Text versions available?ODIXIE::RIDGWAYFlorida NativeTue May 01 1990 22:457
    Thanks to Michael Booth for providing the competitive fact sheets, but
    is it possible to put ASCI text versions out on the net.  Here in the
    field not everyone has postscript printers!
    
    Thanks,
    
    Keith R>
628.2Where is it?OKYAH::VANVURENJohannes van Vuren, London UKWed May 02 1990 16:445
    Where is the Ingres fact sheet??
    Couldnt find it in nova::pm01:[booth.public]
    Does it relate to Ingres v6.2 or V6.3?
    Thanks a lot,
    Johannes
628.3Not YetBANZAI::BOOTHWhat am I?...An Oracle?Wed May 02 1990 19:014
    It isn't there yet. I'm trying to get it together in the next couple of
    weeks. This is more difficult than either Oracle or Sybase.
    
    ---- Michael Booth
628.4Oh, just a peek...SUBWAY::JCOLONNo pain, no gain...Wed May 02 1990 23:4412
    Micheal,
    
    Any way we can get an ASCII preview? I'm in the crucial stages of
    competition with INGRES at Morgan Guarantee in New York. The bank's
    corporate standard for databases is INGRES and they are just beginning
    to consider alternatives for key projects locally. If this opportunity
    flys, Rdb/VMS could unseat INGRES worldwide (in the long run, of
    course).
    
    Thanks,
    
    	Jose
628.5Agree, need amunition against IngresIJSAPL::OLTHOFHenny Olthof @UTO 838-2021Fri May 04 1990 09:3010
    True what has been said, we've been given so many arguments that we can
    use to convince customers NOT to buy Oracle or Sybase that we forget
    about Ingres. Personally I was involved in a number of situations
    where we successfully combatted against Oracle but lost against Ingres.
    
    Its probably hard to find solid arguments against Ingres because it's
    capabilities are superior to those of Oracle but still we should try.
    
    Henny
    
628.6Ready or will be shortly...BANZAI::STEINERSat Jun 02 1990 18:193
    I believe this now exists.  Send mail to CREDIT::THERRIEN.
    
    Jim
628.7It's HeeeereBANZAI::BOOTHWhat am I?...An Oracle?Sat Jun 02 1990 23:108
    The Ingres competitive fact sheet is now in the
    NOVA::PM01:[booth.public] directory. The file name is (creatively)
    Ingres_competitive.ps. Like the others, it is a PostScript file. Sorry,
    but I'll try, that's try, to get these things in ASCI if I get the
    time. There is currently no migration between ASCI and Cricket on the
    MAC where these things are created.
    
    ---- Michael Booth
628.8Now what?MBALDY::LANGSTONRdb Sales Support MercenaryTue Sep 11 1990 04:5310
Now that Michael has left the company, I noticed that his files in 
nova::pm01:[booth.public] have been removed, as well.

Where have the gone?  Is there going to be an official keeper of the competitive
fact sheets, et al?  Gil??

I'd volunteer to do it, but I don't have a Mac.  Hey, that gives me an idea...
Just kidding.

Bruce
628.9Please read replies 736.3 & 736.4FLYPPR::JACKSOND-E-C Spells Teamwork!!!Fri Sep 14 1990 08:081