| 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 |
Where does the data come from to substantiate our claim to having the
market leading relational database on VMS ?
I was giving a presentation the other day and some bright spark
questioned this assertion. Oracle also claim to have the market
leading db on VMS, surprise,surprise, probably Ingres to !
I knew someone would question this sooner or later, it was just a matter
of time. Is there a definitive reply I can give, what can I say to
sow the seeds of doubt around our competitors claims or should I just
skip the point because nobody really knows ?
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 631.1 | It's Real | CLYPPR::BOOTH | What am I?...An Oracle? | Mon Apr 30 1990 15:39 | 8 |
Computer Intelligence, January, 1990. CI measures an installed base of
about 1700 customers.
If revenue (i.e. price) is used, as by Oracle, then Oracle has the
lead, since obviously they charge well more than we do. Ingres can't
claim the lead at all.
---- Michael Booth
| |||||
| 631.2 | Ever better, we do 40%, Oracle does 25?? | IJSAPL::OLTHOF | Henny Olthof @UTO 838-2021 | Fri May 04 1990 09:37 | 10 |
Even better,
yesterday I attended a seminar on protable SQL (not portable databases)
and the presenter mentioned a marketshare on VMS of 40% for Rdb and 25%
for Oracle in 1988!
Of course, I did not stand up to correct him or ask for the origin of
these figures.
Henny
| |||||