George,
I think Dawn's emphasis was on survive, and that doesn't necessarily
mean thrive.
To my ears the Rocket business plan for legacy products sounds more
like running a rest home for no longer wanted technology
They keep it alive as long as there is a profit to be made from licence
and
My understanding of the logic of this is that the U2 people are so excited
about it because it will allow them to invest in product development in a
meaningful way. To describe Rocket as a rest home for no longer wanted
technology is very harsh, what they are is an OEM specialist.
A big part of
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My understanding of the logic of this is that the U2 people are so excited
about it because it will allow them to invest in product development in a
meaningful way. To describe Rocket as a rest home for no longer wanted
technology is very harsh, what
One point to consider...
IBM owns tons of databases but they only publicly talk about 1: DB2.
Rocket doesn't own any databases. If they want to be in that market, U2
is 100% of their stake. Nothing is certain, but that is encouraging.
- Chuck
Mecki Foerthmann wrote:
George,
I think
I think time will tell whether they will grow the business or do what
was done with Primos when Peritus just provided support for Prime
Computer customers for several years with old Prime Computer personnel.
Out of curiosity, What is the annual revenue stream for U2? Is it
more than
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George,
I think Dawn's emphasis was on survive, and that doesn't necessarily
mean thrive.
To my ears the Rocket business plan for legacy products sounds more
like running a rest home for no longer wanted technology They keep it
alive as long
September 2009 7:56 AM
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Subject: Re: [U2] GOOD NEWS From Susie
Hard to view this as a positive no matter what spin is put on it.
Smacks of
being a part of Mercedes and then belonging to Joe's garage...
Marketing of U2 (if there is such a thing) just took a serious blow to
the
gut
...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-
boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Mike Randall
Sent: Wednesday, 16 September 2009 7:56 AM
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Subject: Re: [U2] GOOD NEWS From Susie
Hard to view this as a positive no matter what spin is put on it.
Smacks of
being a part of Mercedes
All,
I've been speaking to an executive at Rocket and more calls are
being scheduled. What I've heard so far is vague (legal reasons) but
very upbeat. The next call should contain some genuine news. As I get
it, you will get it and it will be posted on U2UG.org.
- Charles Staying On The
Chuck,
Impress upon Rocket the need for THEM to make a public statement.
It's nice to hear news from you from Susie, and I look forward to
reading whatever you post, but, come on, Rocket! the new owners need to
say something.
Chuck
All,
I've been speaking to an executive at Rocket and
Charles,
Agreed and already asked for... I expect to have something from
their President. As soon as we see it, U2UG.org will feature it.
- Chuck
Charles Stevenson wrote:
Chuck,
Impress upon Rocket the need for THEM to make a public statement.
It's nice to hear news from you from
Personally I view it as a very good sign that they are taking a back seat
and letting the U2 people get their message out to their customers. Sure a
message from the new owners is needed soon but not doing it up front is a
sign that they are interested letting the team get on with the business
, September 16, 2009 3:21 PM
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Personally I view it as a very good sign that they are taking a back seat
and letting the U2 people get their message out to their customers. Sure a
message from the new owners is needed soon but not doing it up front
, September 16, 2009 3:21 PM
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Subject: Re: [U2] GOOD NEWS From Susie
Personally I view it as a very good sign that they are taking a back seat
and letting the U2 people get their message out to their customers. Sure a
message from the new owners is needed soon but not doing it up front
...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-
boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Martin Scholl
Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 4:22 PM
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GOOD NEWS, my ass.
I view this as near catastrophic. Rocket Software, what a bullshit
name.
Just like
I hope you are right.
But what if they are not even interested in selling new seats and are
quite happy to collect licence and support fees without doing any new
development?
After all this is corporate America and acquisitions are not necessarily
made to drive a product forward.
IBM can show
Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 3:21 PM
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Personally I view it as a very good sign that they are taking a back seat
and letting the U2 people get their message out to their customers. Sure a
message from the new owners is needed soon
'It's being so cheerful that keeps me going'
Maybe the world is going to end, but this is an initiative that is fully
supported by Susie and her team, maybe even initiated by them.
You don't buy a business to kill it. There are no assets to strip, all that
matters is getting revenue from new
, who owns it, etc.
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:41:34 +0100
From: mec...@gmx.net
To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org
Subject: Re: [U2] GOOD NEWS From Susie
I hope you are right.
But what if they are not even interested in selling new seats and are
quite happy to collect licence and support
2:34 PM
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Chuck,
Impress upon Rocket the need for THEM to make a public statement.
It's nice to hear news from you from Susie, and I look forward to
reading whatever you post, but, come on, Rocket! the new owners need to
say something.
Chuck
All,
I just got off the phone with Susie Seigesmund. She has assured me
that her entire team has been invited to stay together, Rocket didn't
just buy the software or the customer list or the channel, they are
buying into the people who supported us all along.
More news as I have it.
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[mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Results
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 3:59 PM
To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org
Subject: [U2] GOOD NEWS From Susie
All,
I just got off the phone with Susie Seigesmund. She
: [U2] GOOD NEWS From Susie
Looking at their website, from the number of offices that Rocket has, it
looks like they grant some autonomy to the Product/Groups they purchase.
This could bode well for Susie and her group if they are given more
latitude to do what they need to 'to build a better
From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org
[u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Baker Hughes
[baker.hug...@mouser.com]
Sent: 15 September 2009 11:11 PM
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Subject: Re: [U2] GOOD NEWS From Susie
Looking at their website, from the number
...@listserver.u2ug.org
[mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Results
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 4:59 PM
To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org
Subject: [U2] GOOD NEWS From Susie
All,
I just got off the phone with Susie Seigesmund. She has assured me
that her entire team has been invited
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