> > Look to history. How did relational databases supplant CODASYL. Firstly the > biggest fish in the pond IBM had a product and backed the technology to the > hilt. Then there was a sustained and successful campaign initiated by Codd > and Date but grew momentum to differentiate between a proper relational > database and a database that just had a relational veneer.
But the biggest factor was probably that the move to minicomputer architecture created a discontinuity that forced people to consider change. You need to do two things: convince people that the new technology is better (or at least, is cool), and give them a big kick up the backside to get them out of their comfort zone. Michael Kay Saxonica _______________________________________________ [email protected] http://x-query.com/mailman/listinfo/talk
