I don't recall there EVER being 5,000 people at a Spectrum conference (not that I have been to many) - and based on the previous 2 years that I have attended, 500 sounds like an increase.
By definition a fad is also relatively short lived .... to even make reference to 5 years ago indicates that this is not the case - and the first International Spectrum I went to was 1992 ?, so I think that for a 'fast paced' arena like technology, multi-valued is not a 'fad' ..... though the growth rate could always be better :-) Ross Ferris Stamina Software Visage an Evolution in Software Development >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-u2- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Ritchie >Sent: Thursday, 6 May 2004 8:50 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [U2] MV Fad > >And this month's Larry Ellison claim is ????? Well it will be coming in the >next version, or the one after that, or at least some one has an email >about it. If they didn't invent the term "vaporware" for Oracle they really >should have. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jeremy Adell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, 6 May 2004 4:35 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [U2] MV Fad > > >Stiletos? Pink shoes? i can definitely see what these two have in common >with a database:) >I've heard that PICK programmers are too arrogant to recognize a >threat...maybe that is why their database is losing to Oracle?:) Of course >now I will be labelled a heretic by the 12th century Catholic Church of >database programmers, but really, look at those who designed the pick >systems. > >To last at anything, you have to be realistic about your threats and >weaknesses. Look at a legacy Oracle system with required database standards >built in and compare it to a PICK db with no standards and 20 years of >maintenance. >At the PICK convention in Vegas this year, maybe 500 people showed up. I >heard 5 years ago there more like 5,000. Sound like a fad anyone? >Maybe IBM can fix it. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.677 / Virus Database: 439 - Release Date: 4/05/2004 ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.u2ug.org/listinfo/u2-users
