Um, I think IBM calls this an os/400... Face it. If IBM is smart, they won't reinvent the wheel with UniVerse or UniData, they will provide a set of tools that will extract the application and host it on os/400, DB/2 or something else that they have put bucket loads of cash into over the years.
Don Kibbey Financial Systems Manager Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/20/04 05:48AM >>> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Mack Sent: 20 May 2004 00:55 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [U2] IBM positioning Linux against Microsoft I agree with Tony on this. IBM has a real chance with UniVerse to take market share from Microsoft in the mid sized, small business database bracket. UniVerse is easier to setup and maintain. With redback it has solid functionality for the web side of things and it will run on anything. Just the ticket for a very cost aware small business that may be building it's LAN out of bits and pieces. I hope IBM goes for it. So do I! All that U2 needs is a GUI interface, a GUI based language that instinctively recognises and handles multivalues and subvalues, a really good reports generator, a reputation that it's the next Oracle, endless accreditation schemes and training courses leading to qualifications that ensure vastly swollen pay packets, thousands of consultants and IT managers throughout the world who learnt U2 in college pontificating in its favour and selecting it as the choix du jour, massive acceptance by a docile public and vast numbers of shiny-suited sales people using the phrases 'post relational', 'ROI, 'blue sky metaconceptualisations', etc. Put that in place, and U2'll kill 'em stone dead... ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.u2ug.org/listinfo/u2-users ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.u2ug.org/listinfo/u2-users
