Dawn, Speaking of jBASE, you don't need RD's .NET provider with jBASE, as you can connect to it natively.
It shows how much RD knows about their competitor's products though, when they are offering jBASE users the opportunity to trade-in their jBASE seats for D3 seats, just for the privilege of being able to use the .NET provider to do something they can do already without it ! Regards, Mike -----Original Message----- From: Dawn M. Wolthuis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 4:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [U2] .Net Provider for Unidata or Universe I understand your concern about RD, but I think the recommendation of the RD .NET solution is a valid one, even if not the only possibility on the horizon. I don't think Mr. Gravagno makes any dollars on sales of the RD product, but if he does, then you have a valid complaint and he should put [AD] in the subject line. While Raining Data is a competitor of IBM U2 on the one hand (with D3), it is also a company that provides viable third party solutions for U2 customers. Encouraging third-parties who write tools for the U2 environment, as well as VARs who write applications, is all good for the U2 community of developers. Even if I were waiting for IBM's .NET solution, I would welcome RD's because it is already out there and working, so IBM has a mark to hit. Competing solutions will help us, I would think. Additionally, I'm guessing (but could be wrong) that RD has an easier time having a good relationship with Microsoft than IBM does, even if IBM can put more resources toward a solution. If another third party provided the same solution for U2 customers that RD currently does, would you have this same reaction or is it because RD (by whatever name) is a long time competitor of the U2 databases? (UniData and UniVerse used to be competitors too ;-) If there were a conference where all U2 customers, VARs, and third-parties were present, there would be many competitors in the room (jBASE, onGroup, and Raining Data, for example) and the more of that there is, the healthier our branch of the industry is, I would think. Just my .02. Cheers! --dawn Dawn M. Wolthuis Tincat Group, Inc. www.tincat-group.com Take and give some delight today. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-u2- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George Smith > Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 5:16 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [U2] .Net Provider for Unidata or Universe > > As I have told you before I am not interested in Raining Data and I for > one > wish you would stop your touting. > > George R Smith > Programmer/Analyst > 479.684.3382 direct > 479.684.3403 fax > www.budgetext.com ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
