In the same note read this article:

http://update.informationweek.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/hpNU0GTFXz0G6t0DY2x0Encle:

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From: "Ross Morrissey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 11:31 AM
Subject: [U2] Large UV VAR abandons Microsoft SQL Server/.NET Effort


Last week, in their quarterly earnings report, Automobile Dealer Software
manufacturer Reynolds & Reynolds announced they were no longer selling their
RGS product - a replacement of their UV based product written using .NET and
SQL Server.

I've seen several anecdotal accounts of failed MV to SQL projects, but this
has some firm numbers attached.  After almost 2 years, less than 1 percent
of their customer base switched over to the new system, and they wrote off
the development effort for $67 million dollars.

R&R Earnings report: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050721/clth018.html?.v=16

"The company announced the discontinuance of the Reynolds Generations Series
Suite DMS software product, installed in over 70 dealership locations since
its introduction in September 2003. As a result, in its fourth fiscal
quarter ending September 30, 2005, the company will write off about $67
million of capitalized software development. The company is currently
evaluating any other potential impacts of this decision and may recognize
additional costs in the fourth fiscal quarter."
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