" It doesn't look like a place that products go to die, but a place they go to survive."
Dawn, that's a great desciption George On 16/09/2009 15:41, "Dawn Wolthuis" <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, I read that too, along with seeing IMS mentioned on their site. > It doesn't look like a place that products go to die, but a place they > go to survive. It will be interesting to see if U2 can thrive under > this structure rather than just survive. That was hard for them to do > within IBM, so this could be positive, but it is easier for me to put > a positive spin on it as someone without a huge stake in U2 these > days. --dawn > > On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 6:46 AM, Mecki Foerthmann <[email protected]> wrote: >> From the Rocket website: >> >> Legacy Product Support >> In addition to new OEM software ventures, Rocket engages in maintenance and >> support contracts for existing products to assure long term support for key >> legacy markets. Legacy product support can often represent a distraction to >> OEM players that are striving to achieve market dominance in new segments, >> or simply trying to control costs. Rocket takes complete ownership of the >> legacy product, from maintenance releases to customer service, ensuring that >> there is no interruption in service for the end customers. >> >> I guess that says it all >> >> >> Symeon Breen wrote: >>> >>> Well what a fine thing to wake up to this morning, I agree with many >>> statements here - the IBM name gave it a lot of credibility, tho I >>> persisted >>> with u2 because of (in my opinion) superior functionality compared to >>> other >>> mv databases. The IBM name was even something i could hide behind when >>> asked >>> what database do you run on, (you can see them expecting oracle or sql >>> server) and i just say IBM, that was fine. Rocket ? never heard of them >>> personally - i will have to do some research, it would be interesting to >>> know their structure in terms of funding to purchase u2, what they see is >>> in >>> it for them, how they managed other acquisitions etc. Good to see the >>> management team are still in place, it gives a continuity, as to will they >>> be more successful in driving through what they want to achieve with the >>> rocket board remains to be seen tho ... >>> >>> >>> >>> Symeon. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> U2-Users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> U2-Users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users >> > > _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
