Re: Who should I buy Oracle software from?

Resellers can lose their "authorization" because of some irregularity, such as failure to comply with the terms of the reseller agreement, poor recordkeeping, accounting foulups, or even outright embezzlement or criminal behavior. Oracle can refuse to do business with anyone it chooses, pretty much. Since software can be ordered/downloaded for free from OTN, anybody with chutzpah can "sell" Oracle software if they dare...

As far as I know, only "authorized" Oracle resellers can sell support contracts. That is something that can not be faked easily...

• Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 8:44 AM

> I have a client that is purchasing additional Oracle db product. The
> company that the client has worked with for several years turns out to be
a
> "not authorized" reseller. This is the first that I have heard of "not
> authorized" Oracle software resellers.
>
> Are there any reasons why one would purchase from an "authorized" vs a
"not
> authorized" reseller?
>
>
> Thx - Don
>
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