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Home -> Community -> Mailing Lists -> Oracle-L -> RE: Oracle ambushes Peoplesoft with $5.1bn bid
Well,
If Oracle simply adds their methods of releasing patches to PeopleSoft it will
be a win for all of those PeopleSoft administrators out there.
PeopleSoft's patch release and implementation methods are really a pain in the
___.
Dick GouletSenior Oracle DBAOracle Certified 8i DBA
<FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----From: Mogens Nørgaard
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 9:10
PMTo: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject: Re:
Oracle ambushes Peoplesoft with $5.1bn bidIf I may Compare
The Uncomparable for a few seconds, I think there are two possible outcomes - at
least if I look at examples from the database world:1. IBM's purchase of
Informix was only intended to get to the customer base. IBM will try to move
them all to DB2 asap. They have no plan, idea or enthusiasm for another database
in their inventory.2. Oracle's purchase of Rdb is one of the best buys
I've seen in the industry. Ever. They kept the guys with the full bears in the
New England Development Center .They were typically all so old and bitter that
they'd actually - get this - write specs and test stuff before writing and
releasing code. Fantastic. Oracle also kept coming out with new versions of Rdb
with new features, improved this and improved that, and so forth. They still
have a very good relationship with the Rdb customers around the world (like Lego
with about 750 Rdb databases), and slowly the customers will move to
Oracle.This doesn't mean that a merger between People Soft and Oracle
will go well, but at least it's the new thing that we've all been waiting for to
happen so Oracle once again looks interesting and exciting - might even bump up
the share prise a bit.MogensGoulet, Dick wrote:
<FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Raj,
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color=#0000ff size=2>Good point. People Soft does all of their
development work on M$ Sql Server and it's one of their supported
platforms. IBM would have a similar desire since you know that once
People Soft becomes part of Oracle support for non Oracle DB's will die.
Actually according to the press release People Soft will become Oracle
E-Business suite. That's why I characterize this as a whale swallowing
another whale.
Dick GouletSenior Oracle DBAOracle Certified 8i DBA
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size=2>-----Original Message-----From: Jamadagni, Rajendra [<A
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ORACLE-LSubject: RE: Oracle ambushes Peoplesoft with $5.1bn
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I wonder when Micto$oft will step in with a counter offer ...
imagine what will this do to their CRM market share dream ...
Raj <FONT
size=2>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Rajendra dot Jamadagni at nospamespn dot com <FONT size=2>All Views expressed in this email are strictly personal. QOTD: Any clod can have facts, having an opinion is an art !
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