So I'm poking around the web looking for product reviews for data modeling tools, when I come across this article about Computer Associates and in particular a quote from a certain DBA...
----------------------------------------- Dick Goulet, a database administrator at a U.S.-based maker of electronic components, was even more blunt - and sarcastic. "It couldn't have happened to a nicer company," said Goulet, who used Platinum's Plan Analyzer database administration software until CA's acquisition. Before the buyout, Goulet said, he was paying an annual maintenance fee of $10,000 for 20 copies of the Platinum tool. But after CA bought Platinum in June 1999, he said, CA told him he would have to upgrade immediately to a full Platinum product suite at a cost of $100,000, plus $50,000 per year in maintenance fees. Later, he added, CA said Goulet's firm would have to buy into CA's management and middleware products. That would have cost $5 million to $10 million, Goulet said. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Grabowy, Chris INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
