Really? I've heard the same thing. Spent a *lot* of time with 9.x versions a few years ago.
I have a 10.7 system here. It's pretty small, and HR only, but I never do anything with it other than make sure it's up. It's had zero maintenance from an apps perspective since I've been here. ( June 2001 ) Jared "Mercadante, Thomas F" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/26/02 11:12 AM Please respond to ORACLE-L To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: RE: Oracle Wants Users to Hand over Apps Management >From what I understand, the task is daunting keeping a release up to date. They've really built a beast. When you hear people on this list talking about "APPS DBA's", you get the feeling that it is something special. Tom Mercadante Oracle Certified Professional -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 1:14 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Are they implying that Oracle Applications is proving too difficult to administer for many sites? ; ) Regards, Patrice Boivin Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA) -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 11:18 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Management Another publicity blunder by Uncle Larry. -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 8:03 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Oracle Wants Users to Hand over Apps Management Putting muscle behind the outsourcing model of application management, Oracle Corp. said it is starting an international campaign to persuade customers to hand over maintenance of their Oracle software. "We have decided to go in and actively go after our installed base and tell them that this is a better way to [run Oracle applications]," said Jeff Henley, Oracle's chief financial officer, speaking to financial analysts in New York yesterday. "We will put the sales guys on it and invest heavily in capacity." 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