Dang Bill... you made me spit cola on my keyboard! :-)
"Cautious Optimism".. that's going to be my party line until there's reason
to either build a bridge or jump off one.
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" 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" 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
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 c
er 15, 2009 10:07 PM
To: U2 Users List
Subject: Re: [U2] U2 being sold! {Unclassified}
Well, maybe we'll get Def Leppard to adopt us. Certainly U2 (the band)
never did. (And yes, I'm kidding, though after seeing Joe and the boys
recently I'd welcome the theme song.)
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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 a
Les,
Master of understatement..
I'll be there.
Brian
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[mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Les Hewkin
Sent: 16 September 2009 09:47
To: U2 Users List
Subject: Re: [U2] U2 being sold!
This news s
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[mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Symeon Breen
Sent: 16 September 2009 09:35
To: 'U2 Users List'
Subject: Re: [U2] U2 being sold!
Well what a fine thing to wake up to th
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
Date: 15/09/2009 20:30
Subject:
I have been out of the loop today and was quite surprised at seeing the
news. While I don't have anything to add, it is certainly worth mentioning
yet again, that Susie and her team have done a really great job. I'm sure
another name change is going to create additional challenges, but, Susie and
And we know where they ended up. :-(
Bill
Bob Little said the following on 9/15/2009 7:11 PM:
On Wed, 2009-09-16 at 09:15 +1200, HENDERSON MIKE, MR wrote:
How can anyone take a firm called "Rocket Software" seriously*?
Sorry, but for me it's instant Zero Credibility for a DBMS vendor.
On Wed, 2009-09-16 at 09:15 +1200, HENDERSON MIKE, MR wrote:
> How can anyone take a firm called "Rocket Software" seriously*?
> Sorry, but for me it's instant Zero Credibility for a DBMS vendor.
It'n any worse that "Raining Data"...
Bob Little
UniVerse Developer
Market America
Greensboro N
Well, maybe we'll get Def Leppard to adopt us. Certainly U2 (the band)
never did. (And yes, I'm kidding, though after seeing Joe and the boys
recently I'd welcome the theme song.)
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I, too, wish the best for the U2 team in their move to this new
company. Some of these folks in Denver were part of Unidata, then
Ardent, then Informix, then IBM and now Rocket Software in the span of
13 years or so (not looking it up right now). That is a different way
of changing what company you
ver.u2ug.org
[mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Tony Gravagno
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 5:42 PM
To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org
Subject: Re: [U2] U2 being sold!
All that said, I think Susie Siegesmund and her team have done a
great job within the IBM machine to preserve
> From: Bill Haskett
> Ouch! And we moved over to U2 for the IBM name.
That's not a trivial point. Of the companies who have bought
into U2 or stuck with the databases through their adventuresome
history, I'd say a significant percentage have this platform
rather than an MV competitor's because
I'm in the US and I have to agree you you on the credibility issue. I'm
plenty alarmed by this announcement as is our Management team.
HENDERSON MIKE, MR wrote:
You can indeed say you now have "a Rocket in your Pocket"
And I'm afraid that this rather exactly illustrates the damage to the
prod
You can indeed say you now have "a Rocket in your Pocket"
And I'm afraid that this rather exactly illustrates the damage to the
products' image that will be done, or has already been done, by this
disposal.
How can anyone take a firm called "Rocket Software" seriously*?
Sorry, but for me it's in
Oh man! Management is already grumbing. Here we go again :(
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[mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Dianne
Ackerman
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 2:19 PM
To: U2 List Server
Subject: [U2] U2 being sold
Ouch! And we moved over to U2 for the IBM name. ...and I no longer
use IBM PCs, O/S-2, XT's, ATs, or Thinkpads. :-(
Bill
Dianne Ackerman said the following on 9/15/2009 11:19 AM:
September 15, 2009: IBM has signed an a
September 15, 2009: IBM has signed an agreement to sell the U2 assets to
Rocket Software, a global software development company. Founded in 1990,
Rocket is a provider of OEM software to IBM, HP and other Fortune 500
companies. Rocket's R&D focus has the potential to accelerate the growth
of U2'
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