from Tony Gravagno > [snip] > PDP now has the sanctions of Microsoft, and it can't hurt to > tell management that you're running Microsoft-approved .NET > communications with your IBM-approved database. > [snip] -- > Tony, > Please can you substantiate the statement "PDP now has the > sanctions of Microsoft"? > > It's not that I doubt your statement, but if I were to do > like you say and "tell management that you're running > Microsoft-approved .NET communications", I'd like to be able > to answer the inevitable 'prove it!' come-back with something > a little more official than 'Tony Gravagno said so' ;-) > > Thanks > Mike --
Since when hasn't "Tony Gravagno said so" been good enough? :) Oh well. I submit the following: From: http://www.rainingdata.com/company/pressroom/whidbey.html "Raining Data offers a powerful solution to extend legacy Pick and Pick-based applications to the .NET Framework." said David Lazar, director in the Developer Platform and Evangelism Division at Microsoft Corp. "We are excited that Raining Data is assisting well-established organizations using Pick databases to extend their applications to take advantage of Visual Studio 'Whidbey.'" From: http://www.rainingdata.com/company/pressroom/landmark.html "Microsoft is pleased that Raining Data and Landmark Healthcare chose Visual Studio .NET and the .NET Framework to build a robust and productive solution," said David Lazar, Director in the Developer and Platform Evangelism Division at Microsoft Corp. "With the help of Raining Data, Landmark Healthcare was able to ultimately improve its business processes." >From Spectrum Magazine, May/June 2004: http://www.intl-spectrum.com/mayjun04mag.html "Raining Data and Microsoft Join Forces": Raining Data recently showcased their Pick Data Provider for .NET product together with Microsoft Corporation, during Spectrum's 2004 Conference and Exhibition. "Through our strategic relationship with Microsoft, the entire Microsoft .NET Framework platform of products and services is now available to the Pick community," said Mario Barrenechea... Raining Data and Microsoft Corp. co-sponsored the MultiValue breakfast the first morning of the Spectrum Exhibition and jointly delivered a keynote address. See this URL for evidence that Raining Data and Microsoft personnel were jointly doing business and technical presentations at Spectrum. http://www.rainingdata.com/news/product/Spectrum2004.html I hope that helps at least confirm the association. Of course the software must prove itself on its own merits. Thanks for keeping me honest. Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] <Ad> Not paid by Raining Data or Microsoft for anything, though I wish it were otherwise since I'm sure they pay people dearly for much less marketing than they've received today for free. Please feel free to inquire with me about PDP sales, support, education, and development services - that's what keeps me alive and chatty in these forums, for better or worse. </Ad> ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
