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Sent:   Tuesday, April 02, 1996 6:13 PM
To:     Editcorp
Subject:        HP to dump Allbase?
I would expet HP to take a similar tact as to that which they took with Image;
provide a solid, high performance database that will perform for 'most' of their
customers.  Since they can't compete with the likes of Oracle who specializes
in that market, they will probably always lack the most cutting edge of features
available elsewhere.  I would think that with the amount of money they have
spent on its development, and the integration it shares with Image/SQL, that
you shouldn't worry too much about it.  As time goes on, I would think those
two will cosy up next to each other to the point you might not know the
difference!
 
Michael L Gueterman
Easy Does It Technologies
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From:         Mark Bixby <[log in to unmask]>
Organization: Coast Community College District, Costa Mesa, California
Subject:      HP to dump Allbase?
To:           Multiple recipients of list HP3000-L <[log in to unmask]>
 
[ I originally posted this to sigallbase-l about 10 days ago, but didn't get
much of a response. ]
 
A high-level manager here who talks often with HP regarding some development
issues we have with Allbase says that HP is planning to dump Allbase.  Some
other company would take it over to provide maintenance and support to the
existing installed base.
 
We are struggling here with a very ambitious multi-vendor database development
project which promotes much gnashing of teeth and pulling of hair as we try
to cope with the differing feature sets of the various databases.  The manager
which relayed the HP Allbase plans is in charge of this project; he is a very
big fan of Oracle who is pushing hard to see Oracle adopted as our only
supported database.  This pro-Oracle bias needs to be considered when
evaluating the truth of this rumor.
 
Naturally when the manager asked HP to outline these plans in writing, HP
declined.
 
Would anybody like to comment on Allbase's future with HP?
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