Jim Wowchuk ([log in to unmask]) wrote: : At 06:10 PM 12/3/95 EET, Esko Lahdensivu wrote: : > That is exactly what HP Marketing is all about. If I were : > a customer looking for a system for serious, reliable : against the non-vendor specific products like Sybase, Oracle and Ingress, : and other vendor specific systems like DEC's RDB, I found HP's 3000 offering : to be the equal if not better in most cases. Okay, I'm biased by my : previous experiences, but I think in a blind feature set comparison it : stands pretty well. [ snip ] : pretty complete. Not surprisingly though, none present at the course (except : myself) had ever heard of IMAGE or the HP3000. Very disappointing. I think that a buyer of a file system/rdbms frequenlty will rank a 3rd party solution higher because often: a) it offers platform independance (read - to those which really count) b) has a larger portfolio of available packages c) considered a tier 1/strategic platform by ISV's d) plenty of people/consultants who know the product -- Nigel Campbell Voice: (613) 738-1338 ext 3016 P.O. Box 9707 Desktop Division FAX: (613) 738-0002 3755 Riverside Dr. Cognos Incorporated MCI: nigel campbell || 3074729 Ottawa, Ontario UUnet: [log in to unmask] CANADA K1G 3Z4