Re: Oracle loses its fingers on the cutting edge

Sean M wrote:

> Niall Litchfield wrote:
> >
> > "Rauf Sarwar" <rsarwar_at_ifsna.com> wrote in message
> > news:c2d690f2.0206272117.17d5fb74_at_posting.google.com...
> > > Devils advocate...
> > > If it wasn't for Oracle, I would have been earning my living using SQL
> > > Server or Sybase etc...(Yikes). So I would say... Don't bite the hand
> > > that feeds you...
> >
> > The trouble is Oracle have made a huge play about the business benefits they
> > have realised by using their own software. I think that if you are going to
> > say how rosy everything in the garden is - it would help if the same old
> > same old didn't keep happening to your suppliers.
>
> I'm not sure this is as bad as Mike made it out to be. Steps 1-10 were
> all just email traffic which had nothing to do with technology, just
> people getting on the same page. Step 11 happened remarkably fast.
> Steps 12-16 were a result of a person (the editor) not understanding the
> process; again, technology isn't to blame. The remaining steps appear
> to be a result of AP not being fulling integrated (yet) into the
> electronic mix. So... all I'm getting at is that, although I
> understand Mike's frustration, you can't blame it all on the
> technology. And I think if you look at Oracle financial results for the
> last 2 years you'll see a remarkable savings in IT spending as a direct
> result of "eating their own dogfood." It's not just a play, it's for
> real. That doesn't mean it's perfect, or that it's even complete. But
> the savings are for real.
>
> Regards,
> Sean M

I agree on one hand ... Oracle is doing what is says and benefiting. I'd like to see a certain one of its competitors live on only its own software. But on the other hand ... there is little or no excuse for snail mail: Especially for Oracle.

Daniel Morgan Received on Fri Jun 28 2002 - 15:06:54 CDT