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> DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org> wrote:
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>>> · Are there any general trends you see in the database market?
>> Ingres is gone. >> Sybase is marginalized. >> Informix is marginalized. >> DB2 is being marginalized and won't be a serious player in 5-7 years.
>> The above not intended to start a flame war ... just personal >> opinion.
For the forseeable future ... none of the open source databases can meet the requirements of the various governmental regulations around audit and security (SarbOx, PIPEDA, FACTA, Basel II). Nor can they support any of the industrial strength apps (eBS, PeopleSoft, SAP). Until they do they will not be serious contenders.
-- Daniel A. Morgan University of Washington damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond) Puget Sound Oracle Users Group www.psoug.orgReceived on Sun Nov 19 2006 - 12:10:57 CST