Re: What else against 9.0.1

This is a REAL pain for me, as I use 9.0.1 DB and 9.0.2 iAS with iFS. I can not upgrade to a 9.2 DB because it does not work properly with iFS!

I am only using Oracle products and I am stuffed - you have my sympathies!!

ETA "Peter van Rijn" <p.vanrijnRM_at_THISzhew.nl> wrote in message news:<vcmhkjrjejmuf7_at_corp.supernews.com>...
> Dear colleagues!
>
> Last week one of our software vendors has been trying to get the middleware
> product Verastream (WRQ) working with our 9.2.0 (test) database. So far they
> haven't been very successful and they (i.e. WRQ) suddenly decided to change
> their strategy: they don't support 9.2.0 anymore!!
>
> In stead we should use 8.1.7 64-bit (we currently use 81.7. 32-bit) or
> 9.0.1. I don't like the idea at all, both 8.1.7 and 9.0.1 are desupported at
> the end of this year, but some vendors don't think just using a desupported
> Oracle version is a big deal.
>
> So far my arguments against 9.0.1 are the approaching desupport date and
> better reliability of final releases like 9.2.0.
> What I'm looking for are additional arguments against using 9.0.1. Anyone
> any idea?
>
> regards,
> Peter
>
> PS And no, choosing another software vendor is not really a possibility. I
> am not in the position to ban applications just because the Oracle support
> is poor.
Received on Wed May 21 2003 - 12:30:19 CDT