Re: Does Oracle and OpenVMS VAX have a future???

From: Craig <worf_at_hunterlink.net.au>
Date: 1997/05/19
Message-ID: <5lp1ha$t4n_at_ghostgum.hunterlink.net.au>#1/1


[Quoted] Oracle 7.3 on VMS. We have not heard of this in Australia. Is Oracle 7.3 available on VMS somewhere else ?
 Mike Towery wrote in article <01bc5f47$eee17140$05044f0c_at_towerym-home>...
>I went to the same conference. The general opinion was that RDB and VMS
>were not platforms of the future. Although, I did not here anyone from
>Oracle directly say this.
>
>Douglas Scott <dsscott_at_gte.net> wrote in article
><5kljdd$knc$1_at_news10.gte.net>...
>>
>> My DBA just got back from IOUW in Dallas and most of the people he
>> talked to did not see much of a future for OpenVMS VAX and Oracle. I
>> know that it took Oracle quite a long time to upgrade the RDBMS to 7.3
>> and 8.x is coming out soon. I would like to know if other people think
>> that Oracle on OpenVMS VAX is a dead end platform.
>> --
>>
>> Douglas Scott
>> dsscott_at_gte.net
>>
>> Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit
>> there. -- Will Rogers
>>
>
Received on Mon May 19 1997 - 00:00:00 CEST

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