Re: HP or Sun for Oracle

In article <89B7503.03890015A3.uuout_at_compudata.com>

           barry.roomberg_at_compudata.com "BARRY ROOMBERG" writes:

> -> I don't believe it. Quote from your source. I imagine the doc you
> -> refer to is from Sun. I can show you docs from Sequent where similar
> -> claims are made for the Oracle - Sequent relationship. Doubtless HP
> -> make the same claim. Doubtless Oracle has such an agreement with
> -> many ``primaries''.
>
> Believe it. I was at the Oracle user conference in Philadelphia
> abount 2 years ago when Oracle announced that they moved
> their development platform from VAX to Sun.
>
> I spoke to ORACLE people, not Sun, and they made it quite clear.

If this is really true then I may buy Sun computers in future. But also about two years ago a very senior Sequent employee told me that Sequent was Oracle's devt platform.

Will an Oracle employee comment?

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