Re: Need Comparisons of Oracle 7 and Sybase 10

In article <gwa.20.000BA4FD_at_cis.ml.com>, gwa_at_cis.ml.com (george anderson) wrote:

>
> 1) PC Magazine compared Oracle to SYBASE Version 4.2 which is very old code
>
> 2) What does PC Week know about database anyway???
>
 

> >>>The best recent comparison between Oracle and Sybase (I don't
 remember if it
> >is >>System 10) is in PC Magazine this month. Needles to say, Oracle
 came out
> >PC >>Magazine Editors Choice for the second year in a row...
> >>>
> >>>I know I am not very objective about this, but I would also look into the
> >>>Sybase 10 bashing that has been going on for the last few months in
 PC Week, et
> >>>al. Financial analysts downgraded Sybase stock to hold from buy after
 learning
> >>>that Sybase 10 had "fundamental problems with the kernel
 architecture" when it
> >>>came to parallel processing (SMP & MPP) systems; as you added more
 processors,
> >>>Sybase 10 actually performed WORSE!

I would tend to agree with George Anderson. I read that PC week article and I must say from the looks of it, the comparison was biased.

You cant compare Apples with Oranges.
8-)

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