Re: ORACLE ... the best???

In article <330854FC.58E2_at_cuslm.ca> MNadeau_at_cuslm.ca writes:
>Hi,
>
> We are examining two differents solutions for our University
>administratives needs. One that runs on ORACLE and the other one on
>UniData.
>
> The vendor of one of the solution maintain that the reason that they
>offer a superior product, it's because they use the ORACLE database.
>It's representative goes on telling us that ORACLE is the best because
>they own 45% of the RDMS market. I remember that in the 70's, you could
>say the same thing about "Big Blue" owning 95% of the financial
>institutions market. The reason was not because they we're good, it's
>because they we're there first!!! A lot of them still uses IBM because
>they want to protect there investment.

Actually, many places are still big blue because mainframes are the most appropriate for what they are doing. On the other hand, many of the more progressive shops like Wells Fargo (whom I otherwise detest, and just pulled completely out of personally, after 20 years of being a faithful customer) are Oracle.

>
> Do anyone have information comparing the UniData RDMS to
>Oracle's, or the real reasons why ORACLE is such a great product.

Personally, I think Rdb is better technically, but the main reason to go to Oracle is its popularity. There is a large talent pool (although, not large enough, Oracle almost being a victim of its own popularity) available, and Oracle itself is financially sound (its well-known gamesmanship with its own books notwithstanding).

Uniwhat?

This question would be better asked in comp.databases.oracle.misc, as comp.databases.oracle is a defunct group.

>
>Thank you very much for your help,
>
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>Michel N. NADEAU
>Universite de Moncton, campus d'Edmundston
>165, boulevard Hebert
>Edmundston, N.-B. (Canada)
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