[Info-vax] 2009 VMS Bootcamp notice

[David J Dachtera]

"Main, Kerry" wrote:
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com] On
> > Behalf Of DaveG
> > Sent: January 8, 2009 10:01 AM
> > To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
> > Subject: Re: [Info-vax] 2009 VMS Bootcamp notice
> >
> > On Jan 7, 5:53 pm, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spam... at vaxination.ca> wrote:
> > > Asking a question here, not trying to pass judgement.
> > >
> > > What is the feeling about cancellation of the bootcamp ? Is this
> > purely
> > > because they feel not enough people would show up due to economic
> > > circumstances ?
> >
> > I wonder about the cancellation in terms of predicted attendance and/
> > or economic conditions.  AFAIK, they filled the house for all past
> > bootcamps.  Without starting the registration process (which I assume
> > wasn't) how could they possibly know that not enough people would
> > show?  I suspect there are other things going on here.  Just my
> > opinion, FWIW.  Probably not much.
> >
> 
> Fwiw, its not just HP cancelling marketing events.
> 
> Check out:(Jan 09, 2009)
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/09/canceled_it_shows/
> " Update Sun Microsystems has scrapped its industry analyst conference
> held annually in San Francisco, California. It was scheduled for February."
> 
> "Novell last month said it was cancelling its annual BrainShare, scheduled
> for March in Salt Lake City, Utah, saying customers and partners are under
> pressure to cut their costs."

On the other hand, Sun is in deep financial doo-doo, and Novell is all
but a memory - even more so than VMS.

D.J.D.