[Info-vax] [From VSI website] VSI Announces a Strategic Partnership with Sector 7

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 1/25/2021 8:27 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> It looks like VSI are trying to sell the lack of access to Oracle
> Classic as an opportunity to modernise your applications. I wonder
> if the lack of Oracle Classic is hurting some VMS customers more
> than it initially appears.
> 
> Incomprehensible marketing waffle here:
> 
> https://vmssoftware.com/about/news/2021-01-11-sector7-partnership/
> 
> VSI should have just posted the email announcement - it was much
> more readable.

Is it related to the Oracle Classic issue?

The timing could certainly indicate so.

But:
* my understanding is that the previous communication
   pushed "SQL Relay" while this push Sector7
* As I read the Sector7 front web page, then they got
   solutions for Rdb and RMS index-sequential files but not
   Oracle DB (Oracle Classic)

And:

https://sector7.com/

says:

<quote>
VMS Software Inc and Sector7 Strategic Partnership

VMSsoftware and Sector7 have partnered to help VMS / OpenVMS developers 
migrate Oracle Rdb to Postgres or Oracle databases hosted on VMS or 
Linux servers.  SQLMOD is converted to native Embedded SQL in C (ECPG or 
Pro*C) and CDD is converted to Sector7 Vx/CDD with include files 
generated for C, COBOL, PASCAL, FORTRAN, DEC FORMS.
</quote>

which creates even more confusion.

WTF does "migrate Oracle Rdb to Postgres or Oracle databases hosted on
VMS or Linux servers" mean?

PostgreSQL does not run on VMS and soon Pracle DB (Oracle Classic) will
not run on VMS. Rdb is running on VMS but they talk about migrating
off Rdb.

I am confused!!

Arne