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

Simon Clubley clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP
Mon Jan 25 09:09:37 EST 2021


On 2021-01-25, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
> 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

The SQL Relay was only one of the multiple options presented in the
email announcement.

> * 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>
>

Rdb ???? !!!! ????

If that's a mistake in the announcement, it needs fixing PDQ!

If that's genuine, then what's going on the Rdb port to x86-64 VMS ????

> 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!!
>

Welcome to VSI marketing. :-( :-(

That Rdb comment needs clarifying or fixing PDQ!!!

BTW, am I the only one who finds that font on the Sector 7 website
hard to read ? It copies as lowercase but renders as smaller uppercase
characters for me.

Simon.

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