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

[Jan-Erik Söderholm]

Den 2021-01-25 kl. 22:45, skrev Dave Froble:
> On 1/25/2021 1:49 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>> On 2021-01-25, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>> On 1/25/2021 1:33 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>>> On 2021-01-25, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>>>> Most likely this announcement has nothing to do with the
>>>>> Oracle DB (Oracle Classic) issue.
>>>>
>>>> I'm reacting (strongly) to the fact that they claim VSI have partnered
>>>> with them to port Rdb users to Postgres(and elsewhere) and I'm asking
>>>> if that's a typo for Oracle Classic.
>>>
>>> It seems very unlikely to be a typo.
>>>
>>> It explicit mentions SQLMOD to be converted and as far as I know that
>>> it only available in Rdb not in Oracle DB (Oracle Classic).
>>>
>>
>> Just trying to keep all possibilities open. Why would VSI work with them
>> to move Rdb customers when there's a confirmed port of Rdb to x86-64 VMS ?
> 
> There is the rather high cost of Rdb licenses ....
> 
> For some, Jan-Erik has pointed out that it's not even pocket change for his 
> customer.
> 

Have I said that? The Oracle Rdb licenses (well, support contract) yearly
cost is equivalent with the value of products packed from the packing
stations supported by this system in less than 2 minutes.

I do not think that is a particularly high cost.