Calif. could lose millions in Oracle deal-audit

Reuters ^ | April 17 | Reuters

[Bush2000]

If the deal was illegal, the contract can be invalidated.

[Bush2000]

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[Bush2000]

God knows, Larry Ellison wouldn't break the law, would he? I mean ... he cares ... right?

[fire and forget]

Davis again, no doubt.

Drip ... drip ...

[DallasMike]

So Mr. Larry "Anti-Monopoly" Ellison benefitted from an illegal deal? I'm shocked.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Mmmm, let me guess. Larry Ellison made a nice financial contribution to Gray Davis? That's the only way Davis operates. Sort of like...prostitution, wouldn't you say?

[Chad Fairbanks]

And just how else do you think Oracle has stayed in business for so long, by producing a good database product? AAAAAhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaa

Sorry... ;0)

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Well, I guess that explains all those government workers who keep saying "Wait a minute, I just can't get this computer to work......um, uh, it's slow........."

[Pagey]

I look forward to an Increase in my Cigarette Taxes to pay for this Gaffe............<=======Sarcasm

[Vince Ferrer]

Here's the original article, way back in august:

California let rules slide in Oracle contract

[hitthefan]

I'm suspicious about Ellison but Oracle's overall corporate and employees' contributions are around 4R:1D.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Personally, I'd put some role reversal in that statement... The computer is saying, "I can't get these government workers to work... they're um... slow..."

Tee hee ;0)

[mykej]

First off, it seems that if anybody is crooked in this deal, it's Northrop/Grumman.

Secondly, I'm interested in the point about software that "few state employees need or want." Oracle isn't desktop software, and many people could be using it without even knowing it.

It actually does sound like they got a good deal. They should have followed the rules to get it though.

[Bush2000]

a survey indicated few state workers had interest in using the database software.

They're talking about IT departments throughout the state, not individual workers.

[Rate_Determining_Step]

A-HaHaHaHa!

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[PatrioticAmerican]

A similar situation exists here in Colorado. Oracle has their greedy hands on the nads of our governor and his CIO.

[PatrioticAmerican]

Oh, yeah, the punch line: The state developers do NOT want Oracle! They want SQL Server 2000. Oracle is slow and cumbersome to work with, and each project they do has a budget that Oracle wipes out. Many projects budgets are in the $300,000 or less range, with many in the $30,000 range. The starting price for the usual Oracle configuration is $69,000. The average price range for a similar SQL Server configuration is $4,000 to $12,000.

Bill "Gun Control" Owens, a RINO, has a mandate for all state databases to migrate to Oracle within another four years. Wonder why? Of course, the managers with $4 million Informix installations ain't moving. They gave the Oracle idea the finger.

Another funny thing is that SQL Server doesn’t need an army of DBAs to make it work. As a matter of fact, Microsoft Consulting Services doesn’t do all that much work with the state because there is no need. SQL Server can work without high priced expertise, and Microsoft has many decent partners here to handle the load. Oracle requires an army of expensive developers, and they push them onto the state. Oracle's plan isn't doing so well as the state employees prefer SQL Server.

[BornOnTheFourth]

HEY NOW!!!

We're working hard, in between FReepin', of course!

;-)

[Tuor]

In a highly critical review, a state audit questioned why officials in three state agencies went ahead with the $122.6 million no-bid deal last May when a survey indicated few state workers had interest in using the database software.

They got it because it isn't Microsoft. It doesn't matter that no one uses or wants it, they're going to get it anyway, by God, and they'd better shut up and like it!

Heh. It'd be kind of nice if this came and bit them all in the hieny.

Tuor

[Chad Fairbanks]

And, from a developer's point of view, when it comes to resources such as developer tools and documentation at a decent price, SQL Server wins against Oracle hands down...