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To: MeDroogies who wrote (13284)	2/27/2000 10:14:00 PM
From: WTSherman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19080

Droog, the exchange needs to have a rather large and fast DB backend. But, I think the question was about the customers/users. They don't need to have any database to use the exchange...

To: MeDroogies who wrote (13284)	2/28/2000 5:33:00 PM
From: Kurt_Ruckus	Respond to of 19080

MeDroogies, of course. I was differentiating between the database (and all the software required for its use) and the actual software built for the exchange. I could be wrong but I see this as different from companies that have bought Oracle Applications in the past and have their own local install. The software and the database already exists now for the exchange (and I'm sure Ford paid a fair amount for it). Now anyone wanting to join the exchange will not be buying Oracle databases and supply chain management software from Oracle to install separately at their company. They'll be paying for the use of the exchange. I think of AutoExchange as an ASP. Like Amazon, the Zshops don't go to Oracle to buy databases and software, they pay Amazon for the use of it's database (Oracle) and software. And I agree with you that I'm sure they will be getting a cut from maintenance and operation of the exchange. K