Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Vantive Corporation -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Clam Clam who wrote (1393)	12/12/1997 4:32:00 PM
From: Konehead	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3033

Clam, Thanks for 'grats! I don't have a good take right now on the general morale at the Big O. IMO the stock price is not going to materially affect the compensation of the rank & file sales reps, developers, etc., because the stock purchase plan is only something like 10% of salary, and in any case volatility actually benefits the ESPP participants because of the way the plan is structured. So I don't see reps jumping to VNTV as a result (as TD speculated). The really important thing is the ORCL retains the big guys, i.e. Lane & Henley, and lets Lane manage a lot more of the company, e.g. the applications business (in my own opinion).