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To: frank doolittle who wrote (8879)	1/20/1998 3:23:00 PM
From: Lou	Respond to of 14631

Repost re: Oracle reducing third party apps support, so post says. Lou, Here is an excerpt of an interesting article from Forrester Research (www.forrester.com). They only provide excerpts to non-subscribers. Many of the people on the thread probably can get access through their employers. I found it interesting that Oracle with their current woes would give any credence to the idea that they support all applications vendors equally unless of course they are Oracles own which they support more equally. Excerpt Packaged Application Strategies Volume Two, Number Eighteen January 5, 1998 ORACLE WATERS DOWN ITS THIRD-PARTY APPS SUPPORT Oracle last November updated its apps strategy for the industrial sector -- covering high-tech, electronics, automotive, aerospace and defense, and general manufacturers. Ray Lane, Oracle?s president of worldwide operations, spoke with us about the vertical strategy, clarifying Oracle's overall approach to what it calls architected best-in-class? multivendor solutions. According to Lane, Oracle's own products take ... End of Excerpt Forrester Research, Inc. 1033 Mass Ave. Camrbidge, MA 02138 617/497-7090 Fax 617/868-0577 www.forrester.com