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To: Eric who wrote (7159)	5/20/1998 3:33:00 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Respond to of 19080

Eric, I said its a commodity as a base platform for the apps. That means if you are a baan shop, and you have orcl as a dbms, vs. ifmx you see no real difference as a user - the apps vendors do this intentionally. Of course your IS shop probably has a preference, but my guess is thats largely cost driven. Otoh if you are a shop that uses a dbms to develop some unique core technology product (vs. just run a big app), then you are more likely to see some differentiation. You might choose orcl 8 on the basis of its multimedia capabilities or tools etc. Cost will be less of a factor. Michelle