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To: Austin who wrote (11630)	8/12/1998 9:05:00 AM
From: Lou	Respond to of 14631

Oracle's Hidden Weaknesses by Jesse Berst Full story at: zdnet.com "Oracle is the world's leading maker of industrial-strength database software with roughly 30% of the $7 billion market. It's an imposing edifice from the outside. In reality, five factors are invisibly eating away at its business. 1. Slowing Database Market. 2. Outmoded Business Model. 3. Poor Partnering Skills. 4. I-Hate-Bill Disease. 5. Flawed Vision. And it has competitors like Sybase and Informix that insist on shooting themselves in the foot. Oracle can probably grow for several more years just by gobbling market share away from its bumbling rivals."