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To: t2 who wrote (18689)3/24/1999 3:04:00 AM
From: ed  Respond to of 74651
 
Ha!, look at COMS ( 3COMS), stock price will shot to $30 in short time, a 25% gain
in no time. Target , $45 to $50 in three months.



To: t2 who wrote (18689)3/24/1999 4:02:00 AM
From: RTev  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74651
 
Interesting turn: In the battle for SQL supremacy, the folks who developed the standard have actually managed to take the market lead (or, perhaps, "prequel is sequel"):

IBM climbs to top of database market
zdnet.com

"Strong performance from IBM's System 390 and AS/400 along with dramatic growth for DB2 on Unix and Windows NT allowed IBM to recapture the market lead, ...

"While Oracle slipped to the No. 2 position in the overall market, the company continues to lead the relational database management systems segment, as well as leading on the Unix and Windows NT platforms,'' she said.

Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT), which shipped its SQL Server 7.0 database late last year, grew from 9.9 percent to 10.2 percent market share, Dataquest said.