Path: utzoo!censor!becker!geac!jtsv16!uunet!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!mtxinu!sybase!binky!tim
From: tim@binky.sybase.com (Tim Wood)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: Oracle/OCI
Message-ID: <7147@sybase.sybase.com>
Date: 20 Nov 89 18:55:50 GMT
References: <13485@hercules.csl.sri.com> <1285@unify.UUCP>
Sender: news@sybase.sybase.com
Reply-To: tim@binky.UUCP (Tim Wood)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Sybase, Inc.
Lines: 39

In article <1285@unify.UUCP> dgh@unify.UUCP (David Harrington) writes:
>In article <13485@hercules.csl.sri.com> tamaru@csl.sri.com (Ann Tamaru) writes:
>>Does anyone out there still actively use Oracle's OCI (Oracle Call Interface)
>>for their application development?
>>Ann Tamaru
>
>Why not try Accell/SQL from Unify?  [...]
>
>Accell/SQL is the leading (IMHO) Unix 4GL and application generator. [...]
>
>I think Accell/SQL would be a much better decision than OCI or Pro*C [...]
>
>David Harrington
>Director,
>Accell Development

I tried to e-mail this reply, but it bounced.  (DH- would you include a
bang-path in your .signature? Not everyone can resolve the @unify.UUCP)

The commercial tone of your posting is not appropriate to comp.databases.
It would be better suited to comp.newprod or one of the biz. groups.
Comp.databases is a technical forum, not intended for product announcements
or marketing.  

IMO, your message would be more relevant if you turned it around: 
demonstrate why the features are technically superior,
then mention that Accell has them.  If you can convince me that
your product does intelligent things, I'd be more disposed
to it than if you start off saying "buy this because ... I'm the 
development director and I like it."  At least I'd understand what it
does that brands X and Z don't.  And I'd be better able to evaluate up
front whether the product is compatible with my application.
-TW


Sybase, Inc. / 6475 Christie Ave. / Emeryville, CA / 94608	  415-596-3500
tim@sybase.com          {pacbell,pyramid,sun,{uunet,ucbvax}!mtxinu}!sybase!tim
		This message is solely my personal opinion.
		It is not a representation of Sybase, Inc.  OK.