Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!oliveb!amdahl!rtech!ingres!hallman From: hallman@ingres.com (David Hallman) Newsgroups: comp.databases Subject: Re: Ingres acquisition by ASK Computers Keywords: ASK Ingres acquisition Message-ID: <1990Sep18.204023.19271@ingres.Ingres.COM> Date: 18 Sep 90 20:40:23 GMT References: Reply-To: hallman@Ingres.COM (David Hallman) Distribution: comp Organization: Ingres Corporation, Alameda CA 94501 Lines: 29 In article hargrove@bee.corp.sgi.com (Mark Hargrove) writes: >I'm a bit surprised to see several days without a peep in this >group about the recent, rather surprising, acquisition of Ingres >by ASK Computers. What do you folks think about this? In hindsight, >there were several clues that this was impending, but it certainly >caught us by surprise -- and we're a long time ASK customer. Is >this the beginning of the end of Ingres as a major database player? No Way! The following quotes from Sandra Kurtzig emphasizes the ASK commitment. September 18, 1990 "ASK offered to purchase Ingres because [ASK] believes strongly in the business potential for [Ingres] products as a standalone business..." "[Ingres'] Customers and prospects should understand and believe that we at ASK are committed to continuing to support them, once the acquisition is completed, and that we intend to continue to build the Ingres business..." -- Ingres Corporation | Dave Hallman (hallman@ingres.com) | Strategic/OEM Support (SOS)