RE: Insider #65: Highlights: IIUG Board of 2006 elections,

David - IIUG is NOT the marketing arm/division of IBM, we share successes as
soon as we get them (you have a few of them on the home page). So, if you
manage to have some more, we will add and advertise them...

Jerry - you know how IIUG is organized and you know why we act like that, so
why are you considering/treating us like that?

Really, do you think IIUG should fight IBM because we do not have "Warning:
Dinosaurs crossing." ads?

When you are trying to reach goals, you can do it violently and piss
everyone off or you can play it the gandi-way...

BTW, can anyone send me the picture of the ad?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org
> [mailtowner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Hamilton, Jerry
> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 00:24
> To: informix-list@iiug.org
> Subject: RE: Insider #65: Highlights: IIUG Board of 2006
> elections, Informix
>
> See below for answers to all your questions...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org
> [mailtowner-informix-list@iiug.org]
> On Behalf Of david@smooth1.co.uk
> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 1:03 PM
> To: informix-list@iiug.org
> Subject: Re: Insider #65: Highlights: IIUG Board of 2006
> elections, Informix
>
>
> Well apparently my nomination was 'lost' - the email was not received.
> ---hmmmmm,,,never heard that one before.
>
> So I'm out of the race. Well I'll just have to raise hell in
> public in front of Oracle/MSSQL.
> ---Like there isn't any of that already going on.
>
> So what the fuck is IBM doing about marketing Informix?
> ---Nothing
>
> Why are there no advert in the Financial Times? Oracle do!
> ---That cost too much
>
> No full page Informix spreads in Computer Weekly?
> ---Again, cost too much
>
> Why are the IIUG not publicly kicking IBM over this?
> ---Does, "never bite the hand that feeds you" ring a bell...?
>
> Where are the offical IIUG posting on this? What are they
> doing? Fuck all?
> ---You've asked 3 questions here. 1. Cost too much. 2.
> They are going
> to Rio 3. ok, who do I start with?
>
> Carlton told us about Informix wins (a certain famous networking
> company) but I'm being told to keep quiet?
> ---They told you to keep quiet and you did???
>
> A certain telephone switch manufacturer but again I'm asked
> to keep quiet. Can IIUG chase IBM on this for me?
> And I want to hear the response in public...here.
> ---Cost too much
>
> And the big Euro 2006 (or whatever soccer event). IBM will
> have chips in the ball and players boots and realtime
> tracking all via an IDS database. Where is the publicity that
> IBM beat (who?) to this?
> That was mentioned at the UK Usergroup meeting but we were
> not asked by Michelle to keep quiet about it!
> ---Cost too much
>
> Can the IIUG ask IBM about this? Where is the publicity for IDS?
> ---Cost too much
>
> Don't give me crap about IBM not publishing product
> marketing..what about DB2 that is a product and is being marketed!
> ---It's call a brand
> sending to informix-list
sending to informix-list

"Jean Georges Perrin" <jgp@iiug.org> wrote in message news:dml7sc$qnc$1@news.xmission.com...

> everyone off or you can play it the gandi-way...

that's Gandhi not gandi. Gand in indian language is a slang for derriere.