On Tuesday 22 January 2002 02:13, you wrote:
> This email references article:
> http://www.idg.net/ec?content_source_id=25&idgnet_page=1&page_id=17
>73&channel_id=1-3921&remote_addr=24%2E181%2E228%2E31&doc_id=790929&s
>ite_id=366&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Enewsforge%2Ecom%2Farticle%2Epl
>%3Fsid%3D02%2F01%2F21%2F2013230&sud=1 which erroneously states that
> Oracle is not available for the Linux platform. It most certainly
> is available for that platform.
>
> The IDG article about Asian acceptance of Linux erroneously stated
> that neither Oracle nor SAP AG was available for Linux. I have
> demonstrated that Oracle is certainly currently available.
>
> Perhaps you should check with SAP, as well.
I did check. According to SAP, they have supported Linux since early
1999. This article contained what appear to be intentional falsehoods
uttered by IDG. All I had to do was surf one web site and inquire of
one sales department. Surely the IDG writer could have done the same.
http://www.sap.com/search/index.asp?ct=international&q1=os&Submit.x=14&Submit.y=9
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