John Rymer Quotations

Ultimately it comes down to the market and developers voting with their dollars.

We used to talk about open systems compared to very proprietary systems like the AS/400 where you could only get it from one vendor. It just isn't the same type of discussion any more.

Business logic changes all the time. This is what our clients are struggling with now.

Push is a fact. It exists, ... But it has become just a part of Microsoft's product line.

They may no longer view Red Hat as a reliable partner.

They were up front and straightforward. There is still a lot of work to be done. There are still a lot of things that could go wrong. They have taken on an enormous task.

Iona's business is integration and it always has been, that's what we do.

Before they started acquiring companies, Oracle's E-Business suite was number three behind SAP and PeopleSoft, and if you want to be competitive you cannot be satisfied with number three.

He's trying to send a message to them about the way he expects them to behave. It's sort of a veiled threat.

This is all about control. Oracle will sell you an all-you-can-eat license...then capture the maintenance revenue--which is almost pure profit--and then you got access to the customer for up-selling and all the growth potential.