[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

No comments yet please, got an add-on I want close to the original.

[jrewingjr]

And now a word from our sponsor:

"This scandal is brought to you by Oracle, the official software provider to Big Brother."

[CTB999]

If you are buying Database software for running a large business or government operation you have three real choices.

1. Oracle

2. Microsoft SQL-Server

3. IBM-UDB

As generic SQL servers all of these products are nearly identical to each other in function and performance. I can tell you that as a programmer with more than 20 years experience that Oracle and Microsoft SQL-Server are almost identical to each other at the server application level. I work with both Oracle and MS-SQL almost every day.

I don't know exactly what California is getting from Oracle. An interesting question is: how many runtime licenses, how much assistance in application development, and what other software came with the deal? I can tell you that California DMV is a mess and the same is probably true for most other State Services in California that require good follow up like Parole, Courts, Welfare, and the like.

Oracle is a California based company and if Oracle can run the all computer operations across the State for $95M then as a California taxpayer, citizen, home owner, and patriot I would believe that we got a good deal for our money.

Gray Davis and the Democrats are at their worst when they try to use the legislative process to subvert the immutable laws of physics. As a Californian I would like to try giving Oracle a chance at providing a solution.

The Energy crisis in California is not over and if Simon and the Republicans want to get my vote they should be talking about how we are going to keep electricity flowing into those nice computers because all the software in the world will do nothing useful without electricity.

[Political Junkie Too]

Davis' mistake is that he didn't negotiate this deal in the same secret manner as the electricity contracts last year. If he had, this wouldn't be coming out until after the elections.

-PJ

[doug from upland]

Hey, everyone lies about oral sex. Everyone lies about Ora-cle.

[inkling]

"We are working closely with the attorney general and negotiators to try and rescind this contract," Davis said.

First the energy providers, now Oracle. Why would any company sign a contract with this guy?!

[usadave]

"We are cooperating fully," said Davis spokeswoman Hilary McLean.

Translated: "We don't want the hot water that we're in to get any hotter".

[randita]

Canceling contracts will be a tall order according to this article from the SF Chronicle, 5/04:

"It won't be easy or cheap to cancel deal

[RS]

""I had no idea this contract was being negotiated," Davis said. "And I think most of you know, I'm barely on the information on-ramp...."

So Gov Dufus now gets to plead that he is out of touch and too stupid anyway ?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

This article has a CHRONOLOGY of the Oraclegate event!

Thought it might help you get up to speed on the prior happenings!