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Trade show jeopardy (just for fun)

I was discussing with a colleague our recent attendance of trade shows Software 2007, the RedHat Summit and Ca World to name a few. The demonstration of Ingres running on the PS3 seemed to arouse curiosity but you still end up answering similar questions so here are some answers in no particular order:

01. Innovation, fun and because it was there.
02. Yes, we’re still going.
03. No, we’re not CA anymore.
04. No, reports of our death are highly exaggerated.
05. It’s the parent of most database management systems.
06. It’s spelled with one s.
07. Yes, it’s open source.
08. Providing subscription support, services and education.
09. No, we don’t count cores, one socket equals one CPU.
10. Java, .NET, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby.

I’m sure there are many more. Answers and questions on a postcard or a comment :)

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    • clach04

      A few more:

      11. No, Ingres was never owned by IBM
      12. Yes Ingres has database procedures and has had them for at least a decade
      13. Yes Ingres has replication
      14. Yes Ingres has really is cross platform, did you see the PS3?
      15. Yes even VMS
      16. Yes, Report Writer and ABF are still available and they are open source

    • clach04

      A few more:

      11. No, Ingres was never owned by IBM
      12. Yes Ingres has database procedures and has had them for at least a decade
      13. Yes Ingres has replication
      14. Yes Ingres has really is cross platform, did you see the PS3?
      15. Yes even VMS
      16. Yes, Report Writer and ABF are still available and they are open source