ANd if you have to stay, push for PostgreSQL - out of 3 the closest thing to Oracle. ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Blanchard William Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 2:43 PM To: jhthomp@xxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Oracle out the door Time to polish up your resume... ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Thompson Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 1:40 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Oracle out the door Company I work for just announced that we're going to convert all but 2 of our 89 Oracle databases to either SQL Server, MYSQL, or PostgreSQL. This is due to the high licensing cost. I'm bummed.