RE: Oracle on AS/400?

["Gallagher, Debbie" <dgallagher@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

     Sorry, I should have been clearer about the reason for the question.
     
     I am assisting a client with software selection. One of the vendors is 
     well aware that this client has a preference for AS/400. The vendor's 
     software can run with SQL Server on NT (this client is way too big for 
     this to be workable) or can run with Oracle on Unix. 
     
     Since the vendor knows that the client likes AS/400, they have 
     responded to the RFI with a recommendation that the client run their 
     industry-specific software on Oracle on the AS/400. They don't have 
     any client that have done it but say it can certainly be done. I 
     checked out the Oracle and IBM web sites and they say it can be done 
     too, but they don't get specific. 
     
     What I'd like to be able to do for the client is just give them some 
     high level info such as "hey, everyone says it's a piece of cake" or 
     "here are a few good questions for the vendor". They will have to 
     investigate in more detail if the vendor is selected for demo or more.
     
     Debbie Gallagher


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Subject: Re: Oracle on AS/400?
Author:  "eric.delong@pmsi-services.com"
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Date:    6/30/99 10:31 AM


     Debbie,
     I'm not sure why you'd want to run Oracle when you already have DB2 
     FIRMLY and completely integrated into OS400. DB2 is not just a 
     product on the AS400, but rather a necessary part of OS400. Perhaps 
     your vendor has some sort of API to translate Oracle requests into 
     DB2 requests. Sounds pretty squirrly to me.
     
     eric.delong@pmsi-services.com
     
     
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Subject: Oracle on AS/400?
Author:  <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > at INET_WACO 
Date:    6/29/99 9:08 PM
     
     
     I have a vendor telling me that their Oracle based product can run on 
     the AS/400 (although I'm not convinced they've actually done it). So, 
     I checked the Oracle and AS/400 web sites and found I didn't really 
     understand what was involved.
     
     Can anyone help me understand this in general terms? It wouldn't be me 
     that had to make it work, but I'd like to know if it works well or not 
     and what some of the issues are.
     
     TIA, Debbie Gallagher
     
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