Who is CA targeting with Ingres r3?
Tony Gaughan: If you look at the big picture there are probably three key markets for us that align nicely. There is always open source, where MySQL has established a good user base so there is an opportunity for us to play in that market. Then there is the SMB market where there is more of a drive to take cost out of the overall infrastructure and leverage capabilities in a much more economical way and that is typically where SQL Server has played. We think we’ll be competing a lot with SQL Server. The other area where we see an advantage is our ability to scale up to handle large type of applications and that’s clearly another area where we align. I think there are perceptions out there that open source is this free for all where people can do what they want and in reality that’s not the case. MySQL AB has gained most of the attention in the open source community. Why do you see MySQL as a friend rather then a foe? Gaughan: They’re also evangelizing this open source approach. They’re
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