IBM buys Ascential Software (and therefore Datastage)

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Post #198,612 by Meerkat 3/14/05 5:32:46 PM Reply	IBM buys Ascential Software (and therefore Datastage) Probably not a big deal to most folk, but since I do Datastage as part of my day job, it kind of matters to me. DataStage is a proper ETL tool, the kind of thing DTS might one day try and aspire to. [link\|http://www.ascential.com/news/ibm.html\|Ascential Software acquired by IBM]. What does it mean? Maybe the Linux port of DataStage will come along faster now. Either that, or soon it will only run on AIX, and only talk to DB2 and RedBrick :) Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
Post #198,637 by mmoffitt 3/14/05 7:22:29 PM Reply	Thanks for the link. We're just now eval'ing DataStage. Long story, but that'll be the topic of discussion at my shop tomorrow big time. bcnu, Mikem Eine Leute. Eine Welt. Ein F\ufffdhrer. God Bless America.
Post #198,654 by a6l6e6x 3/14/05 8:14:11 PM Reply	It matters to me for different reason. I'm an ASCL stockholder (from Informix days) and the pop in the stock price is welcome. Unfortunately, it only reduces the loss from the time of the original purchase. :) Alex The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell
Post #198,723 by mmoffitt 3/15/05 7:57:45 AM Reply	On second thought. I wonder if IBM will do for Ascential what it has done for Lotus and OS/2. bcnu, Mikem Eine Leute. Eine Welt. Ein F\ufffdhrer. God Bless America.
Post #198,732 by jbrabeck 3/15/05 9:09:20 AM 3/15/05 9:09:48 AM Reply	Lotus. Lotus? Didn't they have a spreadsheet or something? [image\|/forums/images/warning.png\|0\|This is sarcasm...] A good friend will come and bail you out of jail ... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!" Edited by jbrabeck March 15, 2005, 09:09:48 AM EST Expand All History

IBM buys Ascential Software (and therefore Datastage) - (Meerkat) - (4) - March 14, 2005, 05:32:46 PM EST

Thanks for the link. - (mmoffitt) - March 14, 2005, 07:22:29 PM EST

It matters to me for different reason. - (a6l6e6x) - March 14, 2005, 08:14:11 PM EST

On second thought. - (mmoffitt) - (1) - March 15, 2005, 07:57:45 AM EST

Lotus. Lotus? Didn't they have a spreadsheet or something? - (jbrabeck) - March 15, 2005, 09:09:48 AM EST

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