From CNET.com:
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-893581.html?tag=fd_top
Apparently this guy awarded Oracle a contract without any competitive bids and with little justification.
I know from recent experience at the university where I work that migrating to Oracle databases has caused a lot of trouble with various accounts and PO processing.
This line really jumped out at me:
"The audit revealed that almost a year into the contract the three departments were still figuring out how to pay for the software, and that as of mid-March no state workers were using the product."
Just curious to see if any of you out there had seen/heard about this sort of thing in your areas of CA...
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-893581.html?tag=fd_top
Apparently this guy awarded Oracle a contract without any competitive bids and with little justification.
I know from recent experience at the university where I work that migrating to Oracle databases has caused a lot of trouble with various accounts and PO processing.
This line really jumped out at me:
"The audit revealed that almost a year into the contract the three departments were still figuring out how to pay for the software, and that as of mid-March no state workers were using the product."
Just curious to see if any of you out there had seen/heard about this sort of thing in your areas of CA...