Re: Quote for 'featured user' box and testimonial

Hi Gavin,

For the front page quote, is shortening Mark's short version even
further ok? Something like:

"My firm chose PostgreSQL to replace a legacy Oracle system on a
national high-traffic database driven website. Choosing PostgreSQL has
paid off for us and our client, and it is our database of choice for web
application development."

I think it flows better and doesn't sound over-technical. What do you
reckon?

Regards and best wishes,

Justin Clift

Gavin Sherry wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I contacted Mark and asked for a quote (see below). I liked this one
> because he moved off Oracle and had such a positive experience with
> PostgreSQL.
>
> Omar: can we make the featured user box on the front page rotate. I know
> that the actual pages we see are static but that's okay. Perhaps we could
> re-generate the front page every x minutes.
>
> Also, I'll start putting together a testimonials page too.
>
> Gavin
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 10:58:21 -0500
> From: Mark Stosberg <mark(at)summersault(dot)com>
> To: Gavin Sherry <swm(at)alcove(dot)com(dot)au>
> Subject: Stosberg / Summersault / 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com quote for you
>
> Gavin,
>
> I have some quotes for you now. The options vary in length to give you
> more flexibility.
>
> Let me know if I can be of further assistance.
>
> Mark
>
> Long version:
> -------------
> "Summersault LLC was contracted to enhance the busy website
> 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com. The legacy system used an Oracle/tcl
> infrastructure, but we felt using PostgreSQL and Perl was a better
> choice going forward. We researched the relative benefits of Oracle,
> MySQL, Microsoft Access and PostgreSQL and the client was satisfied that
> PostgreSQL was the most suitable database.
>
> Using PostgreSQL and Perl, we managed to greatly enhance the site
> whilst reducing the size of the code base significantly -- so now its
> easier to maintain and much less complex.
>
> Choosing PostgreSQL has paid off. It is fast, reliable, stable."
>
>
> Short version:
> ---------------
> "My firm chose PostgreSQL to replace a legacy Oracle system on a national
> high-traffic database driven website. We were able to add features,
> shrink the codeline, and increase speed. Choosing PostgreSQL has paid off
> for us and our client, and it is our database of choice for web
> application development."
>
> Still 50 words, but a little more concise. You could even leave off the
> stuff after "our client".
>
>
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