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@summersault.com>
> To: Gavin Sherry <swm@alcove.com.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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