On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Pavel Cisar <pcisar@...> wrote:

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>
> Hi,
>
> saldanhadeepak napsal(a):
> >
> > My name is Deepak Saldanha and I'm with City University London, in
> > the Technology Transfer department. I'm writing to you because two
> > of our researchers have developed what we believe is a breakthrough
> > patented product that will increase the reliability of the Firebird
> > database by an order of magnitude, reduce database errors and
> > significantly reduce your system downtime from database shutdowns and
> > startups. This technology is highly scalable and can also be used
> > with a wide variety of databases. We are actively seeking
> > applications for this technology.
> >
> > Does this sound like something that you might be interested in
> > discussing further?
> >
> > I look forward to hearing back from you.
>
> This is a bold claim, and if true it's certainly interesting. However,
> without *any* information what your technology does (basic mechanics, no
> implementation details are necessary) it's just a bold claim as it's
> impossible to judge whether it's genuine innovation or just hoax. It's
> also not clear what you're seeking, business partner to cash on your
> invention or a way to contribute it into Firebird codebase. If you're
> looking for business partner, then you should consider to contact Paul
> Beach at IBPhoenix (see
> http://www.ibphoenix.com/main.nfs?a=ibphoenix&page=ibp_contact), if
> you're looking for best way how to reach Firebird engine developers,
> then firebird-devel or firebird-architect list is the best and most
> direct route.
>
> best regards
> Pavel Cisar
>

Seems to me like a scam and i think they should publish something
and more details

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