Re: Crosstalk Article from Aonix

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"Pascal Obry" <pascal@obry.net> wrote in message news:43EC6B05.90807@obry.net...
> adaworks@sbcglobal.net a �crit :
> > In a recent article about safety-critical software, the author,
> > an employee of Aonix, manages to avoid even one mention
> > of  Ada.  He seems to be unaware that, in the safety-critical
>
> And I receive flyers from Aonix on Real Time Java from time to time...
> but it has been a long time since they sent me a flyer related to Ada :(
>
> Pascal.

I agree.  I used to receive Ada information from Aonix, see them publish
ads for Ada, and be active in promoting it.  Ever since they did, probably
one of the dumbest things they ever did, close the Boston office and lose
their best Ada people, they seem to have lost interest in promoting their
Ada products.

This is unfortunate because they continue to have good technology, good
people involved in updating that technology, and Ada products that deserve
more publicity.   It seems the current management simply does not
understand the importance of keeping Ada enthusiasts interested in their
products.   We are the people who make clients and others aware of
the choices among Ada products.

The failure, if there is one, needs to be laid at the feet of a management
that has no sense of how to lead the industry using the excellent technology
they have available to them.   Of course, failure of leadership is a common
problem throughout industry so I guess they can coast for a long time
before this catches up with them.

Richard Riehle