Quest software prizes up for grabs

MY, MY DO WE have a competition for you lucky people. Those kind people over at Quest Software have three copies each of Toad for Oracle Xpert Edition and LiteSpeed for SQL Server, and one of them can be yours if you enter this super, soaraway competition.

As you doubtless know, or would know if you were reading the description here, Toad for Oracle Xpert Edition (UK list price £1660.28) is a database development and administration tool that increases user productivity and application code quality while providing an interactive community to support the user experience.

And of course you realise that LiteSpeed for SQL Server (UK list price £908) is backup and recovery software that provides integrated compression and encryption in the backup process that enables organisations to reduce storage costs and SQL backup and recovery windows while maintaining complete control over the backup and recovery process.

To lay hands on loot all we ask is that you provide a short poem or limerick as to why you should be a winner. Laments about life on the developer/helpdesk/admin beat are very welcome. Random defamatory statements about management and users could be eligible for extra points.

The five best will gain the software and the worst one will also gain a prize. "Just for sitting there," as Brucie used to say. µ