Rizvi takes Ellison’s Debut Spot at RSA 2007

It is 3:12 p.m. and I watch in hopeless fascination as Hasan Rizvi, Vice President, Identity Management and Security Products for Oracle, takes the stage at RSA 2007; he wasn’t meant to be here, everyone was waiting for Larry Ellison.

At 2.55 p.m., Rizvi appeared and explained Ellison couldn’t make his debut Keynote; turns out he has the flu and sent Rizvi in his place.

I must applaud Rizvi; we are witnessing the true meaning of exodus – yet he keeps soldiering on.

People are not happy and I can already see the headlines – I hope they stop and think about Larry; he’s a clever man, he would not blow this off on account of flu.  There is either something seriously wrong, or he is really a ratfink!