>What is the name of this consulting group?

GARTNER GROUP, INC.
Their response to my customer's inquiry has been written by :
Brent C. Williams, Research Director
Application Development & management Strategies (ADM)
Gartner Group, Inc.

>Is this consulting group a competitor of Microsoft related to
>a database package?

I wish I had that knowledge ! A proven relation of this kind
would put an end to this nonsense.