Re: Which one is better, Oracle or SQL server - clear answer !

From: Guido Stepken <g.stepken_at_t-online.de>
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 01:30:31 +0200
Message-ID: <bi6928$iae$02$1@news.t-online.com>

Sorry, no !

IBM has massively reduced the developer team in germany and california, has no real interest to continue Informix, obviously. They have increased prices about 30%, well knowing, that most companies/organisations cannot change from Informix + 4gl to other solutions that fast. Informix, to internal plans will be continued as 9.40 (64 Bit) till 9.60 every 18 month. After that, db2 will replace Informix. I and a friend of mine have talked to several guys, who had been working for the informix team ...now they work for ibm on other projects....

regards, Guido Stepken

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>>Guido Stepken <stepken_at_little-idiot.de> wrote in message

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>>>Hi, Arsalan !
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>>BTW, what platforms do postGre SQL and Informix port to? Isnt informix
>>dead? IBM bought it and are shutting it down right?

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> No IBM is not shutting down Informix.
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> The 9.4 IDS engine is ported to
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> Sun Solaris Version 7,8,9
> HP HPUX 11, 11i
> SGI 6.5
> Intel Linux Kernel 2.4.2-5.0 GLIBC 2.2.x
> IBM AIX 5L, 5.2, 5.1A
> Intel Windows .NetServer, 2000, XP
> Compaq Tru64 5.1
> IBM Linux zOS
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> among others...
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Received on Fri Aug 22 2003 - 18:30:31 CDT