Re: Best Platform for Informix

In article <01bcd9a7$f7ddb800$74a5ea9e@Friel2.us.logica.com>, Jim Friel <frielj@logica.com> writes >We are trying to choose, between Digital (4100) and Sun (5000), the best >platform to run our Informix applications. As we look at these >alternatives, we have concerns about both platforms. We hear Informix >develops on Sun and then ports to the other platforms. Our experience The three first-tier (initial port) platforms are Sun, HP and IBM. >tells us that Informix support does not have a Digital platform available >for problem solving. Digital has a true 64 bit operating system while Sun >is still moving toward full 64 bit (and needs to main compatability to its >32 bit days). We really don't know how 64bit Informix, at least in its >Digital incarnation, is. > >I would appreciate any feedback and experiences, positive and negative. -- David Williams