Re: Informix in the news! Part Deux... RANT TIME

Don't get mad at me but Isn't that number Tech Support rather than Sales? If you want sales I can recommend a WorldWide Contact danilo@us.ibm.com Danilo Novelli WW Informix Sales Information Management IBM Software Group I have met him at the Uk Usergroup meeting and at the Worldwide Conference in Atlanta he was handing me business cards like candy! For the UK Michelle Unger, VP of Information Management IOT Northeast Europe She spoke at the UK Usergroup Meeting in November and seems a sales-type person, certainly she has presented to the board at at least one company I know. I can't seem to find her email address but Danilo should be able to point you in the right direction. I assume you are in the UK? If you need more help than email me david@smooth1.co.uk. We can talk on the phone if you give me a number. This stuff gets me soooooo mad...losing customers because IBM can't get it act together and sell the product efficiently. It's not the product its communication and contact with customers. If anyone, anywhere has a problem contacting IBM about Informix then email me and I will make the required introductions. I have not heard Express is FOC (??) email me where this came from?? Is this the special pricing for people moving from other database to IDS:- http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/info/winback/ note that is a discount not FOC but available to negotiation. The different editions (including Express and Workgroup) limits are listed on "Which edition of IDS is right for you?" http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/ids/ids-ed-choice/ Express = 2 CPU/ 4GB RAM / Linux and Windows only Workgroup = 4 CPU/ 16GB RAM/ Unix, Linux and Windows and HDR can be purchased as an addon. Enterprise = Unlimited and includes HDR/ER. David.

David These people are Eurpoe-wide or World-wide execs. They aren't going to look up a price for a 1-user IDS Express Edition licence! Call an Informix specialist reseller. Even if it's Oninit ;-) -- Neil Truby t:01932 724027 Director m:07798 811708 Ardenta Limited e:neil.truby@ardenta.com <david@smooth1.co.uk> wrote in message news:1134600594.928573.292430@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Don't get mad at me but Isn't that number Tech Support rather than > Sales? > > If you want sales I can recommend a WorldWide Contact > > danilo@us.ibm.com > Danilo Novelli > WW Informix Sales > Information Management > IBM Software Group > > I have met him at the Uk Usergroup meeting and at the Worldwide > Conference in Atlanta he was > handing me business cards like candy! > > For the UK > > Michelle Unger, > VP of Information Management > IOT Northeast Europe