Re: Informix 8.0

Posted in 1996

Michael Strother — 13 May 1996 16:23:14 -0400 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

> > Cheryl Kendricks (cherylk@prod1.jcdc.doleta.gov) wrote: > >On 10 May 1996, Mr. Themos Pentakalos wrote: > > > >> Can someone e-mail me some info on Informix 8.0 release? > >> I am primarily interested in estimated date, and major features. > > I have not heard of an 8.0 release. I think the migration path is to X.P.S. > (formerly called 8.0 internally) or Universal Server. I trust this will > all be made clear in Chicago this July. > > Carlton > Carlton is correct, 8.X is an entirely new product, it is also called XPS. It is the Informix entry into the MPP architecture (IBM SP2 & such). It is best thought of as a large number of DSA Instances communicating and working as one. Database & tables may be spread across the instances (called nodes) as the Administrator sees fit. This is an admittedly simplistic view but should at least shed some light on things. Michael