Re: (Fwd) More News From San Francisco

Billy Wheeler wrote: > > ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- > From: Tim Schaefer <tschaefe@mindspring.com> > > Billy, post this to c.d.i. for me, I can't get NNTP to work... > > Thanks! > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To > all: > > Let's see, what day is this... :-) > > The conference is proceeding very nicely. Colin Powell is giving his > speech as I write this, and I thought it might be a good time to get > to a internet kiosk and ramble a bit. > > It occured to me, that as much as I might be considered a fanatic > about Informix, those here that have been to more than one of these > conferences are the true fanatics. :-) But I do feel I'm in good > company. There are many of you out there that did not attend that I > really wish could have been here. Next year is Seattle, so make the > plans, and save up the beer money now. Get those passports in order > now, start saving your spare change, and get here. > > One particular observation about Informix I can share right now is > that those of us out there that have never seen the real company > before are seeing a totally different company than the scraps of > information we had before, to build our perceptions. I am > tremendously encouraged about what I'm seeing. Phil White managed to > give a good presentation in light of recent events. Yes, I did get my > picture with him, and he agreed to an interview, whereby I will supply > some questions to him via email, and publish in the very near future. > Nils tells me he has an interview and I'm going to press him to get it > to the likes of us so we can have more insight. What were your previous perceptions of Informix the company, and what do you think is different now that you've seen the "real company"? > More than anything I'm seeing Informix in the view of a family > company. We went out to Palo Alto one night this past week ( Monday? ) > and got the cooks' tour. This was a real treat, and I must say the > mood was upbeat, the developers are extremely charged with electricity > about the products that are coming out, and there is finally emerging > some direction for us end-users. I think it's safe to say the > developers are as fanatical about informix as we are. Are you implying Informix is coming out with new products? If so, what are they? If not, then I assume you are implying the developers are excited about the current Informix offerings. > We have been reiterating a big point to Informix-at-large to just > concentrate on being themselves and not try to be like something else. > I say "we", as you might be surprised at the support I've gotten from > the c.d.i. gang, and it's actually THEY who are saying much of what I > have said in the past. Having posted my thoughts here, my time here > has been speechless. ( Well almost... :-) Don't worry, I am doing my > fair share of lobbying for the wish list. > > Of profound importance is in knowing that the same insight is being > stated from IUG members from around the globe. This is truly > electric, and means that we can build some positive momentum for > change. Eyes from around the globe are seeing the same thing in their > neck of the woods as mine which means the perception is solid enough > to get to a round-table discussion. Informix people have reiterated > they are eager to hear from us, and effect our wishes. We are seeing > a new era. This is good. Although, if it hasn't been happening up till now, then I must say "it's about time!" > The linux question is alive and well, and I can now say, BUILD A > BUSINESS CASE FOR INFORMIX ON LINUX. I've said my rant on this so I > am really insisting that others of you out there that want this will > need to rise to the occasion and work with me on this. Guide me. > Nils and I are going to be leading the charge, but we simply must have > OVERWHELMING support for it. Marco, and the rest of you who really > know Linux, provide the leadership we need. Informix folk have an > openness to this. They are ready and waiting for your input. The > technical considerations remain, but now it's time to turn to > marketing dynamics. There are some clever folk out there who will > rise to meet this challenge. If not you, then who? > > One final point. It's absolutely amazing at how many people who are > here that have never heard of c.d.i., or my little web page(s). > Imagine that! :-) Get the word out--at least about c.d.i., and may I > say, post early, and post often. It's time! So tell us about your "little web page(s)". I am not familiar with them. > More later... > > :-) > > Tim > tschaefe@mindspring.com ----------- Roger Tomas AG Communication Systems