[Fwd: Insider #67: Highlights: IDS 10 - IBM's flagship database for pure OLTP and Industrial-strength, embedded computing]

From: emailer@iiug.org > IDS 10 - IBM's flagship database for pure OLTP and Industrial-strength, > embedded computing > >We have been hearing it from IBM management in conferences and Informix >Infobahns. Now you can read it in the IBM Web site: > >http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/ids10/ Why do I get this crazy feeling of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing? :o? -- Bye now, Obnoxio "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule" - Coluche did i mention i like nulls? heck, i even go so far as to say that all columns in a table except the primary key could/should be nullable. this has certain advantages, for example, if you need to insert a child record and you don't have a parent row for it, just do an insert into the parent table with the primary key value (everything else null), and voila, relational integrity is preserved. but this is, admittedly, a bit controversial among modellers. --r937, dbforums.com

Obnoxio The Clown wrote: > From: emailer@iiug.org >> IDS 10 - IBM's flagship database for pure OLTP and Industrial-strength, >> embedded computing >> >>We have been hearing it from IBM management in conferences and Informix >>Infobahns. Now you can read it in the IBM Web site: >> >>http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/ids10/ > > Why do I get this crazy feeling of the left hand not knowing what the > right hand is doing? > > :o? > This is really unbelievable and emphasizes the amateurish behaviour of the Informix (product) marketing department. Not even thinking about the consequences of removing the flagship message from the website over night, silently and stealthy. Directing the IIUG and other Informix followers in a distressing situation, because they communicated this message to the customers and the customers will not be able to find it anymore. Not being able to find any arguments for the mangagement why it might be an unwise decision to retreat the flagship message. Just working brain-dead, executing commands without resistance, like terminators on their way to kill Informix. dolefully, dolefully... The flagshop message was one of the few positive, encouraging messages received about Informix in a couple of years of impressive marketing work. Folks, take a look at the following URL if you want to see the original flagship message mentioned in the IIUG newsletter: http://www.herber-consulting.de/cgi-bin/IfxMarkReq.pl Why is the old, 'flagship' message still on my website ? Because there are several development teams working on my website and it will take a couple of months and hard work to update this part the website. Same problem like IBM seems to have with the "DB2 Information management graphic" -:) Seriously, I encourage any Informix user to think about fancy and reasonable marketing requests and sending me an email message (eric@herber-consulting.de) with a short description of the request and why it would make sense. Tell me if you want me to publish them anonymous, no problem. I already received some constructive requests and encouraging emails, but their might be more ideas around. Take 5 minutes of your time, think about it and send me an email, even if your favorite request is already listed. Tell me you opinion. This will give me a clue how to priotorize the requests. Believe me, I will not rest until we get some satisfactory, authoritative responses directly from IBM management on our requests. Let's fight this probably last battle together. Thank you for your support. Eric -- Waiting for the marketing terminators, are their batteries currently being recharged ?