Re: Is IBM actually doing something with IDS?

I should point out that I'm not expecting anything for free. I'm simply expecting a full-featured download, that if I have to register for it, and undertake a restricted "development/test" license, then so be it, with the caveat that I pay for whatever goes into production. There are plenty of business cases already in print to understand how this works and why it's a good idea. I should also not have to pay some egregious license fee as if I'm a fortune 100 company with deep pockets. Informix built its base off the backs of small business, that's its core constituency that got it where it went before Phil screwed it up. It was very successful building on small "SMB" sites, riding along with SCO. This model worked the first time, and should work the second time around, instead of just going after big fish and ignoring smaller sites and smaller developers. It's also easy to jump to conclusions about an unrestricted download, as if the software were going to be nefariously used without paying some kind of money to IBM. But I'd argue, as well as back up my statements with facts, that IDS needs to be seeded into the market since the perception in the majority of the market is that IDS is dead. I have it on good authority at my client site right now that they won't go back to Informix because it died, that's the perception, that's reality. Carsten Haese wrote: > On Tue, 2007-05-29 at 11:18 -0700, Tool wrote: >> Yeah but it's a crippled release, isn't replication turned >> off? Or some other gotcha that makes it crippled. I want >> the real deal, and no timebomb, not some watered down >> version that isn't production ready. > > You can get the real deal. Just ask your friendly IBM salesperson and > give them some money. > > The IIUG version has the following restrictions: > > 1) Educational purposes only. > 2) Up to 5 concurrent sessions. > 3) No HADR, ER only as leaf. > > If you have a business opportunity that needs a feasibility study that > can't be done under those restrictions, try asking IBM if they can > provide you with a differently licensed evaluation copy. If it makes > business sense, they might just do it. Simply giving away a "real deal, > production ready" database engine for free won't make any business sense > to IBM. > > Regards, >

IBMs partnerworld program value package gives you access to all IBM software products including IDS for around $2000