Re: Major crackdown on Informix products/ports ?

Gee, I was wondering when someone else would finally catch on! - :-) Felix K. Mathews wrote: > Hi-Folks > > AN extract from the CEO's press release reads : > > "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" > > Finnochio said Informix will concentrate on so-called data warehousing > products -- expensive computer programs that help managers find > intricate patterns in reams of data. Retailers, for example, use data > warehousing products to pinpoint their customers' tastes. > > Customers are willing to pay high prices for advanced data warehousing > tools, Finocchio said. > > Informix also will concentrate on database products tailored to > customers that have to manage Web sites. Finocchio said Informix is > ahead of competitors like Oracle and International Business Machines > Corp (IBM - news) in offering software that can manage massive > electronic commerce sites. > > Informix will avoid cheap, low-end database products for personal > computers, an area where Microsoft is beginning to dominate." > > "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" > > So now they want to concentrate on dataware housing, where there are > proven products other than that of Oracle's. Like those from Arbour > software, Redbrick systems etc, who are totally focused on dataware > housing. > > Does this mean the new CEO will even abandon porting to Mid and low end > Unix servers ? and not even think about a port to Linux ( leaving that > big Linux lobby in tears ). What happened to those attractive estimates > made by the Linux lobby showing ( big volume with small profit) big > profit !!! > > Or is it like shooting the horse just because > you don't know how ride ? > -- > Have a nice day > > Felix K. Mathews > mailto:mathews@iname.com