Re: OT:Is IBM going to be marketing Informix

I believe that the IIUG did a survey that showed just this FACT within weeks of the IBM buyout announcement. Hopefully someone at IBM read the results of that survey. Rob Vorbroker Former IIUG BoD Member --- John Carlson <jwcarlson1@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote: > On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 14:15:27 +0000 (UTC), > wjjordan@nortel.ca (Jim > Jordan) wrote: > > >In article <2r04ibF14f12eU1@uni-berlin.de>, > >Neil Truby <neil.truby@ardenta.com> wrote: > >>I've seen evidence recently, such as the ICON > programme, that IBM are trying > >>to do more with Informix, and have heard that the > message to the direct > >>sales team is no longer "lead with DB2". As an > IBM reseller I have never > >>received any such instruction to favour DB2 over > Informix anyway, and so > >>have not received contrary instructions either. > > > >Our account team (Canadian OEM) has indicated that > they plan on leading > >with Informix for OEM applications, because it's so > easy to drop into a > >turnkey system. IBM was surprised by the loyalty > of the Informix user > >base, and they are starting to realise that > Informix was really a > >well-hidden gem. > > > > And it took how long to find out? > > JWC > ===== Rob Vorbroker Phone: 513/336-8695 Vorbroker Consulting, Inc. Fax: 513/336-6812 www.vorbroker.com robv@vorbroker.com sending to informix-list