Re: SEEKING INFORMATION FROM INFROMIX DEVELOPER

> Patrick Hennessy <phenness@b888s1a.ssc.af.mil> writes: > Hello, > I have been tasked with finding out as much information as possible > about Informix DBMS. Mainly I need to know which type of databases the > product will support or does it provide it's own, the number of users it > can accomodate, is it run in a client/server enviornment, query > effeciency, cost?, and some info on run-time licensing. Any feedback > would be deeply appreciated, and I thank you for your time. Just to clear up some apperant confusion: Informix is a company that sell DBMS's (Database Management Systems), development tools and some other products and services. A DBMS is a DBMS, it doesn't support another or provide it's own. A development tool can support, or be used with, different dbms's. Informix has Informix 4GL which is a development tool for character based development on Unix. This can only be used with DBMS's from Informix. They also sell NewEra which is a GUI development tool available for MS Windows and X-Windows/Motif mainly for Informix databases, but can also be used with other DBMS's. Both can be used both for client/server and server only development with 1000's of users if you buy the hardware required. For further information do talk to Informix salespeople and check out http://www.informix.com Nils.Myklebust@ccmail.telemax.no NM Data AS, Postbox 9090, Gronland, 0133 Oslo, Norway My opinions are those of my company