Re: IBM & Informix
Traveller wrote: > Much as I like Informix and used it for over 10 years, I have not heard > of any new sales wins for IBM Informix in Europe. This causes rumours > and speculation to circulate and not in a good way, while also making > existing users of Informix even more nervous. As a result I am another > Informix professional looking to get out of working with Informix as it > does not pay my bills. To add to that my new Job I get to influence > decisions on what products to get. IBM Informix would not not come top > of my list. Not because it is not a great product but due to the fact > that it seems like IBM do not have a long term strategy( I mean past > 2010 or whatever the current product map says). So just what are Oracle's & Microsoft's long term database strategies past 2010 then? > You know DB2 will > always be there as that is IBM's "Main" database and they are actively > selling it. Informix ......... who knows and thats the issue. The IBM > user conference's can say they are going to carry on supporting > Informix but what about getting new sales wins. I cannot see IBM sales > people selling Informix above DB2 and the proof of that is in the > recent sales of Informix , if any and the fact that Informix revenue > for IBM fell by 17% ( last article I read). The trends do not back up > IBM stance on Informix. I don't know if DB2 will always be there or be IBM's main database, but you could be right. I could be wrong, but I thought Informix still out sells DB2 on UNIX? > I am sure people with disagree but to change people's perspection you > got advertise and bring in new bsuiness not just keep existing > business. I agree that it would be nice to hear about some of the sales, but some companies are just good at marketing, and others don't think they have to bother. Cheers, -- Mark. +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ | Mark D. Stock mailto:mdstock@MydasSolutions.com |//////// /| | |///// / //| | +-----------------------------------+//// / ///| | |We value your comments, which have |/// / ////| | |been recorded and automatically |// / /////| | |emailed back to us for our records.|/ ////////| +----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.10/188 - Release Date: 29/11/2005 sending to informix-list