Re: Informix In The News!

At the recent INFUSE conference in London there was Informix marketing type person who gave a presentation on the new Informix naming strategy for the product range. Speaking to people later there were two common questions/comments 1 So SE doesn't exist anymore 2 The new naming strategy did not help identify the product people wanted. If anything it made matters worse -- Paul Watson WF Software Ltd. Tel: +44 1436 674729 Fax: +44 1436 678693 Email: paulw@wfsoftware.co.uk "Catrine, Francis" <Francis.Catrine@fmr.com> wrote in article <662oam$9cr@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>... > (Lots of stuff cut) > > Nils, > > Having just come from Informix, I have met with and talked to a lot of > the top players at Informix, including Finochio. None of them, and I > repeat, > NONE of them believe that there is a marketing problem with Informix. > > All the sales staff and customers disagree. I sure hope the big dogs > wake up, > because there IS a marketing problem at Informix. Or maybe they are > correct, > for you have to have something to have a problem with it ; ) > > However, it is still the best database on the planet ..... > > Frank > > Frank Catrine > Director, Informix Services > The Ross Group > (800) 734-9304 > francis.catrine@fmr.com > >