Re: NEED INFO: AS400 & Informix

Richard, My company also has one IBM AS/400 and many Unix boxes, mainly SCO based PCs (from 386s to 486 MPX and Pentiuns). We recently upgraded the AS/400 machine (E35) to a model 300 /Adv Series. If it is helpfull, I can try to answer some of the questions you may have, regarding our very heterogenious environment! You can reach me by my e-mail (jfeijao@telepac.pt). Best regards, JOAO FEIJAO In article <451bba$gp0@daily-planet.execpc.com>, rmark@earth.execpc.com says... > >Our organization is currently faced with a major dilemma. We would like >to move our data-processing to a Unix based Informix client/server >platform, but there is already a vested interest in AS400 technology. >IBM would like to sell us an "Advnaced Series AS400", and use their own >client/server software. > >Our preference is for the Informix solution. We are a widely >distributed organization, with a wide variety of network platforms, >including Unix, Netware, and Windows NT. We have many distributed >databases that need to be coordinated for centralized reporting. Some >sites are connected by 56KB lines for TCP/IP communications. Our primary >application already exists in Informix as well. > >This probably sounds like a "no brainer", but there are those that are >in the AS400 "camp" that would rather redevelop the application from >scratch on the AS400. I don't believe that the Advanced Server AS400 >will be as flexible given our multi-platform environment. > >IBM is coming out here in a few weeks to convince us to go AS400. Does >anyone out there have any competitive literature, experiences, technical >information that would support the Unix-based Informix solution over the >AS400 Advanced Server client/server solution? > >Thanks in advance! >Richard >rmark@execpc.com