Re: IDS 10 Express Edition

Posted in 2005

Topics: Licensing & Editions, Versions, Editions & End-of-Life

Zackery England — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 09:17:06 -0500 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

This is a multipart message in MIME format. --=_alternative 004E65628625701C_= Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" There is definitely specific media for Express. The version will be slightly different. For example 10.00.TC2E instead of 10.00.TC2. Thanks, Zack England Software Engineer Information Management Division IBM Software Group I've got a customer who wants to eval IDS 10.0 Express to make sure it does all he needs. All I can find on PA or on the "Informix" webiste trial downloads is IDS 10 enterprise edition. Does anyone know (haven't yet got through to anyone at IBM who would know the product set in enough detail to follow the question) whether there is specific media for Express? Or, as with previous Workgroup releases, there is no separate media for Express as such, and that the restictions are effected on an "honour" basis? Thanks and regards -- Neil Truby t:01932 724027 Director m:07798 811708 Ardenta Limited e:neil.truby@ardenta.com --=_alternative 004E65628625701C_= Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" There is definitely specific media for Express. The version will be slightly different. For example 10.00.TC2E instead of 10.00.TC2. Thanks, Zack England Software Engineer Information Management Division IBM Software Group <tt>I've got a customer who wants to eval IDS 10.0 Express to make sure it does all he needs. All I can find on PA or on the "Informix" webiste trial downloads is IDS 10 enterprise edition.  Does anyone know (haven't yet got through to anyone at IBM who would know the product set in enough detail to follow the question) whether there is specific media for Express?  Or, as with previous Workgroup releases, there is no separate media for Express as such, and that the restictions are effected on an "honour" basis? Thanks and regards -- Neil Truby                       t:01932 724027 Director                         m:07798 811708 Ardenta Limited              e:neil.truby@ardenta.com </tt> --=_alternative 004E65628625701C_=-- sending to informix-list

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scottishpoet — 10 Jun 2005 10:37:04 -0700 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

the version number may be different but is the oninit binary different between these to version numbers? as a solution, why not get them to evaluate the software from of the trials an beta site but don't use what they are not allowed to use. then when they accept that its OK, order the express product Zackery England wrote: > This is a multipart message in MIME format. > --=_alternative 004E65628625701C_= > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > There is definitely specific media for Express. The version will be > slightly different. > For example 10.00.TC2E instead of 10.00.TC2. > > Thanks, > Zack England > Software Engineer > Information Management Division > IBM Software Group > > > > > I've got a customer who wants to eval IDS 10.0 Express to make sure it > does > all he needs. > > All I can find on PA or on the "Informix" webiste trial downloads is IDS > 10 > enterprise edition. Does anyone know (haven't yet got through to anyone > at > IBM who would know the product set in enough detail to follow the > question) > whether there is specific media for Express? Or, as with previous > Workgroup > releases, there is no separate media for Express as such, and that the > restictions are effected on an "honour" basis? > > Thanks and regards > -- > Neil Truby t:01932 724027 > Director m:07798 811708 > Ardenta Limited e:neil.truby@ardenta.com > > > > > --=_alternative 004E65628625701C_= > Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" > > > There is definitely specific media for > Express. The version will be slightly different. > For example 10.00.TC2E instead of 10.00.TC2. > > Thanks, > Zack England > Software Engineer > Information Management Division > IBM Software Group > > > > > <tt>I've got a customer who wants to eval IDS 10.0 Express > to make sure it does > all he needs. > > All I can find on PA or on the "Informix" webiste trial downloads > is IDS 10 > enterprise edition.  Does anyone know (haven't yet got through to > anyone at > IBM who would know the product set in enough detail to follow the question) > > whether there is specific media for Express?  Or, as with previous > Workgroup > releases, there is no separate media for Express as such, and that the > > restictions are effected on an "honour" basis? > > Thanks and regards > -- > Neil Truby                   >     t:01932 724027 > Director                   >       m:07798 811708 > Ardenta Limited              e:neil.truby@ardenta.com > > > </tt> > > --=_alternative 004E65628625701C_=-- > sending to informix-list

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Neil Truby — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 19:06:48 +0100 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

"scottishpoet" <dryburghj@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1118425024.191154.307980@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > the version number may be different but is the oninit binary different > between these to version numbers? > > > as a solution, why not get them to evaluate the software from of the > trials an beta site but don't use what they are not allowed to use. > > then when they accept that its OK, order the express product I've had conflicting answers to this: a couple of the Informix pre-sales experts in the UK have said that there must be separate media because of the different version numbers, whereas our IBM distributor reckons that although there's a separate PA part number the associated media is identical between Enterprise and Express. To answer your question: obviously you and I know exactly what the defintions of the various restricted functions are, but users are not necesarily so switched on,and this user wants to see for huimself that his operation will not be impaired by trying it for himself. I can understand him wanting to take that approach. Have raised a query with UK Tech Support who has told us our "account manager" will arrange it for us, and we're trying to work out what he means - possibly our Business Partner Manager, although as a reseller ourselves we wouldn't normally (or in fact ever) go to her with media requests. I knew this wouldn't be straightforward, but it's worth to getting to the bottom of ... Thanks and regards Neil

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