Re: Need Advise/Suggestions

> Our platform is Sun-Sparc-20 with Solaris-2.4. > Size of Data is not very much(Less Than 100M) but main importance is > about: > Gateways to Mainframes like IBM/Unisys machines, > Reliability, > Speed (After expansion to Sun-Sparc-1000/2000 & upto 4 cpu & one > or more servers for Web/Database), > Query's are very simple but they will in very large volume. With the research I have been doing in the last couple of months, I have narrowed my choices to Oracle7 and Informix. If it is reliablity you are concerned about, I would definitely go with Oracle. I have been working with Oracle for the past 6 years and have found it to be one of the most reliable databases out there. I have only worked with Informix for a short time, but from what I could find out with my research, they appear to have a very good kernel that is capable of handling the kind of load you are talking about. I'm just not sure about the ability of Informix to connect to your other systems ( IBM/Unisys ). I know that Informix has a DRDA gateway...and I think that is the exent of their gateways. I know that Oracle has several gateways to other machines and databases. I hope this helps. If you would like more info, please e-mail me directly. Steven Ray Lane "Being Miserable Builds Character" - Bill Watterson "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus" - Mark Twain "The wounds on your hands never seem to heal, thought all I needed was to believe" - David Sylvian