RE: Informix business grew by double digits in 2006 (Q1+Q2)

Posted in 2006

Hamilton, Jerry — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:08:09 -0500 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

I D O N 'T C A R E A N Y M O R E!!!!! -----Original Message----- From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of DA Morgan Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 4:05 PM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: Re: Informix business grew by double digits in 2006 (Q1+Q2) Christine Normile wrote: > Unfortunately, I won't be seeing any full page ads in WSJ for Informix. Why? > I accidently ran a full page Informix ad in a smaller publication in > May and nearly gave management a heart attack! Why? > So I merely recommend that > Business Partners do what IBM will not do which is to advertise and > promote Informix in their regions. Why? How can they hope to compete with Microsoft and Oracle? How does this not qualify as throwing good money down the flusher? If IBM won't step up to the plate with dollars then I would expect there will be a rush to certify employees on Oracle or SQL Server. > And I don't think this way is as effective as if IBM were to get more air for Informix. > Is this the "right" way to do things? NO! > Is this the fastest way to do things? NO! A restatement of the obvious. ;-) > But it can help grow the Informix business and that is good for > Informix business partners and the Informix community. But without IBM's active participation ... so what? Do you really think partners are going to make so many sales in the next 12 months that IBM is going to say "Wow look at all the new license revenue pouring in we should change our strategic direction?" We are talking about IBM here not some hotdog stand. > Yelling, ranting and complaining will not grow the Informix business > and will not change IBM's behavior. If you truly believe that then you are saying that Informix is just another RDB, another Fox, another Ingres, another Sybase. A good product entering its twilight years. -- Daniel A. Morgan University of Washington damorgan@x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond) Puget Sound Oracle Users Group www.psoug.org _______________________________________________ Informix-list mailing list Informix-list@iiug.org http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list

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DA Morgan — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 06:59:53 -0700 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Hamilton, Jerry wrote: > > I D O N 'T C A R E A N Y M O R E!!!!! I think I understand ... but for those that do ... they might want to check out the August 7th issue of eWeek published by Ziff Davis. On page 11 there is an article titled: "SAP targets Oracle's core" which is perhaps a bit melodramatic ... but includes interviews with IBM about their relationship with SAP and the efforts to blunt Oracle's position in the market. DB2 is mentioned repeated: Informix not once. -- Daniel A. Morgan University of Washington damorgan@x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond) Puget Sound Oracle Users Group www.psoug.org

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Double Echo — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:57:19 -0400 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Hamilton, Jerry wrote: > > I D O N 'T C A R E A N Y M O R E!!!!! > > ROTFLMAO 8-)