Re: Rumor Control - Informix for sale

> > HP: Informix provides good technology on their platform. HP does not have a > database product of their own (that I know of). But why would they want > to get into the database business? Any real need? I think we already own 10% of Informix. The HP database of choice is generally Allbase or Image (?). In IS I see a lot of people using the 'O' word too. Generally, of course, only when a manager has made the decision and not an engineer. ;-) cheers j. ________________________________________________________________________ Jack Parker - Hewlett Packard, DMD/IS Boise, Idaho, USA (x65388) jparker@boi.hp.com Currently on loan to CTSB/DTC ________________________________________________________________________ Outside of a dog a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. (Groucho Marx) ________________________________________________________________________ Any opinions expressed herein are my own and not those of my employers. ________________________________________________________________________