Re: Informix in the news! Part Deux... RANT TIME
Maelwys Filidh complained about the difficulty of reaching Informix support at IBM by phone and mentioned hearing IBM might make IDS Express free of charge, which Christine Normile said was not planned. Davorin Kremenjas asked what FOC meant, and Jonathan Leffler and Paul Watson answered Free of Charge. Mostly discussion.
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No David, IIRC the tech support number was different (it's been a few years since I called but I think it was 1212). 0208 818 1000 was the switchboard. Not sure who we buy from Neil, I think Open PSL. I get the feeling we're moving off Informix though, dammit. I did hear from a US contact that IBM were making Express FOC, to compete with Oracle 10G Express, which I understand is becoming FOC, and SQL Server Express which is. I was also advised by IBM some months ago to call back around now as 'something is happenning soon' re IDS Express. However, it looks like I was misinformed. Christine Normile assures me there are no such plans. However, the point of my post was about the frustration of obtaining Informix info, when dialling a number that should tell IBM the call is about Informix products/services. Christine again assures me (us) she will look into this. Farewell, Peter A smile is a gift that is free to the giver and precious to the recipient. But giving someone the finger is free too, and I find it more personal and sincere. sending to informix-list
OK, people, please tell me what "FOC" means, so I can understand what you're talking about :) Thanks! "Maelwys Filidh" <lleu@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:dns2ha$6b8$1@news.xmission.com... > I did hear from a US contact that IBM were making Express FOC, to compete > with Oracle 10G Express, which I understand is becoming FOC, and SQL > Server > Express which is. I was also advised by IBM some months ago to call back > around now as 'something is happenning soon' re IDS Express. However, it > looks like I was misinformed. Christine Normile assures me there are no > such > plans.
Davorin Kremenjas wrote: > OK, people, please tell me what "FOC" means, so I can understand what you're > talking about :) Free of Charge. > "Maelwys Filidh" <lleu@hotmail.com> wrote: >> I did hear from a US contact that IBM were making Express FOC, to >> compete with Oracle 10G Express, which I understand is becoming >> FOC, and SQL Server Express which is. I was also advised by IBM >> some months ago to call back around now as 'something is happenning >> soon' re IDS Express. However, it looks like I was misinformed. >> Christine Normile assures me there are no such plans. -- Jonathan Leffler #include <disclaimer.h> Email: jleffler@earthlink.net, jleffler@us.ibm.com Guardian of DBD::Informix v2005.02 -- http://dbi.perl.org/
Free of Charge Davorin Kremenjas wrote: > OK, people, please tell me what "FOC" means, so I can understand what you're > talking about :) > Thanks! > > "Maelwys Filidh" <lleu@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:dns2ha$6b8$1@news.xmission.com... > > > I did hear from a US contact that IBM were making Express FOC, to compete > > with Oracle 10G Express, which I understand is becoming FOC, and SQL > > Server > > Express which is. I was also advised by IBM some months ago to call back > > around now as 'something is happenning soon' re IDS Express. However, it > > looks like I was misinformed. Christine Normile assures me there are no > > such > > plans. > >