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List of Informix related articles. Format: PUBLICATION "Article Name" Summary of Article [Date, Location in Publication, Author] Informix in the News --------------------------------- (12/11/96) SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER "Informix boasts it has an edge" Informix's Chief Executive Phil White said Informix's new Universal Server product might relegate Oracle to a second-place seller of database software. "We will take a significant lead on Oracle in 1997 and 1998 and potentially be the largest software database company in the world," said White. Informix's Universal Server arrives several months ahead of Oracle's Oracle8 and according to Dan Kusnetzky, an analyst with International Data Corp., Informix's Universal Server could become the database of the future. (12/3/96, pg. C4, staff writer) Additional coverage: BLOOMBERG BUSINESS NEWS "Informix vies to be top database co." (12/2/96, on-line, Roger Madoff) COMPUTERWORLD "Oracle under the gun: Informix turning screws with Universal Server" Having shifted its focus to network computers, Oracle is now forced to defend its database stronghold from the "barbarians" at Informix, who last week announced INFORMIX-Universal Server. Several users who looked at INFORMIX-Universal Server at DB/Expo said it gives Informix an edge over Oracle. Michelle Kildunne, director of fixed income trading technology at CS First Boston, notes that DataBlade technology eliminated eight weeks of work that would have been required to tie a database to a text search engine and Web interface builder. CS First Boston Corp. plans to migrate to INFORMIX-Universal Server in January. Sabre Decision Technologies currently uses Oracle as its decision-support database, but Informix has the inside track for an expanded and object-oriented data warehouse that will be built next year. (12/9/96, cover, Craig Stedman) SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS TIMES "Informix aims big-gun product at rival Oracle" If Informix's Universal Server can do what Informix executives say it can, Oracle's Larry Ellison may have someone other than Bill Gates to fear and loathe. INFORMIX-Universal Server is the weapon Informix hopes will topple Oracle from its lead position in the database software business. Jim Pickrel, senior analyst at Hambrecht & Quist, called INFORMIX-Universal Server an exciting technology that will consolidate Informix's number two position, but not "slay the Oracle dragon." (11/29-12/5/96, pg. 14, Steve Ginberg) INFOWORLD "Informix to add features to Universal Server" Informix plans to enhance INFORMIX-Universal Server in 1997 with a new version of the underlying Informix RDBMS and a single user desktop version. A mid-1997 release of INFORMIX-Universal Server will feature version 7.3 of OnLine Dynamic Server, replacing the existing 7.2 version. Also planned for the 1997-98 timeframe is the release of a single-user version for Windows NT and Windows 95 that will allow users to take their databases on the road, plug in DataBlades and re-synchronize data with their home server upon returning. (12/9/96, pg. 14, Paul Krill) SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS "'Universal Server' hopes send Informix stock higher" Shares of Informix rose sharply last Monday in anticipation of the company's new universal server database. INFORMIX-Universal Server can be used for security purposes, such as storing a user's fingerprint or retina scan for authentication. INFORMIX-Universal Server is considered ahead of its rivals, such as Oracle. (12/3/96, pg. C1, staff writer) INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY "Informix Corp." Informix is beating industry-leader Oracle to market with INFORMIX-Universal Server, a database upgrade that will allow users to store and search not only matching files and other text, but also images and sound. INFORMIX-Universal Server is expected to be a boon to Internet users. (12/3/96, pg. A21, staff writer) C/NET "Informix tries to silence Oracle" According to Phil White, the launch of INFORMIX-Universal Server should be a turning point for Informix, allowing it to accelerate sales growth by taking market share from Oracle. "People were skeptical when [Informix] paid $400 million for Illustra, saying we can't merge 900 lines of code," said White. "We did on September 30 in beta; now we're launching it, available on Sun Solaris and Silicon Graphics computers." (12/3/96, on-line, Mike Ricciuti) Additional coverage: REUTERS "Informix CEO on Universal Server" (12/3/96, on-line, staff writer) COMPUTER RESELLER NEWS ON-LINE "Informix garners Universal Server support" Informix officials claim INFORMIX-Universal Server has an 18-month lead over the competition in the object-relational database market. "We have a better, more scalable relational model, and the ability to migrate seamlessly to a content-enabled model is pretty compelling," said Phil White of Informix. Ed Zander, president of Sun Microsystems Computer Co., said INFORMIX-Universal Server "provides the infrastructure required for network computers. INFORMIX-Universal Server has the Java Virtual Machine embedded in it." (12/3/96, on-line, Monica Young) COMPUTERWORLD ON-LINE "Informix's Universal Server scores with users" Informix's announcement of INFORMIX-Universal Server appears to put the company out in front of Oracle in providing a platform for building object-enabled applications with multiple forms of data. Perspective users and industry analysts said Informix has a clear jump on Oracle in providing a unified platform that can handle standard relational data and multimedia content. "When Oracle says it has a universal server, that's not a very content-rich statement," said a database architect at a New York financial services firm. (12/4/96, on-line, staff writer) NEWSBYTES "Informix takes aim at Oracle" This year, Informix moved in front of Sybase to take the number two position in the database market, and with INFORMIX-Universal Server, Informix wants to carve out a piece of Oracle's territory. Reports indicate Oracle's number one position is not in jeopardy, but most analysts agree INFORMIX-Universal Server will allow Informix to increase its market share at the expense of Oracle and Sybase. (12/2/96, on-line, Patrick McKenna) BLOOMBERG BUSINESS NEWS "Informix unveils new 'Universal Server' Tuesday" Many analysts say Informix can now boast it's superior to Oracle and other rivals in what could be one of the most lucrative niches in software. Informix unveiled its INFORMIX-Universal Server software, which uses a new approach to managing pictures, video, sounds and other types of information. (12/2/96, on-line, Ryan Jones) SAN MATEO COUNTY TIMES "Informix" (12/3/96, pg. C8, staff writer) REUTERS "Before the bell -- Informix up on new software" Investors responded positively to news about the prospects for INFORMIX-Universal Server, a new database management software that holds a competitive edge over Oracle. A comparable product from O