Re: IIUG - New engine survey, your input needed

Your wish is granted! In version 7.3, Informix accomplished the goal of merging the 7 and 9 code streams. With the coming 9.2 release, this unified code stream will clearly demonstrate Informix's seriousness about OR technology. I invite you to attend Informix's "9.2 Features" class, which will be available to the public with the General Availability of the product. At 02:19 AM 17-06-98 GMT, you wrote: >The list doesn't include my number one enhancement: > >Merging the 7.x and 9.x code streams -- 9.x is supposed to be a >functional successor to 7.x (but isn't yet) -- and expediting folding in >8.x. > >Informix, are you serious about object-relational technology (9.x) and >DataBlades? If so, put all the 7.30 capabilities in (perhaps) 9.3 and >migrate 7.x users to 9! > > Seth > > >DBA Resources wrote: >> >> In preparation for this year's Informix Worldwide Users Conference, the IIUG >> would like to get your input on possible enhancements to the Dynamic Server >> engine. You input will be tabulated and presented to Informix Development >> managers at the conference and will become the focal point around which we >> will direct our engine-oriented advocacy efforts for the coming year. >> >> The survey we have posted on our web site is similar in nature to the one >> conducted at the recent Informix Partners Conference. In the 25 question >> survey, you will be asked to rate the importance of such features as >> >> being able to order output by columns not in the select statement >> use a join clause in a delete statement >> be able to create non-logged tables in a logged database >> have parallelized update statistics >> have an upsert/indate command to update or insert data depending on its >> existance in the table >> >> and more. >> >> We invite you to participate in the survey by pointing your web browser to >> http://www.iiug.org/advocacy/survey/iiug_survey2.html. >> >> The IIUG Board of Directors would like to thank Brian Vincent and Glenn >> Jacobson from Unique Systems, Inc. for helping us prepare this survey. >> >> Carlton Doe >> Director, IIUG Advocacy Program >> carlton@iiug.org > >-- >Seth Grimes Alta Plana Internet & database design & development >grimes@altaplana.com http://altaplana.com 301-891-2581 >grimes@access.digex.net http://www.access.digex.net/~grimes > > _____________________________________________________________ Clem Akins (aka clem@informix.com) Menlo Park x5937 Customer Course Development Manager Informix Software, Inc Last seen:Introducing mountaineering to my children at 9,000'