Re: Informix Shares

In article <847234586.19381@dejanews.com>, ifriedman@hotmail.com wrote: >I am considering purchasing Informix shares on NASDAQ. I am basing my decision >on the following info: > >(1) The database market is supposed to grow at some 30% yearly for the next >few years > >(2) The data warehousing market is supposed to grow as rapidly > >(3) Informix is selling at a fairly low price w/r/t its 52 week high, and, > as far as I remember, a reasonable P/E ratio. (23 or so?) > > >A few questions: > >- Is Informix's market share increasing vis-a-vis Oracle, Sybase, etc..? >- Why did Informix fall from some $36 to $22 this year? What is just one case of >earnings not living up to expectations, or are there other problems? >- Is Informix becoming the data-base of choice for data warehousing? >- Any other opinions w/r/t Informix or its competitors such as Oracle? > > > >Thanks, > >Ishay > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- >This article was posted to Usenet via the Posting Service at Deja News: >http://www.dejanews.com/ [Search, Post, and Read Usenet News!] Informix and Oracle are both at good prices and teh two top databases. MCI announced yesterday that it has selected Informix as one of its corporate standards. Many companies choose Informix because it is a superior database to Oracle. Informix support is superior to Oracle, Oracle's marketing is better than Informix. Informix is finally getting its marketing up to a higher level. This should help. As far as current market prices, I would say Informix is the best buy in the short term, and the extended long term (10 or more years). - Randy.