Re: IDS Workgroup Edition

In article <71873g$luj$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, jshaley@my-dejanews.com writes >I'm shopping Informix server software for a small SCO Unix server to run >4GL applications. It's starting out at about 10 users, and future growth >is a little vague at this point. > >The Informix sales rep gave me a quote on both regular Dynamic Server >and Workgroup edition, with a price premium of about 500% >for the full-strength version. He described Workgroup Edition as >"smaller footprint, less scalable." > >My question is, what's missing from Workgroup Edition to make it so much >cheaper? The marketing material on the Informix website makes them both >sound equally wonderful. > >I would appreciate advice from anyone who has had experience >with the two versions, and has ideas about appropriate uses for >Workgroup Edition. > No fragmentation. No PDQ. can only be used on up to 2 CPUS (or 4 RISC - may be the other way around). I think single CPU VP only as well...although the 2/4 bit above is from the packaging and seems to contradict this?? >Thanks, jsh@group1.com > >-----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- >http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own -- David Williams Maintainer of the Informix FAQ Primary site (Beta Version) http://www.smooth1.demon.co.uk Official site http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html I see you standin', Standin' on your own, It's such a lonely place for you, For you to be If you need a shoulder, Or if you need a friend, I'll be here standing, Until the bitter end... So don't chastise me Or think I, I mean you harm... All I ever wanted Was for you To know that I care