Re: Informix 10 vs Oracle 10g

Posted in 2005

DA Morgan — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 08:41:05 -0800 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

John Carlson wrote: > How many of the afore-mentioned packages have been bought by Oracle? > One could say that at least two of the packages themselves may not > exist in 10 years -- PeopleSoft and JD Edwards . . . . > > JWC Wether that is true or not it won't affect the survival or demise of Informix. Informix is soon to join the ranks of other "they were once well loved" databases: For example Pick which can still be purchased. We have one company here in Seattl still using it to build grocery store inventory systems. -- Daniel A. Morgan http://www.psoug.org damorgan@x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond)