There ain't no flagship

emailer@iiug.org wrote: > IIUG Insider (Issue #67) > January 2006 > > Highlights: IDS 10 - IBM's flagship database for pure OLTP and Industrial-strength, embedded computing > In your dreams.... The IIUG said: "IDS 10 - IBM's flagship database for pure OLTP and Industrial-strength, embedded computing" Unh? What's the problem? It's not on the website if you follow the front-page through products. I did find it if you take the IIUG link: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/ids10/ Informix' Dynamic Server (IDS) Version 10.0 is IBM's newest data server for pure OLTP and industrial-strength, embedded computing. Thankfully the word 'flagship' is missing. This must be a special page made just for the IIUG. :-) Try it yourself, start at www.ibm.com and see if you can link to the same page the IIUG link points to. It's as if they gave the IIUG a link that isn't shown if you come in the front page. Taking the front page you end up here: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/ids/ Slightly different but it's a dead end--you can't find a link to http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/ids10/ Very sneaky! Throw 'em a bone! > ============================================================ > IDS 10 - IBM's flagship database for pure OLTP and > Industrial-strength, embedded computing > ============================================================ > > We have been hearing it from IBM management in conferences and Informix Infobahns. Now you can read it in the IBM Web site: > > http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/ids10/ > THERE AINT NO FLAGSHIP :0) > The latest release of Informix(r); Dynamic Server (IDS) - Version 10.0 - is IBM's flagship database for pure OLTP and industrial-strength, embedded computing. IBM IDS V10.0 delivers outstanding performance, reliability, scalability and manageability for enterprises and workgroups. > THERE AINT NO FLAGSHIP 8-) ARF ARF! ARF ARF!!

Double Echo wrote: > emailer@iiug.org wrote: >> IIUG Insider (Issue #67) >> January 2006 >> >> Highlights: IDS 10 - IBM's flagship database for pure OLTP and >> Industrial-strength, embedded computing >> > > In your dreams.... > > The IIUG said: > > "IDS 10 - IBM's flagship database for pure OLTP and Industrial-strength, > embedded computing" > > Unh? What's the problem? > > It's not on the website if you follow the front-page through products. > > > I did find it if you take the IIUG link: > http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/ids10/ > > Informixￜ Dynamic Server (IDS) Version 10.0 is IBM's newest data server > for pure OLTP and industrial-strength, embedded computing. > > Thankfully the word 'flagship' is missing. This must be a special page > made just for the IIUG. > > :-) > > Try it yourself, start at www.ibm.com and see if you can link to the same > page the IIUG link points to. It's as if they gave the IIUG a link that > isn't shown if you come in the front page. > > Taking the front page you end up here: > http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/ids/ > > Slightly different but it's a dead end--you can't find a link to > http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/ids10/ > > Very sneaky! Throw 'em a bone! > >> ============================================================ >> IDS 10 - IBM's flagship database for pure OLTP and >> Industrial-strength, embedded computing >> ============================================================ >> >> We have been hearing it from IBM management in conferences and Informix >> Infobahns. Now you can read it in the IBM Web site: >> >> http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/ids10/ >> > > THERE AINT NO FLAGSHIP :0) > > >> The latest release of Informix(r); Dynamic Server (IDS) - Version 10.0 - >> is IBM's flagship database for pure OLTP and industrial-strength, >> embedded computing. IBM IDS V10.0 delivers outstanding performance, >> reliability, scalability and manageability for enterprises and >> workgroups. >> > > THERE AINT NO FLAGSHIP 8-) > > ARF ARF! ARF ARF!! If you are on the front page (http://www.ibm.com/software/data/informix/ids/) you have to follow the "IDS V10.0 is here"-graphic on the right side and then you will be on the page that the IIUG referenced. Anyway, the flagship has definetely, gone. Just another lie hitting the loyal informix customer base deeply in the heart. However they changed the text on the above page under "Overview": *************************************************************************** IBM Informixￜ Dynamic Server (IDS) powers a wide variety of applications. It is difficult to go through a day without encountering the high performance and reliability online transaction processing (OLTP) data services of IDS. IDS helps to simplify and automate many of the tasks associated with deploying enterprise systems while providing the highest levels of availability for today's mission critical applications. *************************************************************************** I would suggest to add the following text: "It is also difficult go go through day without encountering amazing, encouraging marketing news about IDS" -:)