Re: Informix & K-Mart

EZ Travel (bobb@netcom.com) wrote: : I remember reading (in an Informix Publication) how Kmart had made : a commitment to using Informix with its "state-of-the-art" computer : systems about 6-12 months back... : I recently read an article (INFORMATIONWEEK 3/13/95 pg 16) which : says that 25% of its 1200 IS staffers were just cut. It also says : that it announced in Sept it plans on closing 110 stores and cut : 750 jobs to slash $800M in costs. : Anyone from Informix know whether Kmart actually went thru with the : Informix deal as reported, or did the deal fall thru... : Just curious... : Bob : -- : ___________________________________________________________________ : | _____ _____ ______ _____ _____ ___ ___ _____ __ | : || ___| |_ / |_ _|| _ \\ / _ \\ \\ \\/ / | ___| | | | : || ___| / /_ | | | / | _ | \\ / | ___| | |__ | : ||_____| /_____| |__| |__|__\\ \\_/ \\_/ \\__/ |_____| |_____| | : |$Best Fares$...........Great Service........International/Domestic | : |Tel(408)978-0808 Fax:(408)978-7024 Internet: eztravel@netcom.com | : ------------------------------------------------------------------- K Mart has been using Informix as far back as 1988 when I was working with them. At one time they were the biggest Informix User in the world - I am not sure if that is true anymore. Stuart Litel slitel@netcom.com