Re: Informix going open source????

AMEN Brother... I totally agree with your assessment of IBM's definition of SMB (S=100 Mill, M 100-500 Mill). I guess I work in ES (Extra Small)= <5 Mill. AKA - Businesses with no/little IT Budget to speak of. Rob --- Obnoxio The Clown <obnoxio@serendipita.com> wrote: > IBM's definition of SMB seems to be anyone smaller > than a mainframe site. > That doesn't necessarily tally with what you or I > might describe as an SMB > site. > > So when they say they're going after SMB, it's > probably code for "Oracle's > biggest customers"... :o) > > Rob Vorbroker said: > > While it's just my opinion but I believe that IBM > is > > trying to cover the SMB space (where a MySQL would > > also play) with the DB2 UDB Lite version. Yes > it's > > cheaper than regular DB2 UDB but it doesn't have > all > > the bells and whistles of DB2 either. > > > > Now if you ask me (a self proclaimed Informix > Bigot) > > which engine is better, easier to use and maintain > and > > could be better leveraged for competition against > > MySQL I'd push for SE or Online 5.2 (and 4GL, > etc.). > > > > Several members of the IIUG BoD and several > Informix > > members of IBM's Gold Consulting program have > brought > > this issue up with IBM Senior Management in the > past > > with no or little results. Whether it's time for > > This is not the same as 200 customer end users > badgering Janet Perna or > Steve Mills. Or whoever else there is as a senior > exec in IBM. > > > another go or not...GO. But in reality I don't > expect > > them to push either SE or Online 5.2 into this > space, > > at least not without re-branding to DB2 something. > > > > Rob > > --- Obnoxio The Clown <obnoxio@serendipita.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Rob Vorbroker said: > >> > You have to stop thinking like that. Now drink > >> your > >> > blue koolaide and take your seat. > >> > >> It is a good idea. However, IBM are not going to > >> take it on board, unless > >> you all get hold of someone senior (Janet Perna, > >> perhaps?) and say the > >> same thing. We as customers have been remarkably > >> reticient about sharing > >> our opinions with senior IBM management. Well, I > >> know I have. > >> > >> -- > >> Bye now, > >> Obnoxio > >> > >> "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut > >> fermer sa gueule" > >> - Coluche > >> > >> "I'm trying to see things your way, but I can't > get > >> my head up my ass" > >> - JCH > >> > >> "Ogni uomo mi guarda come se fossi una testa di > >> cazzo" > >> - Marco > > > > > > ===== > > Rob Vorbroker Phone: > 513/336-8695 > > Vorbroker Consulting, Inc. Fax: > 513/336-6812 > > www.vorbroker.com > robv@vorbroker.com > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. > > http://messenger.yahoo.com/ > > > > > -- > Bye now, > Obnoxio > > "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut > fermer sa gueule" > - Coluche > > "I'm trying to see things your way, but I can't get > my head up my ass" > - JCH > > "Ogni uomo mi guarda come se fossi una testa di > cazzo" > - Marco ===== Rob Vorbroker Phone: 513/336-8695 Vorbroker Consulting, Inc. Fax: 513/336-6812 www.vorbroker.com robv@vorbroker.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/ sending to informix-list