Re: PRESS: Informix in the News
However, you still using it! Sigh. I am, if I had a realistic choice in the matter I might not. I no longer have my nice HP 715. (bitter tears of remorse). Sure I could remove this garbage OS and pop up Linux, but then I don't match my company standard, I have no word processor, spreadsheet, Visio, Erwin etc. Nor do I have the 3-4 weeks it would take me to work out all of the issues and find replacement packages. Nor do I have the further 2-4 weeks to re-train myself on the new tools. I have to admit that the Microsloth PC has its place - it's a great way to work on documents, which appears to be how I spend my time these days. As long as I don't push the enevelope... Nobody likes GPF's, but why everybody uses Microsoft software? How Bill Gates became the biggest billionaire in the industry? M-O-N-O-P-O-L-Y. Bob F. has a very good point, it is foolhardy to compete with Micros$ft. Unfortunately they (MS) don't know their place - the desktop. Informix has the best technology in the database market, but why they have financial problems? Technology isn't enough!!! No argument there. However, we drift from the core topics of this newsgroup. This is primarily an Informix discussion and Oracle bashing group. ;-) jparker@epsilon.com wrote: > That's a scary thought - Microsoft going to the high end. Thank you - I > get enough GPFs just reading my mail. > > Microsoft - The people who brought you edlin. > > cheers > j. > > "Ing. Melvin Perez Cedano" <cam@codetel.net.do> on 03/04/98 01:37:49 PM > > Please respond to cam@codetel.net.do > > To: Christine Shannon <usergrp@informix.com> > cc: informix-list@iiug.org (bcc: Jack Parker/Boston50/Epsilon) > Subject: Re: PRESS: Informix in the News > > To the high-end to compete with more experienced companies (ORACLE, Sybase, > IBM) > with better financial positions and better marketing/sales strategies. > Informix is leaving the low-end to Microsoft, but will stay Microsoft at > low-end > or will go to the high-end too? If Microsoft go there too, what you going > to do > Informix? > You had left a lot of customers hanged-on with your tools (4GL, NewEra) and > mid-size/workgroup databases (SE, Workgroup edition). Are you aware of > this? > Christine Shannon wrote: > > List of Informix related articles. > > > > Format: > > PUBLICATION > > "Article Name" > > Summary of Article > > [Date, Location in Publication, Author] > > > > Informix in the News > > --------------------------------- > > (3/3/98) > > > > INFOWORLD ELECTRIC > > "Informix Focusing on High-End Apps, Says CEO" > > At a recent breakfast with the media, President and CEO of Informix > Robert > > Finocchio Jr. announced that Informix is conceding the low-end Windows NT > > database market to Microsoft and instead plans to sell databases for > > high-end applications in online transaction processing (OLTP) and data > > warehousing as well as for database-driven Web sites. The low-end, > > shrink-wrapped database marketplace is cornered by Microsoft, Finocchio > said. > > (Paul Krill, 2/24/98) > > > > Additional coverage: > > YAHOO FINANCE > > "Informix to Focus on High-End Database Niches?CEO" > > (Kourosh Karimkhany, 2/24/98) > > > > COMPUTER RESELLER NEWS > > "Informix CEO Lays Out Game Plan" > > (Shawn Willet, 2/24/98) > > > > PCWEEK ONLINE > > "Informix Chief Sees Light Ahead" > > At a recent press breakfast, Informix President and CEO Robert Finocchio > > Jr. was upbeat in discussing an encouraging fourth quarter in which > > Informix posted a $17.8 million profit on revenues of $181.2 million. In > > all of 1997, the Menlo Park, Calif. company lost $357.3 million. > > (Mark Hammond, 2/24/98) > > > > DATABASED WEB ADVISOR > > "Using Informix Datablades to Facilitate E-Commerce: Orchestrate all the > > Capabilities an E-Commerce Site Requires into a Single, Coherent, > > Manageable System" > > Informix?s recently released Informix Dynamic Server with the Universal > > Data Option opens up a wealth of possibilities for those looking to tie > > together many systems to support electronic commerce. For many > > organizations, the Informix solution provides the right amount of > > performance, manageability, flexibility, and rapid Web application > > development to support a commercial presence on the Net. Informix Dynamic > > Server?s ability to pull any data and functionality into the database as > a > > first-class datatype gives it "integratability." > > (Staff Writer, March 1998) > > begin: vcard > fn: Melvin Perez > n: Perez;Melvin > org: CAM Informatica. S. A. > email;internet: cam@codetel.net.do > title: Technical Vicepresident > tel;work: (809) 686-5574 > tel;fax: (809) 686-5467 > tel;home: (809) 227-2893 > x-mozilla-cpt: ;-960 > x-mozilla-html: FALSE > version: 2.1 > end: vcard begin: vcard fn: Melvin Perez n: Perez;Melvin org: CAM Informatica. S. A. email;internet: cam@codetel.net.do title: Technical Vicepresident tel;work: (809) 686-5574 tel;fax: (809) 686-5467 tel;home: (809) 227-2893 x-mozilla-cpt: ;-960 x-mozilla-html: FALSE version: 2.1 end: vcard