RE: IDS to DB2 conversion

I tend to agree with Jerry - I've been off the IIUG BoD for a couple of years now and while I have to admit I don't read the e-newsletters cover to cover I feel more in the dark than I remember feeling when I was on the BoD. That being said - what else is there to add to this conversation. Last night I waded thru approx 100 emails on this thread with little new input. Yes - sic the IIUG and Stuart on IBM - but I doubt if they will ever truly market the product. So does anyone have any loose change that would like to buy some DB technologies from IBM? If not, well IBM paid the $$$ to our friends (ACK) at Ascential and funded their company. They have every right to put the Informix stuff in a closet and throw away the key - at least they aren't doing that - you can still use the technology today and for the forseeable future. Yes - Like Tim I miss my old Informix technology - but I too have mouths to feed and there just isn't enough work to go around so it's off to other things. Rob Vorbroker --- "Hamilton, Jerry" <hamiltoj@fleishman.com> wrote: > Here's my take, poor spelling and all... > > When I was with the IIUG it seemed like I was more > exposed to a lot of good > information about the two products. Now that I'm on > the *outside*, I hear > and see very little. So now I feel everyone's > frustration. I don't care if > either product has great marketing, I and my > management team, would like to > be more informed about the direction and status of > both. We've had other > issues with PeopleSoft and IBM has done a descent > job of building a > relationship there. It's been 3 years and things > like the migration tool > kit is just now beta??? So even if I like DB2 they > don't give me an easy > when to migrate to it???? > > I say continue this and other threads and get the > IIUG involved... Mr Litel > seems to be getting what he wants out of IBM... > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Obnoxio The Clown [mailto:obnoxio@hotmail.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 8:30 AM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: RE: IDS to DB2 conversion > > > malcolm weallans wrote: > > > So guys, I suggest you stop this ware of words > through this mailing > > list, take your discussions offline, and come back > to us when you can > > both agree to differ. > > OK, quick straw poll -- who here thinks this ware > (sic) of words is > irrelevant and uninteresting? Who here is > uninterested in poking what > information they can out of IBM on what might be > happening and how IDS > relates to DB2? > > -- > "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut > fermer sa gueule" > - Coluche > > sending to informix-list ===== Rob Vorbroker Phone: 513/336-8695 Vorbroker Consulting, Inc. Fax: 513/336-6812 www.vorbroker.com robv@vorbroker.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ sending to informix-list