Re: SCO not recommended for high number of users.

Nils Myklebust wrote: ... > > In my opinion it's very sad that Informix have had so little interest > lately in PC based Unix servers. This ought to have been an easy > question to answer. > The cost of support has been told to me as an issue in this arena. But I think after what I've seen in the last two weeks shows INFORMIX is actually beginning to get serious about Pentium-based/WindowsNT-based servers. > In case you haven't been following the developments in the "PC" arena > Compaq and others are currently working hard on clustering technology > probably using "FireWire" or "Fiber Channel" connections. This > currently involves Windows NT as the OS, but may develop into very > powerfull servers with very low price tags and easy administration. > If Informix came out with XPS on such a platform with the right price > it would be very interesting to us. > With the download option from their web site, I next expect to see > Informix OnLine Workstation and Workgroup Server on the Compaq Smart > Start CD Roms. > It's about time Informix creates a relationship to Compaq which is as > near and dear to them as their current relationship to Sun and HP. > Only the visibility it would create would be worth the effort. > Visibility means more sales too. If it gets more popular, geez then maybe they wouldn't have to worry so much about stupid oracle. It would be good too if they would provide more documentation available at a book store near my home, like I see for other data base products. This could offset the need for a large support staff. Microsoft has done it, Borland has, and others can too. ( yes, informix, borland is actually a viable product, because these kinds of products show up next to your data base, and end-users keep buying this kind of stuff ) > Nils.Myklebust@ccmail.telemax.no > NM Data AS, P.O.Box 9090 Gronland, N-0133 Oslo, Norway > My opinions are those of my company -- \\\\|// (6 6) ==============================---o00--(_)--00o---============================ Tim Schaefer http://www.shadow.net/~tschaefe The Computer Business Company, Inc. tschaefe@shadow.net =============================================================================