RE: IDS to DB2 conversion

Do you think "the folks" can update the rest of us "would be converters"..... -----Original Message----- From: Serge Rielau [mailto:srielau@ca.eye-be-em.com] Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 7:02 AM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: Re: IDS to DB2 conversion Neil, The MTK for IDS is currently in beta. Not sure whether open or closed. I'll get you in touch with the folks by email. Send me a ping. Cheers Serge sending to informix-list

I'm told it's going to be open beta shortly. At which point you will know about it by going to http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/migration/mtk/ W.r.t. timing *tongueincheek* 1. Don't come over pushy if you want to get the girl ;-) 2. There is money to be made with competitive migration. I rather see migrations from squeal and orrible than IDS. Cheers Serge

"Serge Rielau" <srielau@ca.eye-be-em.com> wrote in message news:bv42dm$gve$1@hanover.torolab.ibm.com... > I'm told it's going to be open beta shortly. At which point you will > know about it by going to > http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/migration/mtk/ > > W.r.t. timing *tongueincheek* > 1. Don't come over pushy if you want to get the girl ;-) > 2. There is money to be made with competitive migration. > > I rather see migrations from squeal and orrible than IDS. Me too. And I really appreciate the information and the contact, thank you very much. I would say, however, that having last week carried out a wide canvas of UK Informix users, we find plenty of migrants to SQL Server, some to Oracle and MySQL, even one to Progress .... but not a single one to DB2. I hope IBM knows what it is doing ...

The fact that the MTK for Informix is being thrown together as an afterthought rather speaks volumes - as much about their faith in anyone going DB2 as how seriously they take Informix as a product group - don't you think? Andy "Neil Truby" <neil.truby@ardenta.com> wrote in message news:<bv43n3$nga7g$1@ID-162943.news.uni-berlin.de>... > "Serge Rielau" <srielau@ca.eye-be-em.com> wrote in message > news:bv42dm$gve$1@hanover.torolab.ibm.com... > > I'm told it's going to be open beta shortly. At which point you will > > know about it by going to > > http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/migration/mtk/ > > > > W.r.t. timing *tongueincheek* > > 1. Don't come over pushy if you want to get the girl ;-) > > 2. There is money to be made with competitive migration. > > > > I rather see migrations from squeal and orrible than IDS. > > Me too. And I really appreciate the information and the contact, thank you > very much. > I would say, however, that having last week carried out a wide canvas of UK > Informix users, we find plenty of migrants to SQL Server, some to Oracle and > MySQL, even one to Progress .... but not a single one to DB2. > I hope IBM knows what it is doing ...

Neil Truby wrote: > Me too. And I really appreciate the information and the contact, thank you > very much. > I would say, however, that having last week carried out a wide canvas of UK > Informix users, we find plenty of migrants to SQL Server, some to Oracle and > MySQL, even one to Progress .... but not a single one to DB2. > I hope IBM knows what it is doing ... I don't see any need for migration unless you need to use a specific application which don't support Informix. Anyway, I'd love if a certain lady read this postings... Don't believe she does though... Regards.