Re: PRESS: Informix in the News

Any opinions on the whether Informix will remain as a viable competitor in the DB market given its financial results, layoffs, etc.? Jason Harris wrote: > > What!! No merger with Apple? > > On 13 Aug 1997 14:53:24 -0400, usergrp@informix.com (Christine > Shannon) wrote: > > >List of Informix related articles. > > > >Format: > >PUBLICATION > >"Article Name" > >Summary of Article > >[Date, Location in Publication, Author] > > > >Informix in the News > >--------------------------------- > >(08/13/97) > > > >CNN ONLINE > >"Informix sets new course" > >Monday, Informix CEO and President Robert Finocchio appeared on CNNfn's > >"Digital Jam" -- CNN's financial news broadcast program -- where he > >outlined the company's future and answered questions pertaining to the > >second-quarter financial earnings announcement made last week. Finocchio > >explained actions being taken to correct policies and reasons for restating > >1996 transactions. Additionally, Finocchio made references to hiring > >additional executive staff, working on operation skills and execution > >performance within the company, and keeping a strong position in advanced > >technology. "There's tremendous customer support for the product," > >Finocchio said in the interview. "I think the marketplace in general wants > >our company to thrive and be successful." > >(8/11/97, www.cnn.com, Steve Young) > > > >COMPUTER RESELLER NEWS > >"Informix charts new course" > >This article reviews Informix's NT strategy, the company's future and > >plans from a reseller's perspective. "Informix's challenges are not ones > >of 'Does the product work?' or 'Is there a market there?'," said Informix > >CEO and president Robert Finocchio. "There is a solid foundation of great > >products and ... a validated market for the products." Also mentioned were > >Informix's move to a three-tier architecture, plans for building a channel > >to address NT products, and a "major" announcement regarding > >INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server, according to Informix's Brett Bachman. > >(8/11/97, pg. 125, Shawn Willett) > > > >WEB WEEK > >"Haht to build Informix version of Web tools" > >Informix received additional coverage on the announcement, made last month > >at its user conference, with partner Haht Software. The Informix edition of > >Haht, called HahtSite Integrated Publisher, will provide a visual > >environment for Web design with support for publishing pages to the > >database. The agreement also allows Web site designers to mix the HahtSite > >Web design environment with Informix's Web Application Server. > >(8/11/97, pg. 21, David Carr) > > > >INFOWORLD > >"Pipeline" > >Informix has formed a strategic partnership agreement with Lucent > >Technologies' Inferno Network Software Solutions group to market Inferno > >1.1 operating system for use with smart phones and set-top boxes. > >INFORMIX-Universal Server will be used to deliver multiple data types to > >all devices across any network. The two companies will first target their > >combined solution for the telecommunications market; pricing will begin at > >$108. > >(8/11/97, pg. 57, staff writer) > > > >Additional coverage: > >CLIENT SERVER NEWS > >"Billy grams" > >(8/8/97, pg. 8, staff writer) > > > >DATAMATION > >"Where the rubber meets the road" > >In this feature article on competitive advantage applications, the recent > >IT developments made by Sears Automotive Group are discussed, including the > >development of a "tire point-of-sale" (TPOS) system comprised of > >INFORMIX-Extended Parallel Server, IBM/Lotus Domino hardware and Boundless > >Technology PCs in stores. To enhance sales, the $38 billion company made > >plans to open 875 new stores in the next four years, resulting in a need > >for a more consolidated, service-oriented operation. "We extended [the > >Sears Roebuck system running an Informix 2 terabyte data warehouse] > >significantly and customized it for the tire-selling process," said Sears > >CIO Steve Junk. > >(8/97, pg. 49, Anne Knowles) > > > >INTERNET WORLD > >"Dealmakers" > >Informix, Netscape Communications and Silicon Graphics are pooling > >resources to become "The Silicon Network," a consortium offering customized > >Internet, intranet and extranet services. > >(8/11/97, pg. 16, staff writer) > > > >COMPUTERWORLD > >"Informix/Lawson team" > >In this brief, Informix and Lawson Software's announcement to bundle > >INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server with Lawson's client/server application > >package is reported as Informix's third enterprise vendor deal over the > >past few months. Other vendors to partner with Informix include Baan Co., > >which dropped its proprietary database in favor of Informix, and Marcam > >Corp. which selected Informix in June for its application package. > >(8/11/97, 55, staff writer) > > > >COMPUTER RESELLER NEWS > >"10-Q: Consolidation watches over channel" > >Informix received coverage in CRN's second-quarter financial report, which > >focuses on consolidation within the channel. To overcome current > >challenges, recommendations made to Informix include stabilizing its > >finances, formulating a comeback plan and keeping concentrated efforts on > >Windows NT. Also summarized in the report are Oracle, Microsoft, Sybase, CA > >and IBM. > >(8/11/97, pg. 43, Gregory Hale) > > > >THE WALL STREET JOURNAL > >"Informix reports 2nd-quarter loss; net for '96 to be revised sharply lower" > >Last Friday, Informix reported its second-quarter revenue at $164.7 > >million, with a loss of $120.5 million. The company said it will restate > >its 1996 financial results due to errors in the recording of revenue. The > >reported second-quarter figure includes a charge of $62.1 million due to > >personal reductions of certain assets. "We've got to cut costs, fix the > >company's ability to execute, articulate the company's position in the > >marketplace and get great products out the door," said Informix CEO and > >President Robert Finocchio. > >(8/8/97, pg. B14, Quentin Hardy) > > > >Additional coverage: > >BUSINESS WIRE > >"Informix reports loss, to restate 1996 results" > >(8/7/97, www.reuters.com, staff writer) > > > >C/NET > >"Informix reports losses, errors" > >(8/8/97, www.news.com, Mike Ricciuti) > > > >COMPUTER RESELLER NEWS ONLINE > >"Informix drops financial bombshell" > >(8/8/97, www.crn.com, Steven Burke) > > > >COMPUTERGRAM > >"Informix disaster continues: $120M loss, has to restate 1996" > >(8/8/97, www.computerwire.com, staff writer) > > > >COMPUTERWORLD > >"Informix posts $120M loss" > >(8/11/97, pg. 8, staff writer) > > > >DOW JONES NEWS SERVICE > >"Spotlight: Informix reports loss, will restate '96 results" > >(8/8/97, www.dowjones.com, staff writer) > > > >INFORMATIONWEEK ONLINE > >"Informix reports gloomy financial news" > >(8/8/97, www.informationweek.com, Lisa Nadile)@@NL