Re: Informix & Tuxedo

In the following mail Mark_Sherman@transarc.com states > > Excerpts from netnews.comp.databases.informix: 8-Jan-93 Re: Informix & > Tuxedo David Kosenko@informix.c (782) > > > Note that two phase commit can only be accomplished using OnLine and the > > TP/XA product. Two phase commit cannot be accomplished with SE. It > > cannot be accomplished with OnLine *without* TP/XA. > > Also note that TP/XA provides the X-Open specified XA interface for > connecting together transaction systems and databases, not just Tuxedo. > For example our product, Encina, also works with Informix's TP/XA > product to provide distributed 2PC. > -Mark > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mark Sherman > Transarc Corp. What Mark points out is almost true. TO clarify when Encina becomes a real product with a track record as long as Tuxedo has building real systems then I believe it will be a viable alternative. By their own admission, the folks at Transarc have stated that 1993 will be the year when they try to clean up all of the problems with Encina. I have used the system and it will be a great product. I would not recommend using it today to build systems with. -- J. Steven Harrison, PhD. steve@jack.sns.com 45034 Imnaha Court Voice: (510)623-8651 Fremont, CA 94539-6669 Data: (510)623-8652 Systems'n'Software FAX: (510)623-8656