Re: Informix business grew by double digits in 2006 (Q1+Q2)

Posted in 2006

Double Echo — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 10:29:00 -0400 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Tambi Dude wrote: > Double Echo wrote: > >> 3. What is the increase in sales? Who is buying Informix and WHY? > > One massive O shop has selected Informix for its next generation killer > app which needs massive scaling. Good to know that even shops where > O is well entrenched know when not to use it :-) > > Right. Same story different day. Always a whisper never anything else. I guess if you like working with a truly embedded database it's a great product. It's embedded in obscurity. Can't even get a press opportunity out of it, pathetic.

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Neil Truby — Sat, 5 Aug 2006 20:37:45 +0100 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

"Double Echo" <doubleecho@your.com> wrote in message news:NW1Bg.7224$A87.4010@fe19.usenetserver.com... > Tambi Dude wrote: >> Double Echo wrote: >> >>> 3. What is the increase in sales? Who is buying Informix and WHY? >> >> One massive O shop has selected Informix for its next generation killer >> app which needs massive scaling. Good to know that even shops where >> O is well entrenched know when not to use it :-) >> >> > > Right. Same story different day. Always a whisper never anything else. Expect a big press release from IBM any miniute now about this success.

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Double Echo — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 10:23:24 -0400 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Neil Truby wrote: > "Double Echo" <doubleecho@your.com> wrote in message > news:NW1Bg.7224$A87.4010@fe19.usenetserver.com... >> Tambi Dude wrote: >>> Double Echo wrote: >>> >>>> 3. What is the increase in sales? Who is buying Informix and WHY? >>> One massive O shop has selected Informix for its next generation killer >>> app which needs massive scaling. Good to know that even shops where >>> O is well entrenched know when not to use it :-) >>> >>> >> Right. Same story different day. Always a whisper never anything else. > > Expect a big press release from IBM any miniute now about this success. > > I expect nothing from IBM for Informix. Informix is a tinker toy for IBM. They tinker with the technology, and the customer base, jerk off the developer community and basically plan to do little if anything with the product beyond the customer base that already knows what it is. The only benefit to IBM from Informix is how it can be used to benefit other sectors and products of IBM. IBM knows as long as they throw little scraps to the shrinking base of loyal users they can leverage it on the way down. Continuously a lost opportunity with developers. If you don't have developers you don't have shit. One press release every 3 or 4 years isn't a marketing or advertising campaign. Hiding new sales isn't going to push product. A tinker toy, that's all Informix is.