Re: Informix pipe problem and WHENEVER

Path: emory!swrinde!sdd.hp.com!hplabs!pyramid!infmx!aland From: aland@informix.com (Colonel Panic) Newsgroups: comp.databases Message-ID: <1991Aug15.022602.21580@informix.com> Date: 15 Aug 91 02:26:02 GMT References: <1991Jul06.105652.26798@dircon.co.uk> <randall.679343476@seashore> <1991Jul14.115455.751@dircon.co.uk> Sender: news@informix.com (Usenet News) Organization: International Brotherhood of Geeks, Local 619 In article <1991Jul14.115455.751@dircon.co.uk> uaa1006@dircon.co.uk (Peter Miles) writes: >>>PS: Please don't suggest we upgrade to version 4! We just heard >>>from Informix UK, that this would cost over $3,000, just for upgrading >>>4GL. As we also use isql and esql, this would be far too much >>>for my employers (probably cheaper to buy the whole lot new). > >We're running SCO UNIX 386! Yes, but how many users are you licensed for? Keep in mind that SCO UNIX covers a wide range of usability, from a 386SX running a user or two to a Systempro or DEC or Wyse multiprocessor 486 running hundreds of users. Perhaps you are being quoted based on unlimited-user licensing. >Informix UK said it would cost about 500-600 pounds to upgrade >to V4.0, but that we HAD to buy maintenance before we would >upgrade (over 1,000 pounds). At current exchange rates that >adds up to about $3,000. Ouch! As I understand it (based on U.K. info from April), maintenance-holders pricing for major upgrades (e.g. version 1.XX.XX or 2.XX.XX to 4.00.UXX) get an 85% discount off new-purchase price. Minor upgrades (e.g. 4.0 to 4.1) and bugfix releases (e.g. 4.00.UG2 to 4.00.UH1) are free with standard maintenance. >Pete Miles uaa1006@dircon.co.uk -- Alan Denney aland@informix.com {pyramid|uunet}!infmx!aland Disclaimer: These opinions are mine alone. If I am caught or killed, the secretary will disavow any knowledge of my actions. "Maturity comes from banging your head on sharp corners." - B. Kliban, 1935-1990