Puget Sound Users Group - Next Meeting

The Informix Users Group is pleased to announce our next meeting to be held on September 25th, 1996 at the Bellevue offices of AAA Washington. The meeting will begin at 4pm, and should run until about 6pm. We have a great agenda lined up, and there will be refreshments for all. Agenda information and directions to the site follow: Speaker- Ira Machefsky of Giga Information Group Ira specializes in the Internet with an emphasis on electronic commerce and security. With over 22 years experience in the IT industry, Ira has completed Internet initiatives that include: strategic planning, product management and marketing, technology management, assessment and transfer. He is also well versed in distributed systems, databases, GUI's, networking and computer architecture. An experienced speaker, Ira will provide an insightful perspective on commerce on the Information Superhighway. Giga Information Group was formed in 1995 by Gideon Gartner (founder of The Gartner Group). Giga is an advisory and IT decision-support company that offers a subscription-based service that addresses a broad range of IT issues. Via GigaWeb, members can access research, discuss issues, receive assistance in making critical IT decisions, and have customized access to related news and information. Informix Illustra on the move! As we're sure you are aware, Informix recently completed a significant effort to merge Informix with Illustra Corporation, an ORDBMS vendor. Illustra has a significant customer list that includes companies like: Random House, Sun Microsystems, The Academy Awards, CBS News and many others. In early 1997, Informix will combine the performance and scalability of OnLine with the extensibility of the Illustra engine, and that product is named Universal Server. A key element of this presentation will be the discussion of what Informix DataBlades are, and their role in providing the unique flexibility of this technology. You don't want to miss this presentation on the power and flexibility of Universal Server, presented by the formidable Informix team of Jim Mongillo and Steve Pontello. We are anticipating that the presentation will also include a local customer discussing their experience in working in the Illustra environment. Where is AAA Washington? AAA is located at the Koll Center Bellefield, and the address is 1745 114th Avenue SE, Bellevue. The phone number is 462-2222, and our host is Mr. David Fly. From I-405 take the SE 8th exit (exit 12). Head west on 8th and watch for the sign "Bellefield Office Park", and turn left into the office park. Follow drive to stop sign, and tun left again at the sign that reads : "Koll Center Bellefield". Continue on that road and look for Koll Center Bellefield 1745, and that will take you right to the AAA offices. We would appreciate hearing a confirmation that you will be attending, so we can make sure to have enough refreshments. Please call John Walters, ASIX, Inc. at 206-635-0709 (email john.walters@asix.com). We hope to see you there! -- Corinne Gregory, Newsletter Editor Informix Users Group of Puget Sound corinne.gregory@asix.com