IIUG - character-based admin tools update

Posted in 1997

Carlton Doe — 24 Mar 1997 12:03:04 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Informix Product Management team has asked we forward to you this new status on character-based OnLine DSA administration tools. But first, some background. October 1996, Informix met with the IIUG Board of Directors to get input on INFORMIX-Enterprise Command Center and the proposed future direction of character-based DSA administration tools. There was ongoing discussion through year end between the Board and Informix on this issue. The IIUG Board adopted this topic within our forming IIUG Advocacy Program. More information on the IIUG Advocacy Program will follow in a separate announcement. Early in the year, a public discussion about these tools was held on the comp.databases.informix (c.d.i.) Usenet group independent of the discussions being held with the IIUG and Informix. The feelings expressed on c.d.i. were also forwarded to Informix for their review. Based on the feedback received from the IIUG and other sources, Informix is releasing the following: ************************************************************ Informix Product Management apologizes for the confusion caused by the statements regarding the obsolescence of DB-Access and ON-Monitor as stated in the Release Notes of the INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Servers on UNIX starting with version 7.21. We have decided to remove those as well as the statements regarding Motif tools obsolescence from future releases of OnLine Dynamic Server Release Notes. Obsolescence of product components such as DB-Access and ON-Monitor in the future will occur when Informix can provide our user base with more definitive time frames and details on the replacements for the existing utilities. Regards, Informix Product Management ************************************************************ The IIUG appreciates Informix' responsiveness to concerns expressed by the IIUG and others on this topic. We look forward to ongoing collaboration with Informix as they evolve the tools and technology we use daily. Carlton Doe President, IIUG carlton@iiug.org