Re: Oracle vs. Informix

} } Steve Chell (steve@nezsdc.fujitsu.co.nz) wrote: } : Note: I'm not wanting to start an "Oracle is better than Informix" } : (or vice-versa) debate, but I would like some info as to how the following } : features compare: } } I can at least vouch for the tools. Also post-7.0.x versions of the } RDBMS have been functionaly stable. Reliable and robust operation is } something you come to take for granted with Oracle. } } : 1. Development tools. (Does Oracle have a 4GL?) } } PL/SQL is a 4GL. Also development tools are fairly good and robust. Good } logical design in most areas and has a tight integration with Oracle } RDBMS. There are tools for Forms and Reporting in GUI. The interesting } thing is that once you develop in GUI, you may easily convert it to } character-mode for DEC vt220 or whaever type of character-mode } terminals. These are not "weenie" Microsoft products. There does } appear to be some cohesion amongst the suite of tools and appears to be } built using academic principles and an engineering discipline. I'd } prefer best-of-breed and Oracle seems to be that at the moment. } } } : 7. Any other major differences worth noting. } } Excellent scalability. } Also.... } } Larger and more stable company. Great employees. They throw good } parties and events. :-) Actually it was Informix who turned me to } Oracle. I don't think personality conflict was exactly the kind of information being requested here. Concluding that Informix is a classless organization based upon the behavior of one individual is extremely short-sighted. Of course, if you want to do that, judge Oracle by Larry Ellison's actions and his endorsement of their misleading marketing campaigns. Chuck Miller //////////////// Senior Systems Engineer ////////// // Informix Software Inc. ////// / /// 5 Concourse Parkway, Suite 750 ///// // //// Atlanta, GA 30328 //// // ///// /// // ////// Phone 404-395-2300 // // /////// Fax 404-395-2343 / /////////// E-mail chuckm@informix.com //////////////// } I was turned off by the fact that persons involved in } diseminating pre-sales information was rather rude and "bitchy." } One of them rudely told me that it is complex software and I needed } to know how to program? I suppose all those years of VAX/VMS macro } assemler programming and tackling the "Orange Wall" of Vax manuals } is not considered programming. :-) I hate dealing with classless } companies that do not have established, organized channels of } support and do not maintain standards of behavior for their employees. } } }