Re: Was XPS - now a debate about the competition to Informix Dynamic Server
"Captain Pedantic" <theharlequin36@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:3g03gvF9thiqU1@individual.net... > Most people don't want to be negative about DB2 - as you say, it has a number of > attractive features that IDS lacks. But it sticks in the craw that DB2 UDB is > remorselessly promoted as a product (the "We only promote the Brand" mantra is bullshit) > to the at-one-time complete, and now just virtual, exclusion of Informix. And, - this is > comp.databases.informix btw :-) - we believe that Informix is a superior product, and four > years ago had a stronger recognition in its market (that's largely been dissipated now of > course). What else do u expect? Only a moron wud have believed on Apr 24 2001 that IBM will actively market Informix. Check the archives of c.d.i on that day. Skeptics were suspecting Janet Prena's statment "we will support and develop informix as long as the customer wants" right on that day. Here is an insider news. Some analyst covering IBM is after their ass that they have to "streamline their database product lines". Do you know what it means. It means kill Informix and retain only Db2. I looked at IDS 10 and was surprised that IBM has put so much effort in introducing new features, some of it really cool like online index. Why bother? I worked with Informix from 1991-2005 (SE/OE 4.0 till 9.21), but I will never recommend this for new projects now. It is a legacy database now. I still love it a lot, but I love my family more.
On Mon, 30 May 2005 08:37:52 -0400, "rkusenet" <usenet.rk@gmail.com> wrote: > >"Captain Pedantic" <theharlequin36@hotmail.com> wrote in message >news:3g03gvF9thiqU1@individual.net... > >> Most people don't want to be negative about DB2 - as you say, it has a number of >> attractive features that IDS lacks. But it sticks in the craw that DB2 UDB is >> remorselessly promoted as a product (the "We only promote the Brand" mantra is bullshit) >> to the at-one-time complete, and now just virtual, exclusion of Informix. And, - this is >> comp.databases.informix btw :-) - we believe that Informix is a superior product, and four >> years ago had a stronger recognition in its market (that's largely been dissipated now of >> course). > >What else do u expect? Only a moron wud have believed on Apr 24 2001 that >IBM will actively market Informix. Check the archives of c.d.i on that day. >Skeptics were suspecting Janet Prena's statment "we will support and develop >informix as long as the customer wants" right on that day. > >Here is an insider news. Some analyst covering IBM is after their ass that >they have to "streamline their database product lines". Do you know what >it means. It means kill Informix and retain only Db2. > >I looked at IDS 10 and was surprised that IBM has put so much effort >in introducing new features, some of it really cool like online index. >Why bother? > Maybe, just maybe, they finally get it? JWC