Re: Re: OT:Is IBM going to be marketing Informix

-----Original Message----- From: "Captain Pedantic" <theharlequin36@hotmail.com> To: informix-list@iiug.org Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 21:40:57 +0100 Subject: Re: OT:Is IBM going to be marketing Informix "Jim Jordan" <wjjordan@nortel.ca> wrote in message news:cierhv$3vj$1@zcars0v6.ca.nortel.com... > In article <2r04ibF14f12eU1@uni-berlin.de>, > Neil Truby <neil.truby@ardenta.com> wrote: > >I've seen evidence recently, such as the ICON programme, that IBM are trying > >to do more with Informix, and have heard that the message to the direct > >sales team is no longer "lead with DB2". As an IBM reseller I have never > >received any such instruction to favour DB2 over Informix anyway, and so > >have not received contrary instructions either. > Informix, years ago ;) Chucho! > Our account team (Canadian OEM) has indicated that they plan on leading > with Informix for OEM applications, because it's so easy to drop into a > turnkey system. IBM was surprised by the loyalty of the Informix user > base, and they are starting to realise that Informix was really a > well-hidden gem. And who hid it? Jean Sagi jeansagi@myrealbox.com jeansagi@yahoo.com sending to informix-list