Informix vs. Oracle
Mr. Mathews: Both Informix and Oracle are represented on a group which is deciding on RDBMS standards, the X/OPEN SQL Access Group. Informix has taken a strong stand on implementing these, apparently, and Oracle v. 6.0 seems to implement more of what is considered to be "standard SQL" than Informix's OnLine v. 4.0, so both companies should produce implementations along the line identified by the X/OPEN Group. This having been said, I don't know how the salesman can say that "Informix [will] soon be the new RDBMS standard on top of Oracle"--they are moving toward a common SQL implementation... There is a VA office of X/OPEN, if you'd like more information: Suite 670, 3141 Fairview Park Dr., Falls Church VA Phone (703) 876-0044 Fax 876-0050 I obtained some information about the SQL Access Group from John Robertson of Hewlett-Packard, who is the chair of the group; there was a write-up of the Group's activities in a trade magazine (earlier this year). Steve Richardson/Merit Network, Inc. ---(Forwarded from: mathews@bones.ecs.umass.edu, Dated: Wed, 26 Aug 92 19:13:12 EDT)--- Received: from rmy.rmy.emory.edu by um.cc.umich.edu via Internet with TCP; Wed, 26 Aug 92 22:36:12 EDT Received: by rmy.rmy.emory.edu (5.65/Emory_rmy.3.3.20) via MAILPROG id AA29766 ; Wed, 26 Aug 92 22:38:20 -0400 Return-Path: ilist@rmy.emory.edu From: mathews@bones.ecs.umass.edu (Mathew J Mathews) Message-Id: <1992Aug26.231313.28687@risky.ecs.umass.edu> Subject: Informix vs. Oracle Date: 26 Aug 92 23:13:13 GMT Reply-To: mathews@bones.ecs.umass.edu (Mathew J Mathews) Organization: University of Massachusetts, Amherst Sender: informix-list-owner@rmy.emory.edu To: informix-list@rmy.emory.edu X-Informix-List-Id: <news.1715> My boss was recently told by a salesman that Informix would soon be the new RDBMS standard on top of Oracle. Needless to say, she asked me to investigate. I have not been able to find very much written on Informix. Could anyone give me their 2 cents, and/or point me to a good source of info? Thanks, Mathew J. Mathews Univ. of Massachusetts at Amherst mathews@risky.ecs.umass.edu #disclude <inclaimer.h>