Re: Informix and Lawson Software

Posted in 2003

Brandt Edwin — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 09:27:19 -0400 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

wow. that sucks. not a lot of warning considering Lawson says you have to plan about six months for the upgrade, hey let's just throw in a everyone getting trained on a new database server and have it all ready t go by May 28th, or be unsupported... maybe this topic should continue and the Lawson users group..... in any case, thanks for the update. >>> "neil truby" <neil.truby@ardenta.com> 07/29/03 09:14AM >>> It's definitie. I've sent you the official letter separately, as it's poor form to send it to the list .... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brandt Edwin" <bedwin@yankeecandle.com> To: <neil.truby@ardenta.com>; <informix-list@iiug.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 2:01 PM Subject: Re: Informix and Lawson Software > well, we, from what I have seen (via the Lawson Upgrade Roadshow) is > that Lawson is no longer supporting 7.x, > but 9.x is supported.. haven't anynews anout 9.4 but i have had not > sought any updates on that info updates since Mar or April > > >>> "Neil Truby" <neil.truby@ardenta.com> 07/28/03 02:38PM >>> > "Jay Aymond" <jaymond@communitycoffee.com> wrote in message > news:VoacnZmK-ucvw7iiXTWJig@eatel.net... > > Lawson Software has posted a "Letter to their customers" on their > support > > website indicating that Lawson will no longer support Informix with > the > 8.1 > > release of the Lawson Environment. This is too bad, as the main need > for > > Informix at this site is due to the Lawson Software ... more than > likely, > we > > will start looking at other options to replace Informix. My guess is > that > > it will not be DB2. > > If true, this would be very ironic, as one of the three "What Business > Partners are Saying [about IDS 9.4]" "success stories" is from a Tony > Komor, > Director of Development at ...... Lawson Software! > > (http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/informix/ids94/bus-quotes.html > refers). > > sending to informix-list