Re: Questions before purchasing Informix

From: Chris Moehring <chris.moehring@txucom.com> > >I am considering purchasing Informix's IDS rather than Oracle's 8. > >I have heard that >1) Informix was faster than Oracle but much harder to maintain. On the contrary, I find Informix faster *and* easier to maintain. In fact, even if it was slower, I'd still use it because it's *much* easier to use. >2) Harder to get support for Informix. People don't want to mess with >it. Bollocks. Anybody who's ever tried to get an answer out of Oracle support will tell you they're rubbish. There have been some (many?) complaints about Informix support, but I've never had a problem in 15 years... >3) Stored procedures have to be done one line at a time with >Informix....very >time consuming. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! Brilliant!! Can I add that to a joke book I'm compiling? You must have been speaking to an Oracle salesman or Oracle DBA. Clearly someone who doesn't know Informix at all... all these concerns are completely without foundation.... Informix has problems with their marketing, not their technology... ;-) -- Bye now, Obnoxio "The one with the smartest marketing department wins" ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com