Re:RE: Oravle vs. Informix

Many of the features in Oracle8i are the result of Oracle pirating away Informix developers. If DB2 is able to get the same advantages/features into DB2 we could have some real competition in the database world.

This would be a very good thing! Especially, since I have two tars in that require backport patches to 8.1.7 for features that simply do not work. Maybe Oracle will be more attentive to their software if there is another credible product on the market, such as DB2. IBM has the technical talent, management skill and resources to work in a grown up world that MS has always lacked.

The next few years could be really fun!!!!

Pete Barnett
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On Wed, 3 Oct 2001 dgoulet_at_vicr.com wrote:

> I believe that IBM will slowly merge the two so that sooner or later Informix
> ceases to exist and DB2 becomes the sole product. I'm sure there will be a very
> sweet migration path from a to b. Then the world of four will be three: DB2,
> Oracle, and Sql*Server.
>
> Dick Goulet
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> Author: "Guy Hammond" <guy.hammond_at_avt.co.uk>
> Date: 10/3/01 1:20 AM
>
> Is there even such a thing as Informix any more?
>
> http://www-4.ibm.com/software/data/informix/pr.html
>
> According to this press release, IBM intend to merge Informix into DB2.
>
> g
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 8:56 PM
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>
> Hi,
>
> Sorry to start one of "these" threads but can anyone
> shed some light on some of the differences between
> Oracle (8i) and Informix? Trying to find this info out
> via the web has been VERY time consuming. Are there
> any compelling reasons for using Informix over Oracle,
> or visa versa?
>
> Thanks.
> -w
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