Re: Which one is better, Oracle or SQL server - clear answer !

Guido,

I am an architect for IBM and work on Informix 9.x as well as on DB2 9.x. There was no formal development team in Germany until after IBM acquired Informix. Since the acquisition, there has been some expansion in Munich, mainly to drive the Linux ports. The number of developers in the California is down, but that reduction occurred considerably prior to the IBM acquisition. At the time of the acquisition, the key development was done in Portland, OR and Lenexa, KS Some of the offices in the Bay area have been closed, but they have been less than 30% occupied since a year before the acquisition. Since the acquisition, there has been very little reduction in the development team. In fact, we have been recently been hiring.

What you have said is basically bogus B.S. Please get your facts straight rather than spread propaganda.

"Guido Stepken" <g.stepken_at_t-online.de> wrote in message news:bi6928$iae$02$1_at_news.t-online.com...
> Sorry, no !
>
> IBM has massively reduced the developer team in germany and california,
> has no real interest to continue Informix, obviously. They have
> increased prices about 30%, well knowing, that most
> companies/organisations cannot change from Informix + 4gl to other
> solutions that fast. Informix, to internal plans will be continued as
> 9.40 (64 Bit) till 9.60 every 18 month. After that, db2 will replace
> Informix. I and a friend of mine have talked to several guys, who had
> been working for the informix team ...now they work for ibm on other
> projects....
>
> regards, Guido Stepken
>
> Madison Pruet wrote:
> > "Ryan Gaffuri" <rgaffuri_at_cox.net> wrote in message
> > news:1efdad5b.0308180259.501f90f0_at_posting.google.com...
> >
> >>Guido Stepken <stepken_at_little-idiot.de> wrote in message
> >
> > news:<bhndan$ldd$05$1_at_news.t-online.com>...
> >
> >>>Hi, Arsalan !
> >>
> >>BTW, what platforms do postGre SQL and Informix port to? Isnt informix
> >>dead? IBM bought it and are shutting it down right?
> >
> >
> > No IBM is not shutting down Informix.
> >
> > The 9.4 IDS engine is ported to
> >
> > Sun Solaris Version 7,8,9
> > HP HPUX 11, 11i
> > SGI 6.5
> > Intel Linux Kernel 2.4.2-5.0 GLIBC 2.2.x
> > IBM AIX 5L, 5.2, 5.1A
> > Intel Windows .NetServer, 2000, XP
> > Compaq Tru64 5.1
> > IBM Linux zOS
> >
> > among others...
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >>>>
> >
> >
>
Received on Sat Aug 23 2003 - 14:51:30 CDT