Re: informix/oracle comparison

From: Niall Litchfield <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 12:13:20 +0100
Message-ID: <3b2de266$0$12243$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net>

Never the less the stated commitment from IBM is to continue with the currently committed new informix releases. They also talk about support and updates beyond that.

I'd read that as at least another whole release of Informix and associated patchsets.

Those who quote the OS2 example should bear in mind how long it actually took IBM to drop it.

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
"Steven Toney" <sdtoney_at_swbell.net> wrote in message
news:qXMW6.12$Hn3.23614_at_nnrp2.sbc.net...


> govt use of informix has kept the product on life support for a while..

>

> currently there is a movement to get legacy informix to migrate to oracle.

>

> so with ibm's buy-out

>

> I too believe informix will not likely see new updates of any consequence

> and will likely disappear over time..

>

> In our projects/DBs -- we have used sybase, informix, SQL2000, oracle over

> time

>

> sybase and informix are nearly completely phased out..only two projects

 left


> to migrate into SQL2000 or Oracle

>

> steve

>

>

> "Nuno Souto" <nsouto_at_nsw.bigpond.net.au.nospam> wrote in message

> news:3b2b3f51.2042524_at_news-server...

> > On Fri, 15 Jun 2001 23:26:59 GMT, "Jon K"

> > <jon.dotonline_at_excitedot.com> wrote:

> >

> > >And OS/2 is NOT going to be dropped. They make billions of dollars from

 it,


> > >and it is a very important strategic OS for IBM...

> > >

> > >Oh wait,too late.

> > >

> >

> >

> > Bingo!!!!!

> >

> >

> > ROFL!

> >

> >

> > Cheers

> > Nuno Souto

> > nsouto_at_bigpond.net.au.nospam

> > http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/the_Den/index.html

> >

>

>

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