RE: PRESS:INFORMIX UNVEILS PRODUCT STRATEGY FOR UNIVERSAL SERVER

Can you define new data types on Oracle's new product? Can you define access methods too? Can you migrate Oracle 7 applications into the new database without disruptions? In other words, is Oracle's product open and extensible from the user's perspective?

If any of those ansers is NO, you may want to check out Universal Server from Informix.

Fred Hubbard
InfoSoft, Inc.
408-366-9745>

} > In article <mbehna.316.000E9A3B_at_promus.com>, mbehna_at_promus.com (Michel
} > Behna) wrote:
} >
} > > In article <3142a6b9.238748_at_194.134.0.82> snieuwen_at_euronet.nl (Sandor
 Nieuwenhuijs) writes:
} > > >From: snieuwen_at_euronet.nl (Sandor Nieuwenhuijs)
} > > >Subject: Re: PRESS:INFORMIX UNVEILS PRODUCT STRATEGY FOR UNIVERSAL SERVER
} > > >Date: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 09:56:58 GMT
 

} > > >On 8 Mar 1996 19:09:06 -0500, jregep_at_zenacomp.zenacomp.com (John
} > > >Regep) wrote:
 

} > > >>Aaron D. Gross (aaron.g_at_ix.netcom.com) wrote:
} > > >>: mew_at_world.std.com (Michael E Willett) wrote:
 

} > > >>: >How might this match up with the new Oracle Universal Server,
} > > >>: >also announced in February?
 

} > > >>: My understanding is that the Oracle announcement is simply
} > > >>: spin-control to keep from losing customers.
} > > >>
} > > >>Its amazing to me that Customers keep flocking to oracle. So much of
} > > >>thier product line is just hearsay. oracle knows that most
} > > >>people are satisified 'knowing' that oracle has this-or-that but never
} > > >>intend to (or get around to) using it.
 

} > > >If you look at the announcements carefully, you'll see that Informix
} > > >is announcing something which will hopefully be available in a year
} > > >from now. Oracle is announcing product availability within 90 days
} > > >from now.
 

} > > >Sandor
} > >
} > > I do believe that Oracle just renigged on its promise and will not be
} > > delivering its new architecture till 1997. Whereas Informix will be
 delivering
} > > this year. Hmm.... makes you think that Oracle has no clue as to when they
} > > will deliver if at all. :-)
} > >
} > > "nuff said.
} >
} > More than 'nuff said Michel ! Still, none of it correct though... :*)
} >
} > Oracle (r) is shipping it's Universal Server (r) now. Not in 1997, not
} > at the end of this year, but right now.
} >
} > Oracle release 7.3.2 is production and shipping.
} >
} > This release incorporates the ability to manage many different data types
} > and applications. Integrated into this release are ConText, Webserver,
} > Spatial Data and Video server options.
} >
} > >
} > >
} > > Michel Behna - mbehna_at_promus.com
} > > AMA #453810 - DoD #1821 - Suzuki Katana 600
} >
}
}
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}
Received on Wed Mar 13 1996 - 00:00:00 CET