Re: Informix: First impressions

Atif,
You need to contact your local informix sales office. They let interested folks have evaluation copies of their software and they do run on almost all platforms. Talk with them, I've always found Informix more than helpful. Good luck,

Tracy
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}
} After trying the Oracle trial versions on NT and Solaris x86
} I am completely disgusted with the product and the company
} (they cant even write install scripts without making blunders)
} and looking for a better solution.
}
} Someone over the usenet recommended Informix. I looked at their
} home page and was a little disappointed. No On-line Store (like
} Oracle has) for me to purchase products or literature for beginners.
} Worse, no trial version of any products (like Oracle has) ! I mean
} who wants to spend thousands of dollars on a product and then say
} ooops ?
}
} Also looking at the web pages I couldn't tell if this product was
} available for Solaris_x86. It probably is there but wasn't anywhere
} obvious and I didn't want to wade through tonnes of "my database is
} better than your database" stuff.
}
} Thanks.
}
} Atif Khan
} aak2_at_ra.msstate.edu
}

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