Re: IDS 10 Express Edition

#1 (**permalink**) 04-20-2008, 09:33 AM

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There is definitely specific media for Express. The version will be
slightly different.
For example 10.00.TC2E instead of 10.00.TC2.

Thanks,
Zack England
Software Engineer
Information Management Division
IBM Software Group

I've got a customer who wants to eval IDS 10.0 Express to make sure it
does
all he needs.

All I can find on PA or on the "Informix" webiste trial downloads is IDS
10
enterprise edition. Does anyone know (haven't yet got through to anyone
at
IBM who would know the product set in enough detail to follow the
question)
whether there is specific media for Express? Or, as with previous
Workgroup
releases, there is no separate media for Express as such, and that the
restictions are effected on an "honour" basis?

Thanks and regards
--
Neil Truby t:01932 724027
Director m:07798 811708
Ardenta Limited e:neil.truby@ardenta.com

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 There is definitely specific media for
Express. The version will be slightly different. 
 For example 10.00.TC2E instead of 10.00.TC2.
 
 Thanks,
 Zack England
 Software Engineer
 Information Management Division
 IBM Software Group
 
 
 
 
 <tt>I've got a customer who wants to eval IDS 10.0 Express
to make sure it does 
all he needs. 
 
All I can find on PA or on the "Informix" webiste trial downloads
is IDS 10 
enterprise edition.  Does anyone know (haven't yet got through to
anyone at 
IBM who would know the product set in enough detail to follow the question)
 
whether there is specific media for Express?  Or, as with previous
Workgroup 
releases, there is no separate media for Express as such, and that the
 
restictions are effected on an "honour" basis? 
 
Thanks and regards 
-- 
Neil Truby                  
    t:01932 724027 
Director                  
      m:07798 811708 
Ardenta Limited              e:neil.truby@ardenta.com 
 
 
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#2 (**permalink**) 04-20-2008, 09:33 AM

the version number may be different but is the oninit binary different
between these to version numbers?

as a solution, why not get them to evaluate the software from of the
trials an beta site but don't use what they are not allowed to use.

then when they accept that its OK, order the express product

Zackery England wrote:
> This is a multipart message in MIME format.
> --=_alternative 004E65628625701C_=
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
>
> There is definitely specific media for Express. The version will be
> slightly different.
> For example 10.00.TC2E instead of 10.00.TC2.
>
> Thanks,
> Zack England
> Software Engineer
> Information Management Division
> IBM Software Group
>
>
>
>
> I've got a customer who wants to eval IDS 10.0 Express to make sure it
> does
> all he needs.
>
> All I can find on PA or on the "Informix" webiste trial downloads is IDS
> 10
> enterprise edition. Does anyone know (haven't yet got through to anyone
> at
> IBM who would know the product set in enough detail to follow the
> question)
> whether there is specific media for Express? Or, as with previous
> Workgroup
> releases, there is no separate media for Express as such, and that the
> restictions are effected on an "honour" basis?
>
> Thanks and regards
> --
> Neil Truby t:01932 724027
> Director m:07798 811708
> Ardenta Limited e:neil.truby@ardenta.com
>
>
>
>
> --=_alternative 004E65628625701C_=
> Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII"
>
>
> There is definitely specific media for
> Express. The version will be slightly different. 
> For example 10.00.TC2E instead of 10.00.TC2.
> 
> Thanks,
> Zack England
> Software Engineer
> Information Management Division
> IBM Software Group
> 
> 
> 
> 
> <tt>I've got a customer who wants to eval IDS 10.0 Express
> to make sure it does 
> all he needs. 
> 
> All I can find on PA or on the "Informix" webiste trial downloads
> is IDS 10 
> enterprise edition.  Does anyone know (haven't yet got through to
> anyone at 
> IBM who would know the product set in enough detail to follow the question)
> 
> whether there is specific media for Express?  Or, as with previous
> Workgroup 
> releases, there is no separate media for Express as such, and that the
> 
> restictions are effected on an "honour" basis? 
> 
> Thanks and regards 
> -- 
> Neil Truby                  
>     t:01932 724027 
> Director                  
>       m:07798 811708 
> Ardenta Limited              e:neil.truby@ardenta.com 
> 
> 
> </tt>
> 
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> sending to informix-list

#3 (**permalink**) 04-20-2008, 09:33 AM

"scottishpoet" <dryburghj@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1118425024.191154.307980@g49g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> the version number may be different but is the oninit binary different
> between these to version numbers?
>
>
> as a solution, why not get them to evaluate the software from of the
> trials an beta site but don't use what they are not allowed to use.
>
> then when they accept that its OK, order the express product

I've had conflicting answers to this: a couple of the Informix pre-sales
experts in the UK have said that there must be separate media because of the
different version numbers, whereas our IBM distributor reckons that although
there's a separate PA part number the associated media is identical between
Enterprise and Express.

To answer your question: obviously you and I know exactly what the
defintions of the various restricted functions are, but users are not
necesarily so switched on,and this user wants to see for huimself that his
operation will not be impaired by trying it for himself. I can understand
him wanting to take that approach.

Have raised a query with UK Tech Support who has told us our "account
manager" will arrange it for us, and we're trying to work out what he
means - possibly our Business Partner Manager, although as a reseller
ourselves we wouldn't normally (or in fact ever) go to her with media
requests.

I knew this wouldn't be straightforward, but it's worth to getting to the
bottom of ...

Thanks and regards
Neil

#4 (**permalink**) 04-20-2008, 09:33 AM

scottishpoet wrote:
> the version number may be different but is the oninit binary different
> between these to version numbers?

Yes, there are minor but important differences (if that isn't
contradictory) between the enterprise and express versions of IDS.

The core functionality is the same - the disk layout is identical.

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