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From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailtowner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of rkusenet

Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 9:55 PM

To: informix-list@iiug.org

Subject: Re: thank you IBM



"nobody" <nobody@devnull.org> wrote



> I'm not sure exactly the point you are trying to make.

> You'll see leakage from the Informix customer base for several reasons....

> 1) 3rd Party Aps not ported to Informix in future releases.

> 2) Coporations changing their IT direction

> 3) Customer want to consolidate their vendors and platforms.





>the thanks is for excellent marketing they have done to 'promote'

>Informix and dispelling any FUD to existing user base and ISVs.

>I have been told by an IBM employee that more than 50% of ex-Informix

>employees are now working on Db2.

>Yeah they are going ahead with 9.50. Who cares? What is the point in

>upgrading when eventually they have to migrate to some other DB.





Just remember that Project Arrowhead will bring Informix and DB2 closer, so that eventually the 2 will be 1, so for Informix DBA's the change will be gradual.



DB2 has already built - into their latest version - HA (replication), taken from Informix. A couple of Informix features have already been ported to DB2.

I choose to be optimistic - technology is still improving.




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