Thread: IBM to buy Informix
IBM to buy Informix: http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5705678.html?tag=st.it.9500.lthd -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> said: > IBM to buy Informix: Scaring them out of the market, one at a time... ;-) - Richard Huxton
On Mar 24 Abr 2001 18:04, Bruce Momjian wrote: > IBM to buy Informix: > > http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5705678.html?tag=st.it.9500.lthd The rumour was there about a month ago. The problem was that the people of Informix didn't know how to sell there product, so Oracle and Micro$oft were all over them. Looks like the romour was right! :-) -- El mejor sistema operativo es aquel que te da de comer. Cuida tu dieta. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Marques | mmarques@unl.edu.ar Programador, Administrador | Centro de Telematica Universidad Nacional del Litoral -----------------------------------------------------------------
Martín Marqués wrote: > > On Mar 24 Abr 2001 18:04, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > IBM to buy Informix: > > > > http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5705678.html?tag=st.it.9500.lthd > > The rumour was there about a month ago. The problem was that the people of > Informix didn't know how to sell there product, so Oracle and Micro$oft were > all over them. > Looks like the romour was right! :-) They couldn't sell it because it was a crappy product. I have no idea why IBM would be willing to plunk down a bil for Informix. -- Joseph Shraibman jks@selectacast.net Increase signal to noise ratio. http://www.targabot.com
On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, Joseph Shraibman wrote: > Mart�n Marqu�s wrote: > > > > On Mar 24 Abr 2001 18:04, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > IBM to buy Informix: > > > > > > http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5705678.html?tag=st.it.9500.lthd > > > > The rumour was there about a month ago. The problem was that the people of > > Informix didn't know how to sell there product, so Oracle and Micro$oft were > > all over them. > > Looks like the romour was right! :-) > > They couldn't sell it because it was a crappy product. I have no idea > why IBM would be willing to plunk down a bil for Informix. Doesn't matter much. If IBM was marketing windows you probably wouldn't see it on the shelves six months later. Vince. -- ========================================================================== Vince Vielhaber -- KA8CSH email: vev@michvhf.com http://www.pop4.net 56K Nationwide Dialup from $16.00/mo at Pop4 Networking Online Campground Directory http://www.camping-usa.com Online Giftshop Superstore http://www.cloudninegifts.com ==========================================================================
I think it the acquisition may be worth IBM's while just to gain Informix's high profile clients. IBM makes an unbelievable amount of money on services. I worked for a company who paid IBM a million dollars for some early phase requirements gathering. All that money, and they didn't even number the pages of their documentation! -r At 07:28 PM 4/24/01 -0400, Joseph Shraibman wrote: >Martín Marqués wrote: > > > > On Mar 24 Abr 2001 18:04, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > IBM to buy Informix: > > > > > > http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5705678.html?tag=st.it.9500.lthd > > > > The rumour was there about a month ago. The problem was that the people of > > Informix didn't know how to sell there product, so Oracle and Micro$oft > were > > all over them. > > Looks like the romour was right! :-) > >They couldn't sell it because it was a crappy product. I have no idea >why IBM would be willing to plunk down a bil for Informix. > >-- >Joseph Shraibman >jks@selectacast.net >Increase signal to noise ratio. http://www.targabot.com > >---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- >TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command > (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to majordomo@postgresql.org) > > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.250 / Virus Database: 123 - Release Date: 4/18/01 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.250 / Virus Database: 123 - Release Date: 4/18/01
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For their customers. They actually have quite a few, even though
it's a 'crappy product'. And Informix do objects (I believe), so
they may have some interesting ideas in their code (in the bowels of
the engine, if not in the user tools ;-)
MikeA
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>> Martín Marqués wrote:
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>> > On Mar 24 Abr 2001 18:04, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>> > > IBM to buy Informix:
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>> http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5705678.html?tag=st.it.9500.lt
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>> > The rumour was there about a month ago. The problem was
>> that the people of
>> > Informix didn't know how to sell there product, so Oracle
>> and Micro$oft were
>> > all over them.
>> > Looks like the romour was right! :-)
>>
>> They couldn't sell it because it was a crappy product. I
>> have no idea
>> why IBM would be willing to plunk down a bil for Informix.
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"Joseph Shraibman" <jks@selectacast.net> �������/�������� � �������� ���������: news:3AE60C23.7E40A44E@selectacast.net... > Mart�n Marqu�s wrote: > > > > On Mar 24 Abr 2001 18:04, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > IBM to buy Informix: > > > > > > http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5705678.html?tag=st.it.9500.lthd > > > > The rumour was there about a month ago. The problem was that the people of > > Informix didn't know how to sell there product, so Oracle and Micro$oft were > > all over them. > > Looks like the romour was right! :-) > > They couldn't sell it because it was a crappy product. I have no idea > why IBM would be willing to plunk down a bil for Informix. I don't want to argue against you, so don't flame please. I'm using Informix DBMS since 1993 ( from Online 5.x and SE to IIF-2000 ), I've also used ( developed application for Oracle and DB2 ), so I can to compare them. My opinion ( moreover my experience ) - Informix Servers smaller, smarter an faster. However business is the game where a really crappy products win frequently. Take a look at M$ for example. Informix has ( had ) very nice products but very bad marketing. Good luck. Sergey. > > -- > Joseph Shraibman > jks@selectacast.net > Increase signal to noise ratio. http://www.targabot.com > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command > (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to majordomo@postgresql.org)
Probably to rip out some really good guts that it does have and put them into DB2. On Tue, 24 Apr 2001 23:32:33 +0000 (UTC), jks@selectacast.net (Joseph Shraibman) wrote: >Mart�n Marqu�s wrote: >> >> On Mar 24 Abr 2001 18:04, Bruce Momjian wrote: >> > IBM to buy Informix: >> > >> > http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5705678.html?tag=st.it.9500.lthd >> >> The rumour was there about a month ago. The problem was that the people of >> Informix didn't know how to sell there product, so Oracle and Micro$oft were >> all over them. >> Looks like the romour was right! :-) > >They couldn't sell it because it was a crappy product. I have no idea >why IBM would be willing to plunk down a bil for Informix. > >-- >Joseph Shraibman >jks@selectacast.net >Increase signal to noise ratio. http://www.targabot.com > >---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- >TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command > (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to majordomo@postgresql.org)