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Stock Watch: Comverse, Informix, Lockheed Martin, V-One and Yahoo!
News Informix said the transaction is expected to boost to its earnings per share in 2000 and is expected to occur in the first quarter. Informix, which makes corporate-database programs, said each Ardent share will be exchanged for 3.5 of its shares...
[December 1, 1999, 12:10]
Informix makes big loss
News In the second quarter of 1996, Informix earned $21.6 million, or 14 cents a share. Based on reviews so far, Informix estimated that about $70 million to $100 million of revenue will be adjusted. The maker of tools and software for database...
[August 8, 1997, 14:19]
Informix faces uphill struggle
News said Sybase general manager Colin Penwick referring to the departure of Informix chairman Phil White, who quit the company yesterday. White's departure came just three months after Informix announced a $140 million loss and days before the company...
[August 1, 1997, 16:23]
Informix chairman quits
News They really wouldn't want to add anything," said a spokesman for Informix in the UK. The maker of server database software, which is expected to make another loss this week, said new CEO Bob Finocchio will replace White in the chairman's seat.
[August 1, 1997, 14:34]
Guide to Migrating From Informix to SQL Server 2008
White Papers This white paper explores challenges that arise when one migrates from an Informix 11 database to SQL Server 2008. This migration paper covers the differences between Informix 11 and SQL Server 2008 database platforms, and the steps necessary to...
[September 16, 2009, 1:22]
Former Informix head sent to prison
Talkback This article is incorrect in stating that "Informix is now owned by IBM". IBM bought some products from the Informix company, but not the company itself. All Informix shares are now Ascential shares. The company was renamed Ascential and continues...
[May 28, 2004, 6:01]
WorldWinner Delivers Twice as Many Games Each Day With IBM Informix Dynamic Server
White Papers Since 2001, IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) database has helped drive the company's business, from handling heavy online transaction processing loads to supporting process replication, backups and recovery so that its online games are...
[April 5, 2007, 1:00]
Informix sets date for 'staff axe rumour' meeting
News Beleaguered database giant Informix refused to be drawn today on speculation that it is about to cut its worldwide workforce by half. The company has said it will make announcements next week after a meeting to discuss financial results takes place...
[November 12, 1997, 12:46]
OpenLink Multi-Tier Edition ODBC Driver for Informix
Downloads Database Agents are available for direct connections to DB2, Informix, Ingres, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, OpenLink Virtuoso, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Progress, Sybase ASA, Sybase ASE, as well as bridged connections to any Agent-local JDBC or ODBC...
[July 15, 2004, 8:00]
Harps Food Finds Support for Rapid Growth in IBM Informix and Gillani Solution
White Papers Harps Food Stores, Inc.based in Springdale, Arkansas, found that out when its Informix Dynamic Server running on an outmoded NCR platform couldn't muster the speed to complete online transactions in a timely fashion, or run batch processing jobs...
[April 5, 2007, 1:00]
RealPlus Accelerates Online Real Estate Listings Service With IBM Informix Dynamic Server, Version 10 and Linux
White Papers This was solved by migrating from IBM Informix Dynamic Server, Version 7 on SCO UNIX to Version 10 on Linux. For RealPlus, L.L.C.which provides the New York City real estate industry with an online listings database service, the key to satisfying...
[April 5, 2007, 1:00]
OpenLink Express Edition ODBC Driver for Informix
Downloads The OpenLink ODBC Driver for Informix (Express Edition) is a single component installed on a machine hosting ODBC compliant applications such as Microsoft Excel, 4th Dimension, Omnis Studio, DB Visualizer, DB Designer, etc.
[November 16, 2007, 7:00]
Performance Tuning Tips for IBM Informix Dynamic Server
White Papers Because performance tuning is iterative in nature, completing too many changes at one time can be a challenge. As time goes by, one should re-analyze these values and reconfigure the settings on a regular basis to maintain the best performance.
[April 26, 2007, 1:00]
Low Administration ROI Tool
White Papers Find out why thousands of customers rely on IBM Informix Dynamic Server to minimize administration time and cost - and how this savings can add up big! Use the IDS Low Administration ROI tool to assess potential savings and expenses in deploying...
[September 4, 2009, 0:00]
Benchmark wars
News With a flood of advertising from leading database platform providers like Microsoft, Oracle, Sybase, and Informix, development managers may find themselves fishing for reliable benchmarking figures for relational database management systems (RDBMS).
[August 9, 2002, 19:33]
IBM extends solidDB database-accelerator tech
News SolidDB was launched in June this year and, at the time, worked with Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) and IBM DB2 databases. In January, we acquired Solid Information Technology and, shortly thereafter, released solidDB Cache for DB2 and Informix...
[October 28, 2008, 15:41]
Data integration shake-out due, says Ascential
News The company, which was left behind when Informix sold its databases to IBM.has launched a new version of its own data integration product, Datastage. By selling its database properties to IBM in July, Informix accelerated a plan to shift its...
[November 13, 2001, 17:10]
Linux biggest gainer in relational database market
News The Informix RDBMS, which was acquired by IBM in 2001, continued its decline both in terms of revenues and market share. This is perhaps no surprise as IBM made no secret that it planned to push new customers to its own product rather than Informix.
[May 28, 2004, 16:30]
Oracle sprints ahead in database race
News Last month, IBM purchased Informix's database unit for $1bn in cash, which should augment slowing mainframe software sales and boost the company's market share, particularly in the Unix market. Informix, which recently was acquired by IBM, snagged...
[May 23, 2001, 14:34]
Oxford University's computer centre embraces PostgreSQL
Talkback Maybe Informix will go open source next.but who cares! It's too late for Ingres to play 'me too' and finally jump on the open source bandwagon. Postgres will stomp out Ingres and other almost-forgotten databases.
[November 17, 2004, 1:18]
