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Informix is a family of relational database management system products from IBM, acquired in 2001 from a company (also called Informix) which dates its origins back to 1980.
The Informix DBMS started from the pioneering Ingres system that also led to Sybase and Microsoft SQL Server. For a period during the 1990s Informix was the second most popular database system, after Oracle. Success did not last very long, however, and by 2000 a series of management blunders had significantly weakened the company financially.
In 2001 IBM, prompted by a suggestion from Wal-Mart [1], purchased Informix. IBM has long-term plans to merge Informix technology into DB2, though as of 2004 it continues to release enhanced versions of the Informix product line. In early 2005, IBM released version 10 of Informix IDS.
PLATINUM Technology International, Inc. has been acquired by Computer Associates International, Inc.
DeZign for Databases is a data modeling tool that delivers dramatic increases in productivity for database developers with a complete toolset to model, maintain, generate and capture the design and requirements of databases.
DeZign for Databases is an intuitive database design tool for developers and DBA's that can help you model, create and maintain databases. DeZign for Databases uses entity relationship diagrams (ERDs) to graphically design databases and automatically generates the most popular SQL and desktop databases.
Series of dbBalance® professional state-of-the-art software products developed for comparison, synchronization, merging and migration of various cross database objects are used by thousands IT engineers, software developers, database administrators, QA and other specialists.
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IBM Informix website.
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AZIUG is a Phoenix-based Informix user's group.
Management and administration software covering Oracle, Firewalls, Server management, monitoring and data manipulation.
Austin based Informix user group.
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