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Highlights: The first ADRIA IUG meeting was held on 17th November 2009 Welcome to the International Informix Users Group (IIUG) Insider! Designed for IIUG members and Informix user group leaders, this publication contains timely and relevant information for the IBM Informix community. Contents:
2010 is almost over. Informix continues to go forward. IDS 11.50 xC6 is at the end of the beta. Like xC5 it is much more then bug fixes. There are exciting new features. At work we are running IDS 11.50 FC5 on all our production and development systems. The upgrade from FC3 was smooth, the performance is great and as always it is just set it and let it run. I don't use the phrase "set it and forget it". I never forget I have Informix to rely on. Once again our Conference Planning Committee is working hard on the 2010 IIUG Informix Conference. If you have attended our conference before, come again. If you haven't, join us at the greatest Informix event of the year. We want this conference to be the biggest so far. You can help us. Tell your friends and colleagues. Stay tuned for the conference announcements on our website and in the Insider. And remember register as an IIUG member for your $100 discount. Gary Ben-Israel
ADRIA Informix User Group Meeting 11/17/09 The first ADRIA IUG meeting was held on 17th November 2009 at the hotel Tomislav in the Medvednica nature park close to Zagreb. The meeting was attended by more than 40 Informix fans from Croatia and neighboring countries. After welcome coffee and drinks, the meeting was opened by the president of the ADRIA IUG, followed by presentations from IBM Informix experts from the United States. The first presentation was the Informix roadmap, and the second one was about exciting new features in the new version of Informix Dynamic Server. After lunch the second part of the new features presentation was held. The last presentation was named "Developing web applications with Django" with an emphasis on the use of Informix Dynamic Server. The meeting was concluded with the second ADRIA IUG Assembly which included a report on the activities carried out since the establishment of ADRIA IUG. There were also some statute amendments adopted, and discussion of further actions to be taken. During the meeting the majority of participants filled the application for membership of the Association. Visitors participated in a survey of future meetings, and expressed interest in the following topics:
2010 IIUG Informix Conference Update Join us on April 25th - 28th, 2010, for the largest gathering of Informix users, developers and all around enthusiasts. This is the best opportunity on Earth for Informix training, presentations and insights with access to consultants, experts and IBM Informix management and executives. It is organized by Informix users for Informix users and because of that, the costs are low and the benefits are great. Use your left over end of year training dollars now and take advantage of the early bird price of only $599 which ends January 15, 2010. If you are a registered IIUG member you can save an additional $100 by entering your IIUG member number during the registration process. There will be over 80 technical sessions scheduled over 3 full days of the conference (Monday - Wednesday), preceded by in-depth tutorials on Sunday. Tutorials are an additional charge of only $150 for half day or $250 for full day. These costs are some of the lowest you will ever see for a technical conference of this kind. For more information and to register, go to http://www.iiug.org/conf.
Education Prepare to pass your next IM Certification Exam Try a tutorial today! Get on the road to success Check out the roadmaps! Connect with IM Education Read the blogs today! Bring IBM training to your office Get a quote today! Rely on IM Training Find a list of courses and enroll here! New! Informix courses
Find more information here: Quick Start Services for Informix Dynamic Server 11 A Quick Start Service from IBM Information Management Software Services is designed to get your client's new database environment up and running quickly. Additionally, we provide assistance with installation and configuration processes and help your clients exploit the newest functionality in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 11. When your clients upgrade they take advantage of the power of IDS 11 and optimize their databases to better handle future growth. Learn more!
Informix Chat with the Lab
Chat with the Lab - IDS Security Best Practices - What Must You Think About?
Join IBM architect Jonathan Leffler at the upcoming Informix Chat with the Labs as he discusses IDS security best practices. Find out what issues you should be thinking about to ensure that your IDS servers are as secure as possible. This talk will briefly cover issues that everyone who manages IDS should consider, including encrypted communications, user activity tracking, and installation security. Jerry Keesee, Director of the Informix Lab will introduce the call and Jonathan Leffler, STSM, Informix Database Engineering will be our technical speaker. Presentation material will be available at http://www.ibm.com/informix/labchats prior to the event. For questions or comments please contact ahujam@us.ibm.com To register for this event, use the following link: https://events.webdialogs.com/register.php?id=e7634fa39e&l=en-US For webinar-specific questions, contact the moderator. For technical support, contact UnyteSupport@us.ibm.com. New in DeveloperWorksIBM Informix
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Use REALbasic to develop Informix Dynamic Server database applications on Mac OS
Informix Dynamic Server 11.50 Fundamentals exam 555 Certification Preparation, Part 5: Using SQL
Data warehousing
Open source development for Information Management
Information Management and XML technology
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Consume Web services using Informix 4GL
Use IBM Informix 4GL to develop applications that support UTF-8 character sets
For more information go to DeveloperWorks - Informix:
The Voice of the IIUG Community Can Now be Heard on VendorRate! VendorRate online customer satisfaction scorecards identify IT and Telecom companies that do a great job - and those who don't. This is an exciting service every department should use before making costly purchasing decisions. 
Bonus! IIUG members who rate an IT vendor will be entered to win a new 32 HD TV!* Rating is confidential and takes less than three minutes. But do it now; the drawing ends December 31st, 2009. IIUG can impact the entire tech community right now IIUG is helping VendorRate create a service for the entire IT community that will:
Let's show our support for Informix! Visit VendorRate.com to rate Informix providers and consultants today. Rate Informix on VendorRate: http://www.iiug.org/url/rate_informix.html *Valid business email address required. Offer good for ratings and/or referrals entered during November & December, 2009. Ratings must meet VendorRate acceptability criteria. Please see our Sweepstakes Official Rules for full details. VendorRate Inc. 15559 Union Ave. No. 108, Los Gatos, CA 95032. The Informix User Group for France is backOn the 20th of September, an event was organized in Paris with the help of IBM to give the French Informix User community a clearer picture of where Informix stands and where it is going. The objective of this event was to present the UGIF (User Group Informix France) with a direct link to the IIUG to allow the community to be able to share experiences and discover the latest features and technology advancements. This event was also to reassure the users of the engagement of IBM through a clear ROADMAP. The day started with an introduction by Alain Szenicer, Sales Manager Data Management, IBM France, who presented the event and reassured the Informix users that IBM is definitely behind the Informix offering in France and in the world. Then Khaled Bentebal, CEO of ConsultiX, presented the User Group Informix France:
Gary Proctor, WW Channel Sales Leader - Informix, talked about the ROADMAP for Informix and the continued investment by IBM to clear some concerns that the French Informix user community had around the future of the Informix product line. Jacques Roy, Technical Product Manager - IDS Development, talked about the strategy around the Informix product developments especially through some of the new offerings such as OAT and Informix Warehouse, and also addressed some of the concerns that the users had. Khaled Bentebal, CEO of ConsultiX, presented the new great functionalities of Informix IDS, including some of the latest features in the upcoming Informix IDS V11.50.XC6 release. The day ended with a presentation of Informix Warehouse and an open discussion with the users. Some of the users present at this event said that this is the first time in years that they felt that IBM had a clearer picture of where Informix stands in its offering today and in the future. They all expressed a desire to have more information: technical presentations, strategic presentations, newsletters, information on events and more involvement from IBM locally through marketing and commitment. Khaled BENTEBAL
Reduce your IT costs with IBM System x Informix Cluster Configuration Now available are Informix cluster configurations with the IBM System x BladeCenter. These are predefined and pre-certified BladeCenter S clusters sized in small, medium, large and extra large configuration that are optimized for Informix solution needs. IBM Informix active-active clustering technology offers customers a wide range of choices to deploy for business continuity while maximizing IT infrastructure costs. With the IBM System x Informix Cluster Configuration, you can take this to the next level by consolidating multiple workloads onto a single System x BladeCenter S. At the same time, benefit from the Informix clustering technology to maximize server investment by utilizing disaster recovery hardware, and scale out for peak workloads. Save on your IT costs while delivering scalability on demand. See http://www.ibm.com/informix. Have you tried the New IBM Support Portal?We've all been caught on the "support" merry-go-round: press 1 for Aggravation, press 2 for Time-wasting, press 3 for Wrong Department, and press 4 for Accidentally Cut Off and Have to Start Again. If you've had it with support that isn't supportive, you need to check out the IBM Support Portal. This portal is a unified, centralized view of all online technical support tools and information for all IBM systems, software, and services. You can tailor the pages to suit your needs, focusing on the products you care about and organizing the pages to reflect the way you work. The portal simplifies your online support experience, reduces the time it takes to find the information you need to solve problems, and alerts you to information that can help you avoid problems. The IBM Support Portal: complete, customized support. The IBM Support Portal will replace the existing software and hardware technical support sites early next year. We encourage you to check out the Support Portal and give it a test run. Learn more about the Support Portal at http://www.ibm.com/support/electronicsupport/portal.html. Start using the IBM Support Portal at http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal. After you've tried the IBM Support Portal, we invite you to fill out a short questionnaire at https://www-950.ibm.com/survey/oid/wsb.dll/s/ag26a that evaluates the IBM Support Portal in comparison to the existing IBM technical support website pages. You may have bookmarked your favorite IBM technical support sites, but if not, here are links to the current technical support pages:
The questionnaire is anonymous and should take just a few minutes. Please feel free to share this with your colleagues. Thank you for being part of the future of IBM technical support. Get started with Informix Warehouse Feature Tutorial, Part 2Get a hands-on and example-driven view of the Informix Warehouse Client component the Design Studio. Use Design Studio to extract, load, and transform your data from other sources into a target warehouse repository on Informix. http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/tutorials/dm-0911warehouse2/index.html Surviving Changing Retail Paradigms in Today's WorldRetailers are facing increased competition, low margins and ever-demanding customers. IBM delivers solutions that can help retailers meet changing demands while keeping costs low. IBM Informix, along with IBM solidDB and the IBM Retail Integration Framework can deliver solutions that allow retailers to quickly and accurately access and process vast amounts of customer, inventory, and sales data - so they can personalize services, reduce downtime and lead times, thereby fueling customer sales. Simplified deployment and low ongoing maintenance make IBM the cost effective solution that is already implemented by leading retailers worldwide.
Informix Blogs and things
In response to your input, we have created a page on the IIUG web site containing all the links we used to include. Please find it at: http://www.iiug.org/quicklinks.html
The International Informix Users Group (IIUG) is an organization designed to enhance communications between its worldwide user community and IBM. The IIUG's membership database now exceeds 25,000 entries and enjoys the support and commitment of IBM's Data Management division. Key programs include local user groups and special interest groups, which we promote and assist from launch through growth.
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