Dear searchDatabase Member, As you heard last week, IBM plans to purchase Informix's database software division for one billion dollars. So now what? This week's letter focuses on this major news story, its implications for the database industry, and (most importantly) the implications for you. * Lead Story: Informix Customers Gain in IBM's $1B Gamble * Homepage Poll: Who Wins? * Check out what they're saying about IBM at the DBA Water Cooler * Quick Takes: Oracle Offers Informix Migration Program * Best Web Links: Informix Resources * Best Web Links: IBM DB2 Resources * The Bill Inmon Seminar Series * IOUG-A Live 2001: Stop by Our Booth #308! * Book of the Week: Database Design for Mere Mortals * Job of the Week: Infrastructure Leader, GE Power Systems * Featured Web Site: SearchxSP.com LEAD STORY Informix Customers Gain in IBM's $1B Gamble By: Edward Hurley, Assistant News Editor There are a lot of winners in IBM's $1 billion purchase of Informix's database business, but two groups stand out. Big Blue doubles its distributed database business and gains technical staff. 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Join in on online discussion groups and Q&A sessions with your peers in our Database Forums. http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/forums/0,289802,sid13_fid1,00.html QUICK TAKES Oracle sweetens migration pot By: John Hogan, News Editor In the wake of IBM's deal to acquire the database business of Informix, Oracle Corp. has stepped up its SafeSwitch Program for Informix, a data and application migration program to Oracle for Informix database customers. Learn about Oracle's limited-time offer here. http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid13_gci547896,00.html?Exclusive=True BEST WEB LINKS: Informix Resources Looking for more information on Informix? We have found a bunch of informative articles and Web sites for you! *Hardening your Informix database system *Database grudge match *Informix to DB2 Migration *And more! 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