From: infmx!infmuc!alexk@uunet.uu.net (Alexander Koerner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce
Subject: INFORMIX-SE available on NeXT
Date: 6 Apr 92 21:33:46 GMT
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Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology

INFORMIX-SE available on NeXT

Release 4.1 Ported to Multimedia Workstations of NeXT Computer

First Public Presentation at CeBIT trade fair in Hannover, Germany on both 
the Informix and the NeXT boothes 

Hannover, Germany (March 11, 1992) -- In a joint announcement made today, 
Informix Software, Inc., and NeXT Computer, Inc., introduced an implementation 
of the relational database management system INFORMIX-SE Release 4.1 on NeXT. 
The introduction was made at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany, the world's largest 
computer and communications exhibition, where both Informix and NeXT are 
demonstrating the port.

INFORMIX-SE (Standard Engine) is a powerful easy to use relational database 
management system suited for small- to mid-range application environments. 
The SQL-based system is mainly used in front-end applications within both 
single-vendor and multi-vendor client/server environments . 
INFORMIX-SE provides high performance and sophisticated features which assure 
data consistency in multiuser configurations. Only a minimum of database 
administrator expertise is required making this product an ideal solution for 
small corporations and self-contained departments.

In addition to the database management system port, which also includes
INFORMIX-NET and C-ISAM, Informix's front-end tools, such as INFORMIX-4GL,
INFORMIX-4GL/RDS, INFORMIX-4GL/ID and INFORMIX-SQL as well as ESQL/C, are also 
now available for NeXT systems. These Tools provide an efficient environment 
for software development with Informix's databases.

"Being sophisticated multimedia workstations NeXT computers are an ideal 
front-end for all kinds of database access applications," said Tim Shetler, 
Vice President of database engines and connectivity products at Informix. 
"This new port is part of our strategy to support all major hardware platforms 
based on industry standards."

"As NeXT makes greater inroads in corporate computing, the availability of high 
performance database management systems becomes essential," said Steven P.  
Jobs,
founder and CEO of NeXT Computer. "With INFORMIX-SE we can now supply our 
customers with one of the world's leading and most powerful systems for small 
and medium sized organisations."

INFORMIX-SE is the second Informix product to be available on NeXT. It follows 
Informix Wingz, a front-end tool used for accessing data stored in corporate 
databases within client/server environments. 

INFORMIX-SE Release 4.1 for NeXT is available immediately on a worldwide basis 
through both Informix and NeXT, distributors, VARs and OEM's.


Informix

Informix Software, Inc., is a leading supplier of information management 
software providing solutions from the database through the desktop. 
Informix products include powerful distributed database management systems, 
robust application development tools and both graphical and character-based 
productivity software.
Headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., Informix also has European headquarters
in London, and Asia/Pacific headquarters in Singapore.


NeXT

NeXT Computer, Inc., designs, manufactures and markets professional  
workstations
based on the pioneering NeXTstep object-oriented system software. 
NeXT computers are used by medium and large organizations to develop mission 
critical custom applications and to run these applications alongside 
breakthrough productivity applications. 
NeXT is headquartered at 900 Chesapeake Drive, Redwood City, California, 94063.


Contact:

Beatrice Dolinski                       Alexandra von Grass
Informix Software GmbH                  NeXT Computer Deutschland GmbH
Oskar-Messter-Str. 25                   Oskar-Messter-Str. 24
D-8045 Ismaning bei Muenchen            D-8045 Ismaning bei Muenchen
Germany                                 Germany

Phone: (++49) 89-96 09 84 01            (++49) 89-99 65 31-0
Fax  : (++49) 89-96 09 85 00

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Alexander Koerner @ Informix Germany
Oskar-Messter-Str. 25, D-8045 Ismaning
Tel.: +49 89 960 98 215  Fax: +49 89 960 98 500
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