Software Announcement May 28, 2002 IBM Informix Dynamic Server 7 Now Available through Passport Advantage Overview • Enterprise Edition V7.31 — Provides all of the features of IDS At a Glance Informix Dynamic Server is a Workgroup Edition plus features best-of-breed, general-purpose that take advantage of today′s IBM Informix Dynamic Server 7 online transaction processing (OLTP) large-scale SMP systems. (IDS7): License is based on number of database for the enterprise and • workgroup which: concurrent sessions. Delivers superior reliability which meets the needs of • Supports databases up to four • Enterprise Edition Unlimited V7.31 today′s demanding e-business terabytes — Same features as IDS environment — particularly for Enterprise Edition except license applications requiring • Provides access (queries, and so is CPU based. high-performance transactions forth) to all client information through an IBM or a competitor′s Informix information management • Supports complex and rigorous database solutions are open, scalable, and online transaction processing manageable, providing the kind of requirements • Links a few or hundreds of flexibility that is essential for growing • Informix Dynamic Server 7 (IDS7) organizations. From data Optimizes competitive business databases (stores, distribution warehousing, to analysis and intelligence capabilities centers) decision support, to Web content • Maximizes data operations for • Provides the highest levels of delivery, Informix products are the workgroup and the global ′ continuous availability engineered to enable today s enterprise businesses to efficiently manage any • Contains innovative features for kind of information, anywhere, and • Provides a proven, achieving unsurpassed at any time. best-of-breed database transaction rates, optimum management solution response times, ease of For more detailed information, refer management, and low cost of to the Description section. For ordering, contact: Your IBM representative, an IBM Business operation Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at • Delivers high-performance Key Prerequisites 800-IBM-CALL Reference: SE001 transactional replication for Refer to the Hardware Requirements industry-leading performance section of this document. • Provides replication capabilities for linking stores to distribution centers, distribution centers to corporate headquarters, or any Planned Availability Date information requiring reliable and quick dissemination across a May 31, 2002 global organization IDS7 is available in three configuration options: • Workgroup Edition V7.31 — Ideal for small to medium size businesses and departmental solutions that require the power of an Enterprise Database. This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU, or visit the IBM home page at: http://www.ibm.com. IBM United States IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. 202-121 Description Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act IDS7 is capable, as of May 28, 2002, when used in IDS7 Workgroup Edition accordance with IBM′s associated documentation, of satisfying the applicable requirements of Section 508 of IDS7 Workgroup Edition specifications: the Rehabilitation Act, provided that any assistive • High availability technology used with the product properly interoperates with it. − Point-in-time instance wide restore Trademarks − Table level backup and recovery Informix is a trademark of International Business Machines − XBSA support for easy integration of third-party Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. backup tools Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. − Supports high-availability clustering solutions • High-performance technology − Multithreaded architecture for SMPs with asynchronous I/O − Cascading deletes; in-place table alters add and delete columns in seconds; bi-directional indices • Federated data access − IBM distributed SQL supports queries across multiple IBM and third-party databases with our Enterprise Gateway products IDS7 Enterprise Edition IDS7 Enterprise Edition has all the features of Workgroup Edition plus: • Data Partitioning — Partition your data across multiple disks or disk subsystems via simple round-robin distribution or powerful range (expression)-based fragmentation techniques. • Parallel Data Query — Once your data is partitioned, you can leverage IDS′s parallel data query technology to query each partition in parallel. Use this feature to dramatically speed the queries in your applications. • Parallel Backup and Restore — IDS Enterprise Edition can back up and restore your data in parallel. No need to serially back up your database. Instead, backup each partition individually. Online consistent backups. • Parallel Load and Unload — The high performance loader provided with IDS Enterprise Edition takes advantage of IDS′s data partitioning model to speed moving data in and out of your database. • Enterprise Replication — A high speed, very flexible, low latency replication solution that is ideal for the needs of the Enterprise. • High Availability Data Replication (HDR) — HDR is IDS′s proven high-availability solution. HDR has been shipping with IDS since 1993 and continues to provide the very high levels of continuous availability that Informix customers have enjoyed for nearly a decade. 202-121 -2- IBM US Announcement Supplemental Information May 28, 2002 • SPARC Offering Information − Sun Solaris 2.6, or later, (32-bit) − Sun Solaris 8, or later, (64-bit) Product information will be available on day of • PA-RISC announcement through Offering Information (OITOOL) at: − HP-UX 11 and 11i (32-bit) − HP-UX 11 and 11i (64-bit) http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi • Intel − Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 Server Editions − Caldera SCO OpenServer 5.0.6, or later Publications − Caldera SCO UnixWare 7.1.1 − Caldera SCO OpenUnix 8 Informix documentation is offered in displayable − Linux: kernel versions 2.2.12, or later softcopy form. − Linux: glibc versions 2.1.2, or later • Alpha The Publications Notification System (PNS) is available by − Compaq Tru 64 5.1 order number/product number. Customers currently • RM subscribing to PNS will automatically receive notifications − Fujitsu-Siemens Reliant UNIX (32-bit and 64-bit) 5.4, by e-mail. Customers who wish to subscribe, can visit the or later PNS Web site location at: • MIPS − SGI Irix 6.5, or later http://www.ibm.com/shop/publications/pns/ • DYNIX/ptx 4.5.2, 4.5.3 and 4.6.1 The IBM Publications Center Portal: For more information, refer to the Web site at: http://www.ibm.com/shop/publications/order http://www.ibm.com/software/data/informix /support The Publications Center is a worldwide central repository for IBM product publications and marketing material with Planning Information a catalog of 70,000 items. Extensive search facilities are provided, as well as payment options via credit card. Packaging Furthermore, a large number of publications are available online in various file formats, which can currently be IDS7 Windows NT Package — Enterprise Edition, downloaded free of charge. Enterprise Edition Unlimited, Workgroup Edition Note that PNS subscribers most often order their • IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA) publications via the Publications Center. in multi-language booklet and its License Information in multiple languages Technical Information • One README First Informix Dynamic Server V7.31 • One Installation Guide for Informix Dynamic Server on Specified Operating Environment Windows NT • One serial key file Hardware Requirements: IDS7 runs on most systems that run UNIX or Windows operating systems. We • Eight CD-ROMs, including five language supplement recommend a minimum of: CDs • 500 MB of disk space IDS7 AIX, SOL HP 32 Package — Enterprise Edition, • 128 MB of memory Enterprise Edition Unlimited, Workgroup Edition Many applications will require substantially larger • IPLA in multi-language booklet and its License systems. Your IBM representative will work with you to Information in multiple languages optimize the hardware required for your application. • Two installation guides for Informix Dynamic Server For more information, refer to the Web site at: on UNIX • http://www.ibm.com/software/data/informix/support One Informix Client Installation Guide • One README First Informix Dynamic Server for Software Requirements Fujitsu-Siemens Systems Minimum software requirements are as follows: • One README First for Informix Client SDK • IBM eServer pSeries • One README First for Informix Dynamic Server − AIX 4.3.3, 5.1, or later, (32-bit) • One serial key file − AIX 4.3.3 (64-bit) This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU, or visit the IBM home page at: http://www.ibm.com. IBM United States IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. 202-121 • Installation Guide for Informix Dynamic Server on • Two installation guides for Informix Dynamic Server Windows NT on UNIX • Eleven CD-ROMs, including five language supplement • One Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows CDs Environment IDS7 AIX, SOL HP 64 Package — Enterprise Edition, • One README First Informix Dynamic Server for Enterprise Edition Unlimited, Workgroup Edition Fujitsu-Siemens Systems • IPLA in multilanguage booklet and its License • One README First for Informix Client SDK Information in multiple