IBM Informix V12.10 - Simply Powerful

IBM Informix V12.10 delivers enhancements for operational analytics, specialized workloads,
and the private cloud, while continuing to advance core database capabilities

(IBM Announcement ENUSZP13-0191 - 26.03.2013)

IBM Informix V12.10 provides a powerful, reliable, and low-cost data platform for mission-critical business environments. Informix V12.10 builds on the proven capability of Informix with improvements in all areas, including support for online transaction processing (OLTP) and analytic workloads, IBM Informix TimeSeries and spatial data, and enhancements to Flexible Grid. Informix continues to provide the highest possible levels of performance and reliability in a cost-effective and simple to administer platform that is ideal if you need continuous availability of critical data resources.:

IBM Informix V12.10 delivers new functions, increases integration between functions particularly IBM Informix Warehouse Accelerator and IBM Informix TimeSeries, and retains expected levels of reliability. It delivers new levels of performance for both online transaction processing (OLTP) and analytic workloads. The Informix high availability features have significant enhancements. Taken as a whole, V12.10 helps you more efficiently meet business requirements and helps partners grow with minimal complexity as well as helps lower computing costs.

IBM® Informix® V12.10:

• Solves the Big Data challenge of sensor data, such as RFIDs, smart meters, and built in sensors
• Enhances performance for both online transaction processing (OLTP) and analytic workloads
• Provides easy-to-use interface to smart devices when on the go
• Makes it much easier to move applications from other database systems
• Reduces cost and risk for private cloud and distributed enterprise deployments via enhancements to Flexible Grid technology
• Provides new SQL compatibility with other leading database systems making it much easier to port applications to Informix and take advantage of the power and cost savings of Informix
• Is easier to embed in applications and devices
• Makes deployment simpler
• Delivers enhanced warehouse management infrastructure for increased manageability and performance
• Contains integration and simplification of management and administration

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IBM Informix V12.1
delivers enhancements for operational analytics, specialized workloads, and the private cloud, while continuing to advance core database capabilities

(IBM Europe Announcement ZENUS213-156, dated March 26, 2013)

Overview:

IBM Informix V12.10 provides a powerful, reliable, and low-cost data platform for mission-critical business environments. Informix V12.10 builds on the proven capability of Informix with improvements in all areas, including support for online transaction processing (OLTP) and analytic workloads, IBM Informix TimeSeries and spatial data, and enhancements to Flexible Grid. Informix continues to provide the highest possible levels of performance and reliability in a cost-effective and simple to administer platform that is ideal if you need continuous availability of critical data resources.

IBM® Informix® V12.10:

• Solves the Big Data challenge of sensor data, such as RFIDs, smart meters, and builting sensors
• Enhances performance for both online transaction processing (OLTP) and analytic workloads
• Provides easy-to-use interface to smart devices when on the go
• Makes it much easier to move applications from other database systems
• Reduces cost and risk for private cloud and distributed enterprise deployments via enhancements to Flexible Grid technology
• Provides new SQL compatibility with other leading database systems making it much easier to port applications to Informix and take advantage of the power and cost savings of Informix
• Is easier to embed in applications and devices
• Makes deployment simpler
• Delivers enhanced warehouse management infrastructure for increased manageability and performance
• Contains integration and simplification of management and administration

IBM Informix Hypervisor Edition V11.70
delivers increased deployment flexibility for IBM PureApplication System and VMware ESX environments managed by IBM Workload Deployer.

(IBM Announcement ENUSZP12-0346 - 11.12.2012)

Optimizes Informix Ultimate Edition V11.70 for deployment into virtualized environments
Provides an Informix Hypervisor with deployed functionality on Red Hat Enterprise Linux™ Server for the IBM Enterprise Linux Server and AIX®

Overview

IBM Informix Hypervisor Edition V11.70 is a combination of IBM Informix Edition and an operating system optimized to run in server virtualization environments, enabling higher hardware utilization, while allowing you to spend less time on installation and configuration, and more time on strategic initiatives. Informix Hypervisor Edition helps you rapidly deploy Informix database servers and the associated operating system. Informix Edition V11.70 gives you more deployment options and enhanced management capabilities for server virtualization environments across different virtualization technologies.

Software withdrawal:
IBM Informix tools, connectivity, data blades, and database editions

(IBM Announcement ENUSZP12-0338 - 17.07.2012)

Effective on the dates listed below, IBM® will withdraw from marketing, part numbers from the following product releases licensed under the IBM International Program License Agreement (...)