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The full IBM Announcement can be found at this link:
Announcement Number: 323-531 - Price change(s): 2023 Distributed Software Price Changes
The full IBM Announcement can be found at this link:
Announcement Number: 323-531 - Price change(s): 2023 Distributed Software Price Changes
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You wonder which Informix Edition is the right one for your application?
Our Licence Calculator provides a decision support.
Indicating the target platform and the requested features, you will receive an assessment of possible editions. Please note that the named prices are base prices and serve your orientation. We will provide individual prices and offers to you on request.
All data are based on the Informix version 14.10.xC2
* All prices refer to one license of the particular edition according to our price list.
** The base price of new licenses includes 12 months of initial maintenance. The maintenance prices given refers to a period of 12 months of maintenance renewal.
*** The maintenance for a Innovater-C installation can be ordered optional.
All prices are exclusive of VAT.
All prices are non-binding. The Informix license calculator has been tested thoroughly. Nevertheless, incorrect calculations can not be excluded. We assume no responsibility for the accuracy of the information and prices. Please seek personal advice from us if interested.
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IBM software licensing is usually based on the interaction of several contractual components.
One of the most important components is the license information (LI), supported by the "International Program License Agreement" (IPLA). The IPLA regulates the principles of licensing internationally and across all programs, while the program-specific conditions are defined in the license information.
For a complete view of licensing, IBM summarizes the documents of an order. In addition to the license information, the order documents also include documents such as offers, proof of entitlement and invoices from IBM. Additional customer-specific agreements can supplement the provisions of the IPLA or the LI and then take precedence.
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Which license information is the right one?
IBM publishes new license information for each software release. When updates are installed, the software and license terms migrate in the same way; the terms for the release of the installed software apply in each case.
IBM occasionally carries out brand realignments and name changes for software products. Therefore, the license information of older or newer versions may have different names.
Below we have compiled a selection of the most important license information for Informix. For other product groups or versions not listed here, please refer to the IBM pages:
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Please also note the basic information on IBM license information at the end of this list.
IBM Informixfirst class enterprise database for OLTP, embedded solutions and IoTInformix is a secure embeddable database, optimized for OLTP, IoT and is forging new frontiers with its unique ability to seamlessly integrate SQL, NoSQL/JSON, time series and spatial data. Reliability, flexibility, ease of use, and low total cost of ownership makes Informix the best in class enterprise database available in the market (IBM). |
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High-End for Online Transaction Processing & Data Warehouse
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IoT - minimal footprint for the Internet of Things
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The embedded database for software vendors and solution providers
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Embedded in hardware, Informix starts with an installation size of 80 MB (megabytes). Based on this, the special architecture allows dynamic scaling up to high-performance - zero-downtime applications and large databases with terabytes of data.
The Informix Advanced Editions extend the high-end transaction processing with analytic in memory warehouse functions. Transactional workloads and business analytics - even of large corporations - can be executed simultaneously within one database system.
Editions for all types of applicationsInformix is the first enterprise database system that is technologically suitable for IoT, Industry 4.0, transactional OLTP and analytic OLAP. To meet different needs of customers, applications and performance, IBM offers a wide range of editions and licensing models for Informix. Starting with the free editions for the community or for developers, the Express Edition starts with just 370,- EURO per user. The Workgroup Edition, which is of particular interest for medium-sized applications, is offered at around EUR 790,- per user. For most editions, licensing is available via Authorized User or Processor Value Units. |
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The limitations of the smaller Informix editions have long been outdated and an obstacle to the future-oriented use of Informix. As part of Informix Technology Days 2024, a call was made to product management to review and upgrade the limits. There has been no response from IBM to date.
Read the whole article and view the Informix Newsletter online here!
Informix Technology Days 2025:
like last year, at the same place but one day earlier and one major release further!
Two days of lectures and hands-on labs with discussions about IBM Informix.
We were saddened to have heard of Carlton Doe's death.
Carlton came to IT in the 1980s. He began working with the Informix database as a 4GL developer, administrator and consultant. His high technical understanding, communication skills, and passion for advancing projects, made him a globally recognized expert on Informix over the course of his professional life.
After a pause caused by the Corona pandemic, we are pleased that IBM is offering the Informix Technology Days at the Watson Center in Munich again this year. The planned event is, as in previous years, aimed at decision-makers, developers, and system technicians who work with the database system in their professional daily life. IBM expressly invites all Informix users - including those who may have a potential interest in the technology - to join us.