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From: andy@rbdc (Andy Pitts)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Informix, or Oracle... That is the question.  **HELP**
Summary: Need help.
Keywords: Informix Oracle Help
Message-ID: <1990Nov7.085324.12653@rbdc>
Date: 7 Nov 90 08:53:24 GMT
Organization: Red Barn Data Center Public Access Unix, Winston-Salem, NC.
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For several years I have been consulting for a firm that uses Informix
SQL.  So I have gained a lot of experience with that product.  Recently I
have taken a job to write a database application for another client.  I
had planned to use Informix SQL for this application also.  I called
Informix to get some pricing and licensing information.  I won't bother
the net with the details, but I keep getting conflicting information.  I
have been talking with Informix for weeks and can't seem to get
anywhere.  So I thought I would look at Oracle.  Oracle is more
expensive than Informix but it seems like they have a good product (at
least the person I talked with seemed to know their product).

Due to the nature of this application, the design goals are not entirely
clear.  So I need something to make quick and easy screen forms that can
be easily modified as we learn more about our needs.  The screen forms
will need powerful query capabilities.  Perform is nice in this reguard,
but is limited in many ways.  I badly need to know how Oracle's
formwriter and report writer compares to Informix's perform and ace.  Is
Oracle worth the extra price?

Would some kind soul out there who has had some experience give me some
idea how these products compare.  Please respond by mail if possible.

Many Thanks.
-- 
Andy Pitts andy@rbdc.UUCP  : "God is an overwhelming responsibility"
...!emory!kd4nc!rbdc!andy  :            --Jethro Tull--