IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) is installed in a directory which is identified by the INFORMIXDIR environment variable at run-time. IDS does little checking on what values of $INFORMIXDIR are used in terms of the name (but there is fairly stringent checking on the permissions associated with the directory identified by the name). This article suggests a simple guideline on how to choose a value for $INFORMIXDIR.

I just read the Editorial of the IIUG Insider January 2010. While Gary's words might sound harsh, he is exactly expressing the feeling and opinion of the worldwide Informix community.

A new issue of the IBM Database Magazine has been released.

There are two Informix related articles included. One from IIUG president Stuart Litel and the other one from Informix Datawarehouse Specialist Lester Knutsen: