In a move intended to strengthen its database-software lineup against rivals Oracle and Microsoft, IBM said on Tuesday it has agreed to buy the database business of Informix for $1 billion in cash.

IBM is giving recently acquired Informix a new shine. IBM executives on Monday will unveil the first update to Informix's flagship database software since Big Blue acquired the struggling software ...

In a move intended to strengthen its database-software lineup against rivals Oracle and Microsoft, IBM said on Tuesday it has agreed to buy the database business of Informix for US$1 billion in cash.

IBM Tuesday released an upgraded version of its Informix database server, promising to give global data centers “mainframe-like continuous availability and disaster recovery capabilities.” Informix ...

IBM today announced a deal to acquire Informix Corp.’s database business for $1 billion in cash, ending eight months of speculation about the fate of the troubled Informix operations and potentially ...

So IBM is buying Informix Software, Informix Corp.'s database unit and the heart of the company. Good for Informix--a billion dollars is a lot of money. I'm not so sure, however, that it's a bargain ...

Relational database management systems help companies in almost every industry harness and tap into the power of the information they gather, store, manage and analyze for business operations. One of ...

A former colleague is looking for a database server to embed into an important new factory automation application his company is building. The application will manage data from a large number of ...

IBM has announced that it is to acquire Informix Software, the database business of Informix Corporation, for $1 billion cash. The deal, which is subject to Informix shareholder and regulatory ...

IBM took a big step toward allaying fears about its commitment to the Informix line of database products by releasing an enhanced version of IDS. The new release, dubbed IDS 9.3, includes advanced ...

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