Have you considered relocating to India?  If not, do you know Oracle????

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[mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Jean Georges Perrin
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 1:49 PM
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Hi there,

I am looking for a job, if someone has an idea, I am pretty open those
days :)...


Jean Georges Perrin (aka jgp)
IIUG (International Informix Users Group) - Board of Directors
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What kind of job are you looking for?

Where do you want to work?

What happened to the job you had?

Is your resume current?  It doesn't look like you're using IDS at all
anymore,,,, not since 2002.

And, *cough*, *cough*,,,MySQL?????

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[mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Jean Georges Perrin
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 12:13 AM
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Gee  

Project Manager/Director / R&D Team Lead... Here's the short version:
Working as an IT engineer, software specialist, combining more than
decade of professional experience, of which 8 years in project
management in interna-tional and heterogeneous environments. Always
dedicated to a "business-aware" and "customer-driven" way of managing
projects; with excellent com-munication skills; I have a clear desire to
move forward and supply you with the "extra mile".

The longer version is on www.jgp.net.

Anywhere on Earth, but close to my family!

It still exists (at least as of today), I don't want to comment that
much.

Thanks for asking,

jgp

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"IBM is constantly looking at alternative ways to expand the business
without limiting revenue potential"

Can you provide a couple of examples to back this statement up???

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[mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Christine Normile
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 12:07 AM
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Subject: RE: Looking for a job...

Duh -  I'm very well aware of how MySQL works and their solvency
concerns and their efforts to work with established RDBMS vendors to
determine ways to become more profitable.  Since IDS currently has no
solvency concerns and IBM does not wish to create any, IBM is constantly
looking at alternative ways to expand the business without limiting
revenue potential.

So no bill is required as no value was provided.

Thanks!

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[mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Double Echo
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elanleblanc@yahoo.com wrote:

PHP _is_ the

IBM and get them

IDS is too complicated to compete against MySQL.  It's not even in the
same ballpark.  MySQL is an ISAM engine, SE is an ISAM engine.  Both
require very little to make them work.  IDS competes with Oracle,
Sybase, other shared memory products that require an advanced knowledge
base to make them successful.
SE uses the filesystem to create tables in ISAM format, requiring no
dbspaces or special containers for the data.  It is slightly more
sophisticated than BerkeleyDB, another big owner of embedded databases
that work at a more primitive level than ISAM, typically used for
.htaccess password databases.

MySQL is easy to set up, easy to use, compatible with a lot of
implementations, both internal intranets and external sites like you
find with Internet Service Providers who love MySQL, many who would
offer Informix if it were painless to install, and the license is the
same as MySQL.  A typical MySQL ISAM installation takes 30 seconds,
including putting the /etc/init.d/mysql start/stop script in place, and
starting the daemon.

There is NO license cost to set it up, install, and run MySQL.  If you
want support you pay for it.  See www.mysql.com for support license
costs.

For example, ISP's install MySQL for the ease of use, relatively
maintenance-free environment, 30-second install, and  ISAM-tables that
require only a mysqldump backup.
Restores are quick-n-easy too.  Very easy to admin.  A typical ISP
employs system admins that have to know very little to maintain MySQL,
not to mention third-party tool providers like PLesk, Hsphere,
phpMyAdmin and other web-based website management tool providers that
make the process painless to administer using MySQL.
They _only_
use MySQL because it's easy to put in place.

You will find more sophisticated sites using not only MySQL, but
PostGres, DB2, Oracle.  But the website ball gets rolling with the TRUE
embedded database, MySQL.
MySQL is fast and integrates well with other database engines simply
because it is non-intrusive on a system.  When you get bigger datasets,
then you get an appropriate engine.  In the meantime MySQL owns that
space.  Developers have to have a no-BS offer to use a database engine.
That typically means ZERO cost out of pocket.

BTW, there are many ISPs who are even offering MS-SQL-Server for
websites with an ISP license for those who just can't do without ASP.  (
MS-SQL-Server/ASP is the stack for Microsoft developers. )

If you want to understand MySQL, go where MySQL lives, on web servers.
What
web servers?  Apache:

http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2006/05/09/may_2006_web_server_survey.
html

If Apache is the number one web server, what are people doing with it:

http://www.securityspace.com/s_survey/data/man.200604/apachemods.html

but

people

Yes.  If you want support you pay for it.   But _YOU_ IBM must have a
MySQL
clone license if you want to go head-to-head with MySQL.  Until you do
that developers will question whether or not it is worth their time.
You should include ISP's in your marketing so they can become familiar
with something a developer would want to use.  And you have to announce
it outside the Informix family, it has to show up on slashdot,
freshmeat, sourceforge, etc.

Here's how it works.  A developer buys a cheap PC, slaps FREE Linux on
it, then downloads or installs the version of MySQL that they want.  The
license is completely out of the way ( free ), so the developer knows
they can develop like a raped ape and make applications they know will
work on practically any Linux box, whether it's on a corporate lan or an
ISP-hosted system.
Totally
portable environment.  Perl is also big in this space.

Now that I've done your research I'll send you an invoice.

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"You join a long list of lumps of useless sh.t occupying a chair at IBM
doing absolutely nothing for Informix"
"The most amazing part is that you actually think you are important"

Ding, Ding, Ding ,,We have a winner!!!

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[mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Double Echo
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 6:09 AM
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Christine Normile wrote:

I was hoping your arrogance wouldn't pop up, but you proved me right
again.  The key difference between me and you is that if I had your job
I'd actually be marketing Informix and actively trying to make it
succeed. You join a long list of lumps of useless sh.t occupying a chair
at IBM doing absolutely nothing for Informix.  What a completely
useless, waste of time you are.  The most amazing part is that you
actually think you are important, when you are actually just somebody
IBM is using to sit on the product, nothing more than a placeholder.

And by the way, using "solvency concerns" is your way of trying to
diminish or devalue the product, when the reality is that MySQL is being
used in more places than Informix.  They seeded their market and can
choose to charge money for it at any time.  You, IBM/Informix on the
other hand have done a marvelous job at un-seeding the market for
Informix and making sure Informix is unknown, and will eventually
disappear.   I think if Informix were on its own instead of being
hidden by IBM you certainly wouldn't be singing the same arrogant
tune--nor would you even have a job there.  I could easily do your job
100x better without even trying.  You have no will to win or succeed,
what a waste of an opportunity.

Thanks!

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"and plenty of other brilliant people who are not techies by the way"

Name three.

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[mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Jean Georges Perrin
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 12:41 AM
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Subject: RE: Looking for a job...

DE,

I must admit I kind of agree w/ you. 4GL w/ THE database is a bit PHP
and MySQL.

However, I would not compare MySQL with SE. It is somehow in the middle,
specially since v5. Feature wise, it is not IDS, but it is not SE, nor
OnLine. SE would more compare to SQLite.

I am not against working for IBM, I am a techie, they have very
brilliant techies (and plenty of other brilliant people who are not
techies by the way).

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The Clown makes a very good point.  

I take my shots at Christine and other IBM'ers, mostly in fun, as I have
seen first hand the heavy handcuffs IBM puts on her and the folks who
once had her job....

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Double Echo said:

While working for IBM?

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"... no bill is required as no value was provided."
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What???  I can't "hate with all my guts" and have "fun" at the same
time???  All at the expense of IBM?  Sure I can.

I'm gonna laugh all the way into retirement watching IBM kill IDS all
the while dumping big $$$ into DB2 UDB.  DB2 sucks and it will never
gain any traction.  In the end, IBM will have nothing and I'll be
sipping bahama-mama's on the beach without a care in the database world
and the Christines of the database world will be working with Rational
or some other product IBM feels like killing.

There, Hate and Fun, all in one.  You should try it.  It feels good.

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[mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Double Echo
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 10:19 AM
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C'mon Jerry, that's pretty lame.  Suddenly an apologist for IBM after
going along and slamming them?  To quote you, "I hate IBM with all my
guts".    I hardly see the "fun" in your statements.  Now you're
defending
them?  Very lame.

The clown is at least consistent in _his_ statements.  Anyway...

No matter how difficult it may be to work for IBM and push Informix, you
have to have better arguments against your competition than what I've
seen.  One of the weakest positions you could have is to attack your
competitions' financial standing.  I've seen that happen before in sales
presentations when one vendor will tell me that the choice I'm making
might not be good because of the financial standing of their
competition.
Can you guess who might have done that?  And now, IBM/Informix is no
better than the rest.  Pathetic to throw that one out, it's a last gasp
of desperation that tells me Informix has nothing to offer against the
competition other than IBM covering for Informix's losses.  Pathetic.
That's not competing, that's just nothing.

Hamilton, Jerry wrote:

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