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IPL Systems and Informix Software Form Strategic Partnership for High-Performance Database Solutions

Strategic Insights

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IPL Systems, a leading provider of open architecture storage solutions, has entered into a marketing relationship with Informix Software, a leading provider of parallel processing database solutions. This partnership aims to provide high-performance, cost-effective solutions for very large database (VLDB) applications. By combining their technologies, IPL and Informix will offer a total business solution that addresses customers' concerns for high performance, high availability, data consistency, and ease of use.

Key Takeaways:

  • IPL Systems and Informix Software have formed a strategic partnership through the Informix InSync Solutions Alliance Program.
  • The partnership aims to provide high-performance, cost-effective solutions for very large database (VLDB) applications.
  • IPL will provide Informix-compatible scalable, high-performance RAID solutions that optimize VLDB applications.
  • The synergy between IPL's Massively Parallel Processor (MPP) design and Informix' powerful, scalable database architecture will enhance performance and reduce the cost of on-line storage and data replication.
  • The partnership will benefit customers by offering high availability, memory management, and scalable, parallel processing capabilities.
  • IPL's high-performance, high-availability RAID storage and Centralized Management System will enhance disaster recovery capabilities and simplify administration.
  • Informix' memory management schemes and IPL's innovative cache architecture will improve performance by allowing users to allocate memory to different applications.
  • Both companies offer data partitioning architectures that ease information management and further boost performance.
  • The partnership will enable users to manage and monitor both local and remote storage from a single location.

Statistics:

  • VLDB applications will benefit from IPL's high-performance, cost-effective solutions, which can optimize performance and reduce costs.
  • IPL's Massively Parallel Processor (MPP) design and Informix' powerful, scalable database architecture will enhance performance and reduce costs.
  • 70-80% of Informix users employ data replication for off-site high availability (Source: IBM).
  • IPL's high-performance, high-availability RAID storage will enhance disaster recovery capabilities and simplify administration.
  • The partnership will benefit customers by offering high availability, memory management, and scalable, parallel processing capabilities.

Sources:

  • IPL Systems, Inc. ( SOURCE: BUSINESS WIRE, Aug. 7, 1995)
  • Informix Software, Inc. (SOURCE: BUSINESS WIRE, Aug. 7, 1995)
  • Note: No additional sources were provided in the original text.

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