New Informix 14.10 Certification!
IBM introduces a new certification procedure for Informix administrators. This will fundamentally change procedures and terminology. The previous certifications will no longer be offered.
IBM employee and Informix veteran Carton Doe gives an introduction to the new format and tips on preparing for the test on the Washington Area Informix Users Group website.
The first opportunities to take the new certification will be at the IIUG Virtual Technical Event in early October. For conference attendees, the opportunity for certification is included in the conference fees. Preparatory sessions will be offered by Scott Picket and Carlton Doe.
The exam is proctored and includes 60 questions from 15 topic areas. According to Carlton, the questions are geared toward a solid administrator base knowledge as required in the day-to-day use of Informix. No esoteric questions come up, he says.
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The Informix Newsletter is finally back!
After almost three years of vacancy the Informix newsletter editorial staff publishes a new issue!
By the end of 2017, the editorial team, consisting mainly of IBM Informix employees, had published 125 issues of the popular Informix newsletter. With the integration of HCL into the further development of Informix, personnel changes followed. In the end, it was the EU guidelines of the GDPR that prevented further distribution among IBM.
With the logistic support of the German Informix User Group (IUG) the proven team is now back, offering the latest news, technical tips and tricks around Informix.
Issue Q2-2021 now available!
Main topics in the current newsletter are Aggregates and Encryption:
- TechTip: CREATE AGGREGATE With self-created aggregates, customized functionalities can be provided in the Informix database (...)
- TechTip: Encrypted UnloadCan unload data be encrypted? The answer is simple: "YES, with a little trick" (...)
Read the whole article and view the Informix Newsletter online here!
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IBM Informix vulnerability CVE-2020-4799 in Spatial Datablade Module
A security warning was issued on October 8, 2020 (CVE-2020-4799) for IBM Informix Dynamic Server.
This vulnerability affects the Spatial Datablade Module in Informix Server versions 12.10 and 14.10.
A specific function in the Spatial Datablade can be called with an out-of-range parameter. A local user logged on with SQL privileges could use this vulnerability to attempt to execute an SQL injection. If the attack is successful, the attacker would be able to grant himself extended user rights and execute his own code
Help provides a Fix Pack that IBM has released on Fix Central.
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IBM price adjustments for software effective January 1, 2021
As in previous years, IBM announces a price adjustment for its software portfolio at the beginning of the new year. This will also affect the Informix and Db2 products, new licenses and renewals. The price adjustment is for sales within the Federal Republic of Germany, usually an increase of about 3%.
You can find detailed price information in our IBM Informix and IBM Db2 pricefiles.
The complete announcement and the intended base prices for download can be found here:
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IBM User Group Day - May 19 & 20, 2020
Hello IIUG Members and Informix Enthusiasts!
You are invited!
Join IBM for User Group Day, a unique virtual experience. IBM is uniting over a dozen IBM User Groups for a 2-day virtual conference with 6 tracks each day featuring user groups, offering management, developers and support staff with expert advice, lessons, demos, keynotes, feedback sessions, and more. Learn more about the technologies you use every day, start a conversation, ask questions, or find new User Groups to connect with.
Get the full IBM User Group Day agenda and register for free visit here!
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Informix Roadmap
IBM Informix Release Roadmap – Update March 2020
Planning for Q2 and the second half of 2020
- Informix 14.10 for IBM Cloud Pack available
- 14.10.xC4 Fixpack with improved backup functions for secondary’s
- LinuxONE Platform Support
- Last cumulative fix release for Informix 11.70
- ...
Innovations for 2021 (under investigation)
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IBM Informix Announcement Letters
The IBM Announcements Letters are binding messages of the IBM for positioning, licensing and the product's distribution!
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IBM Sub-Capacity licensing for Informix and Db2
Processor-based licensing with full- and sub-capacity in virtual environments
If Informix or DB2 are to be used in virtual environments, the question of how to calculate licenses quickly arises with processor-dependent licenses. Is a calculation based on logical resources sufficient or must the physical hardware be fully licensed?
This article is a brief summary of the various IBM sources for licensing Informix or Db2 in virtual environments. It introduces the common processor-based licensing and the associated definitions for full- and sub-capacity. This article also provides a summary of the general requirements and important information about the verification requirements when using sub-capacity licensing.
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