

Informix 11.70.FC5 has three of significant features for Informix warehouse accelerator (IWA).


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The new fixpack of Informix 11.70 (xC5) is available and the Infocenter documentation was just updated as well as the PDF sets of manuals.

Informix 11.70.FC5 has three of significant features for Informix warehouse accelerator (IWA).

Learn more about the IBM Informix Timeseries technology and how it can be used to manage huge amounts of timestamped data in the most efficient way:
Registration: Actually Using Smart Sensors and Other Time Sensitive Data with IBM's TimeSeries

There is an interesting upcoming web seminar from IBM and Boston Retail Partners that
will focus on best-in-class technology to drive competetive advantage.
AFAIK Informix Warehhouse Accelerator will be one of the technologies discussed in
the webcast.
Registration: From Inventory Forecasting to 24x7 Operations: Strategies for Smarter Retail

In case you are already working with the IBM Informix Warehouse Accelerator or planning to modernize your datawarehouse environment with state of the art technology, then this blog from my friends from the IBM Informix Development in Munich is by far the best technical information around IWA that you can get:

In the latest issue of the DBTA Magazine there is an article about IBM Informix Genero.
The article describes the advantages of converting 4GL applications to Genero instead of rewriting them in Java:
Informix Genero: A Way to Modernize Informix 4GL Applications

This opens the door to many possibilities to better use natural resources and improve many things.
Like "uncle Ben" said: "With great power comes great responsibilities" (I'm sure you know where that comes from
). There is always a way to misuse capabilities.