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Partners Overview

Informix Partners

The mission of Informix is to provide, through partnerships worldwide, the best technology and services for developing enterprisewide data management applications for open systems.

We accomplish our mission by teaming with a variety of complementary technology providers to meet every organizational need--as Informix CEO Phil White discusses in a Sept. 1995 VARBusiness article. Our partners include:

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Value-Added Partners

More than 4,000 application developers, systems integrators (SIs), and consultants worldwide use Informix products to provide or recommend solutions to their customers. Value-Added Partners develop high-performance, Informix-based solutions for diverse business needs--from enterprise Fortune 500 to small business, from mainstream accounting applications to mission-critical environments.

Global corporations are recognizing the benefits of our close development, marketing, and support relationships with partners such as SAP, PeopleSoft, SSA, Baan, and Lawson.

Informix's "value-added always" philosophy means when customers license Informix products, they also benefit from our partners' unique capabilities. This program also enables partners to provide the highest level of service to their customers through sales, technical support, and marketing resources.

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ISV Partners

Informix works with ISVs in a comprehensive, third-party marketing and technical alliance to provide customers with tools that enhance Informix-based applications. More than 300 partners provide over 400 database management and desktop productivity tools. Products from our ISV partners range from tools for application development, imaging, and data access to screen painters, report writers, and class libraries.

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Web Technology Partners

Informix's Web Technology Partners incorporate best-in-class Web technologies with Informix's powerful database servers and Web Interface Kits to provide customers with a complete Web solution. Informix's Web strategy parallels our core business philosophy which focuses on integrating our industry-leading database technology and partners with other technology leaders to bring customers best-in-class solutions.

Informix and its Web Technology Partners will develop joint marketing and technical alliances to enable customers to build dynamic, interactive Web sites. Informix has formed partnerships with Web technology providers in the following key technology and services areas critical to successful deployment of Web sites:

Members of Informix' s Web Partner Program include:

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NewEra Partners

Users of INFORMIX-NewEra--Informix's object-oriented, graphical application development tool--will have access to numerous class libraries and tools through our partners.

The class libraries plug into NewEra applications, adding both vertical and horizontal functionality. Available class libraries will range from workgroup, multimedia, and accounting to retail, hospitality, and finance.

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Hardware Partners

Informix provides strategic hardware partners with a dedicated Informix Strategic System Team. The team works closely with our partners in joint technology sharing, timely ports, marketing and sales tools, training seminars, performance training, and technical support. Our partnerships ensure optimal compatibility with Informix products, for highly effective solutions.

Some of our key hardware partners include:

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Operating Systems Partners

Informix works closely with our operating systems partners in joint technology sharing, timely ports, and technical support.

Our operating systems partners include:

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Systems Integration Partners

Informix's Systems Integration partners include the full spectrum of custom solution developers, including regional and local SIs.

Some of our key systems integration partners include

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