Why Informix
IBM® Informix® is the database software voted #1 in customer satisfaction (PDF, 1.06MB). Clients choose Informix because it is reliable, low cost, and hassle free. Solution providers choose Informix for its best-of-breed embeddability.
What we offer
Database software
Informix Developer Edition
Provides all features of Informix at no cost for individual application development and testing only. Available on a wide variety of platforms.
Informix Choice Editions
Enables businesses to develop and deploy near enterprise-class functionality at low costs — for Windows or Mac OS X environments.
Informix Growth Edition
Provides powerful data management capabilities for departmental solutions or small-to-midsized businesses, including unlimited replication cluster nodes.
Informix Innovator-C Edition
Allows small-to-mid sized businesses the ability to use the most common database functionality in workgroup computing at no cost. Redistribution requires a separate license.
Informix Ultimate Edition
The name says it all! This edition includes all Informix features on all supported platforms for development, deployment, and distribution with unlimited scalability.
Optimized for:
Telecommunications
Informix software enables emerging telecommunications technology, bringing new capabilities to the mobile experience.
Geodetic, Spatial, and Time Series Applications
Expand the functionality of your database by adding sophisticated support for managing global space- and time-based queries, time-series and temporal data.
IBM eX5
Learn how the combined technologies of IBM Informix and System x help you to achieve an optimal combination of performance, power-efficiency and reliability.
Embedded Data Management
Over 2500 business partners already know that Informix is a best-in-breed data management solution with many benefits. Learn more.
Informix Tools
Informix Cluster Configurations and System x BladeCenter Hardware
Reduce your costs with features to ensure your business continuity.
Server Studio™ and Sentinel™
Comprehensive, multiplatform tools for IBM Informix databases that enable database administrators and developers to improve efficiency of daily tasks.
Application development
Deploy applications easier using Informix, and choose the development environments and languages that suit your needs.
OpenAdmin tool for Informix (link resides outside of ibm.com)
OpenAdmin Tool is a PHP-based Web browser administration tool for managing one or more Informix Dynamic Servers
Other Tools
Informix Tools are uniquely designed to boost the power of IBM Informix and other databases.
