November 17, 1998
The following is the announcement from the November meeting:
In a nutshell...
The next meeting will be held at the Offices of HCIA in
Ann Arbor (Domino's Farms). The meeting will be hosted by MIUG board
member, Mike Reed, who will give a presentation on data warehousing in a
large scale environment. We will also have a presentation by Red Brick
Systems on their Data Warehousing technology. As you may have heard, Red
Brick is in the process of being purchased by Informix. This presentation
will give us a preview of some of the new technology that will be offered
by Informix in the future.
The Topics...This meeting's topics include:
Large Scale Data Warehousing Basics- Our own Mike Reed (MIUG Board Member and MIS Manager at HCIA) will provide us with a presentation on HCIA's IT organization. Mike's presentation will be an overview of the HCIA corporate date warehouse, environment, and history. This will provide many insights into data warehousing since HCIA is one of Informix's largest customers.
Red Brick Systems - Most traditional data warehouse applications have three stress points that dictate success. These are data loads, query response time, and scalabilty (users and data). Since Red Brick was designed for data warehousing, it had the advantage of solving these problems without being concerned with how it impacts OLTP. Red Brick will present how their technology address each of these stress point and their most recent products and features.
Come early at 6:00 PM and enjoy our Pizza and Soda. Its a good time to do some serious "networking" with your fellow Informix users, before our program begins at 6:30. See you there!!
/etc... As always, up-to-the-minute details of the meeting can be found at www.miug.com.. Don't forget to subscribe to our E-Mail list; details can be found on our site...
September 15, 1998
The following is the meeting announcement from the September meeting:
The Topics... This meeting's topics include:
July 28, 1998
The following is the meeting announcement from the July meeting:
In a nutshell... The next meeting will be held at Netscape in Southfield. Netscape will
demonstrate its Application Server and application development tools with an Informix
database. They will also talk about the future of Web and Internet computing. In addition,
Informix and MIUG will present a complete update on Informix's products and direction, based
on the Worldwide User Conference.
The Topics... This meeting's topics include:
/etc... At this meeting we will discuss Dynamic-4gl, which allows creating a GUI environment
for Informix-4GL applications.. We now have available two MIUG board of director positions.
If you are interested, please contact us or talk to one of the officers at the meeting.. Our new
domain is online at www.miug.com.. Don't forget to subscribe to
our E-Mail list; details can be found on our site...
LINUX PORT LINUX PORT LINUX PORT LINUX PORT LINUX PORT
FLASH! We'll have free CD's available at the meeting of Informix's
new Linux port for SE! Don't miss the opportunity! See ya!
May 19, 1998
The following is the meeting announcement from the May meeting:
In a Nutshell.. The meeting will be held at
Compuware in Farmington Hills. Compuware
will discuss database
and network management, client/server, and the year 2000 situation. They will also provide a
variety of product demonstrations. In addition, the user group will present updated information
about Informix and its products, and we will receive a technical presentation about data marts.
Doors open 5:30
Topics... This meeting topics include:
Compuware and its client/server products - Compuware is a Michigan-
based company that has grown into a major multinational corporation.
The company offers a wide variety of products for mainframe, client/
server, and networking. They will provide live workstations with
demonstrations of many different products.
EcoTools - EcoTools enables database management across a network.
Compuware will discuss networked database management and
demonstrate EcoTools.
Year 2000 Situation (or is it "crisis"?) - Compuware has made a large
commitment to Y2K projects. They will discuss the status of Year 2000,
what people are doing, and how it affects the database world.
Data Mining- Marvin Miller of ZenaComp will explain data mining, its
relationship to ad hoc queries, and which data is appropriate for it. He will
provide some real world examples.
/etc ... We now have available two MIUG board of director positions. If
you are interested,
please contact us or talk to one of the officers at the meeting. As always, watch our Web site at
www.miug.com for up-to-the-minute information. Don't forget your discount on
Informix Worldwide User Conference 98 just for being a MIUG/IIUG member! Next meeting..
Tuesday, July 28 -- Hosted and presented by Netscape, including MIUG~Rs recap of the User
Conference.
March 17, 1998
Following is the announcement for the March 17 meeting..
In a nutshell ... The next meeting will be on Tuesday, March 17 at 6:15pm, in the IBM building in
Southfield. IBM will discuss their Unix servers, Internet direction, and new products.
Data Pacific will present their Java tool for running Informix-4GL applications. We will
also provide updates on Informix's products and direction. Come and see the IBM
Southfield Centre, the core of IBM's Detroit area operations.
TOPICS... This meeting's topics include:
IBM RS/6000 & AIX, Internet, NC - What more can be said about
IBM? IBM has been an innovator in the computing industry since the
beginning. At our meeting they will discuss innovations in the
RS/6000
servers and AIX (Unix), including some new announcements. They will
also talk about their Internet direction as well as "thin computing" and
their new Network Stations.
Java Front End for Informix -
Data Pacific Corp - makers of accounting
and 4GL CASE tools - will present their new Java product. It takes the
compiled version of Informix-4GL programs and creates Java code that
can be used to run the application on any computer with a Java VM
(virtual machine). They will also discuss their other Informix products.
/etc ... Giveaways include IBM t-shirts and boomerangs, and three versions of Data
Pacific's product. MIUG president Ron Flannery will talk about his recent visit to
Informix headquarters with the International Informix User Group (IIUG), including
Informix's position on their target markets and port to Linux. See our revamped Web site
at www.miug.com for up-to-the-minute information!
January 20, 1998
Following is the announcement for the January 20 meeting..
The next meeting will be on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at 6:15 PM. It will
be held in Ann Arbor at HCIA in Dominos Farms. Glenn Jacobson from MIUG
will discuss network computers (NC), thin clients, and NC programming.
Informix will demonstrate Data Director for Java,
Visual Basic, and the Web, and discuss financial status and
product packaging.
In a nutshell...
HP will discuss high speed
computing for 1999 and beyond. Informix is proud to provide a peak into
the future for application development by demonstrating the new
Dynamic-4GL product as well as Visionary. Informix representatives will
be available to discuss Informix and answer any questions you have.
Network Computers and thin clients - Glenn Jacobson of MIUG and Unique
Systems will provide the Java presentation on NC's that he gave at the SCO
Worldwide Forum. He will show us how NC's can be used in a mixed client
environment with Informix applications on UNIX. Glenn will demonstrate how
Informix-4GL applications on UNIX can transition to network computing without
total rewrites of the applications.
Data Director and Informix update - Representatives from Informix
will present the Data Director products, including those for Java, Visual
Basic, and the Web. Data Director provides the ability for you to use your
favorite development tools to create Informix-based applications. In addition,
Informix will explain their financial status and product repackaging.
Giveaways will be handled by Informix. This meeting features our first member
presentation, with MIUG board member Glenn Jacobson discussing NCs. We invite
all MIUG members to participate in any way they would like. This new feature
allows members to share experiences in different areas of technology. MIUG
president Ron M. Flannery will discuss any developments of the IIUG, of which
he is a board member.
Proud supporter
of the IIUG.