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• Why upgrade to IDS 11.10 - A Technical Perspective by Jacques Roy
• IBM United States Announcement for IDS V11.10 (pdf)

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• Letters to Informix Users
• Cheetah Happenings
• Press Releases
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• Help Preserve our Name Sake the CHEETAH!
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22 June 07 - News compilation - Cheetahpalooza: The Global Summer Tour... Read

14 June 07 - vnunet.com - IBM changes spots with Informix 'Cheetah' database... Read

14 June 07 - eChannelLine - IBM expands scope for IDS... Read

14 June 07 - Resellernews - IBM: Informix database alive and kicking... Read

13 June 07 - DB2 Magazine - Cheetah is now out of the gate... Read

12 June 07 - ChannelWeb Network - IBM Uncages IDS 11, Aka Cheetah, Database... Read

12 June 07 - eWeek.com - IBM's 'Cheetah' Ready to Pounce... Read

12 June 07 - InformationWeek - IBM Unleashes 'Cheetah' Database... Read

12 June 07 - WebWire - IBM Strengthens Database Portfolio With New Informix Dynamic Server... Read

12 June 07 - Intelligent Enterprise - IBM Unveils Informix Upgrade... Read

12 June 07 - ComputerWeekly.com - IBM's Cheetah IDS makes leap to better data centre clustering... Read

12 June 07 - ebiz - IBM Unveils Next Generation Informix Dynamic Server... Read

12 June 07 - computerworld.com - Will 'Cheetah' help IBM's Informix chase down market share?... Read

12 June 07 - Internetnews.com - No Data Can Outrun This 'Cheetah'... Read

12 June 07 - de.internet.com - IBM neuer Datenbank-Server mit Codenamen Cheetah ist fertig... Read

12 June 07 - verifox.de - IBM stärkt Datenbank-Portfolio mit neuem Informix Dynamic Server... Read

12 June 07 - golem.de - Informix 11 vorgestellt... Read

12 June 07 - Computerwoche.de - IBM stellt neue Informix-Version vor... Read

12 June 07 - IBM.de - IBM stärkt Datenbank-Portfolio mit neuem Informix Dynamic Server... Read

12 June 07 - Heise - IBM gibt Informix 11 frei... Read

06 June 07 - iThome online - IBM promises Informix and DB2 parallel development... (Chinese language) Read

18 May 2007 - ChannelWeb Network - IBM Musters Partners For Cheetah Release... Read

18 May 2007 - eWeek.com - IBM Looks to 'Cheetah' to Speed Up Blade Servers... Read

07 May 2007 - DB2 Magazine - SQL Shortcuts - Use these tricks to generate IDS SQL scripts... Read

07 May 2007 - DB2 Magazine - IDS Cheetah Test Run Results - Beta testers share their views on the fast new release of Informix Dynamic Server... Read

07 May 2007 - DB2 Magazine - Good Times for IDS - With its first-ever open beta underway, Informix Dynamic Server is racing to the head of the DBMS pack... Read

15 February 2007 - TechWorld - IBM launches Informix beta and promises Linux bundle... Read

15 February 2007 - LinuxPlanet - IBM Launches Open Client For Cross-Platform Desktops, Plus Linux Servers for SMBs... Read

15 February 2007 - LinuxWorld - IBM releases Informix beta, preps Linux bundle... Read

15 February 2007 - InfoWorld - IBM sets Cheetah into beta - Big Blue also prepares a Linux bundle of hardware and software... Read

15 February 2007 - Computerworld - IBM releases Informix beta, preps Linux bundle... Read

14 February 2007 - Database Journal - IBM, AMD and Novell Team on Linux Offering for Informix Dynamic Server... Read

14 February 2007 - Red Herring - IBM Advances Linux Integration... Read

14 February 2007 - InformationWeek - IBM, Novell, AMD Team Up On Informix Package - Many IDS customers are either retailers or telecommunication equipment manufacturers... Read

14 February 2007 - eBizQ - IBM Teams with AMD and Novell to Create Integrated Linux Offering... Read

Letter from IIUG president Stuart Litel upon the release of IDS 11 'Cheetah'
12 June 2007 - IBM Informix Dynamic Server has officially been announced with all its features. The actual product will be available in July 2007 for General Availability and the special IIUG Educational version for all IIUG members should be available no later than Aug 1, 2007... more

Letter from General Manager, IBM Information Management Ambuj Goyal
12 June 2007 - Dear Customers and Business Partners, Today marks a significant milestone in IBM's continued dedication to delivering first-class data servers to the marketplace - the announcement of Informix. Dynamic Server (IDS) 11, formerly known by a code name, "IDS Cheetah"... more (pdf)

Letter from the IIUG on the day of the Cheetah open beta
14 February 2007 - Let's put it this way. It is not excitement anymore; we are literally thrilled by the open beta of Cheetah and the upcoming release later this year. Once more, it proves IBM's continued commitment towards this unique technology. It's not about database, it's about the technology... more

Webcasts

Wednesday, 30 May, 11 am Eastern - Informix Chat with the Labs: Label Based Access Control (LBAC) in IDS Cheetah

Thursday, 21 June, 11 am Eastern - Get Started Now with IDS: An Architect's View of New Features in Informix Dynamic Server

IBM, AMD and Novell Team on Linux Offering for Informix Dynamic Server
14 February 2007 - Next Generation IDS "Cheetah" Enters Open Beta Testing... more

Run, Cheetah, Run - IDS's next release speeds ahead with security upgrades
21 October 2006, DBS Magazine - The fastest animal on the planet is lending its name to the next version of Informix Dynamic Server. Due out in 2007, IDS.s next release, code-named .Cheetah,. is one of the fastest OLTP data servers in the world... more

IBM Previews IDS "Cheetah" Data Server
16 October 2006, PressZoom - IBM today unveiled details of the next-generation Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) data server -- code-named "Cheetah"... more

IBM To Unleash Cheetah, The Next Informix IDS Release
25 September 2006, CRN - True to its word, IBM continues to update the Informix IDS database, a cult favorite among some database VARs and customers. The next release, code-named Cheetah, is due to beta this spring and will feature record-level locking... more

IDS 11 Certification Test Tutorials

Part 1: IDS installation and configuration

Part 2: System activity monitoring

Why upgrade to IDS 11.10 - A Technical Perspective by Jacques Roy - This document discusses the reasons why someone using an older version of IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) would want to upgrade to IDS 11.10.

developerWorks: What's new in IDS 11?

New Cheetah Case Studies - Cheetah stretches its legs toward helping companies succeed

Customer Case Studies at IBM - a dynamic listing of Informix-related case studies

New reserved words for Cheetah
From the IDS Experts blog on developerWorks - a list and descriptions of new SQL keywords that are reserved for internal use.

Go on a Safari with IBM IDS Cheetah - Download the Cheetah Test Run Now
Announcement of the Cheetah open test run and download link.

IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) Cheetah v11.10: Deployment Wizard
Describes the Deployment Wizard which allows customers to pick and choose the features and functionalities that they want to use and hence install on their target systems.

New Features in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) Cheetah (IDS Version 11.10)
A detailed discussion of the new features introduced in the February 2007 Test Run of IBM IDS Cheetah.

IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) Cheetah v11.10: Integrated Solutions and SQL Enhancements
Describes new Cheetah features designed to help develop, integrate, and deploy IDS in complex integration scenarios requiring data services.

IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) Cheetah v11.10: RTO_SERVER_RESTART and Non-Blocking Checkpoints
A technical discussion on tuning and monitoring checkpoints and the new ONCONFIG parameter "RTO_SERVER_RESTART" (Recovery Time Object Server Restart) introduced with IDS V11.10.

New Features in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) Cheetah (IDS Version 11.10)
Outlines the new features introduced in the February 2007 Test Run of IBM IDS Cheetah.

• IBM Cheetah Page
• Informix Solutions Portal
• IBM Cheetah Test Run Forum
• IDS Experts Blog
• Guy Bowerman's Blog on Developerworks

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