重磅：印度公司HCL2017年5月1日正式接手IBM Informix研发和支持团队

重磅：印度公司HCL2017年5月1日正式接手IBM Informix研发和支持团队

2017年4月17日，IBM 全球副总裁 Dan Hernandez 正式对外发布：IBM与印度公司HCL达成正式合作协议，HCL公司将接管IBM Informix研发和支持团队，2017年5月1日正式生效。据了解，IBM Informix研发和支持团队人员将在4月底前完成从IBM离职，将在5月1日正式入职HCL公司。IBM 同时强调IBM将继续支持已有Informix客户，也继续销售Informix产品。

这对Informix产品的继续发展带来了新的机遇，同时也存在不确定性。

之前IBM发布Informix 11.5版本将于2018年4月EOS，那么对于国内的Informix客户该如何选择，GBASE是否已经做好升级、支持、服务好Informix客户？值得大家的期待。

如下是Dan Hernandez在Informix全球用户组织上发的新闻信息。

IBM and HCL Strategic Partnership to jointly develop and market IBM Informix.

http://www.iiug.org/en/2017/04/17/ibm-and-hcl-strategic-partnership-to-jointly-develop-and-market-ibm-informix/

April 17, 2017 by IIUG News User
Friends,

I have some very exciting news to share with you today. I am very pleased to announce that IBM and HCL are entering a strategic partnership to jointly develop and market the IBM Informix family of products.

We are building on a history of collaboration between the two companies. The new partnership combines IBM’s large Informix customer base and global sales force with HCL’s leadership in the IT services sector – accelerating the investments, evolution and adoption of Informix as a leading database – and further address the needs of an embedded database.

Effective May 1, 2017, HCL will take over development and support of the Informix product family. Product strategy, marketing and sales efforts continue to be led by IBM with HCL participating and expanding routes to market. Experience for customers remains unchanged. Existing customer agreements, first point of contact, new licenses or extensions to existing entitlements continue to be through IBM.

Let me close by expressing again my personal excitement about this new partnership as it will lead to new innovations, more delighted clients and more opportunities for our employees and partners.

Dan Hernandez, VP Offering Management Analytics IBM