You might have already heard the bad news about Informix Innovator-C Edition. IBM has trimmed it down. Instead of 4 cores you can only use a single core. But the really bad news is that HDR/ER are no longer supported in Innovator-C (:-

You'll find more information on this bad news here:

• http://www.planetids.com/content/ugh-thanks-bad-news-kernoal
• http://www.planetids.com/content/iiug-insider-issue-144-june-2012
• http://www.iiug.org/Insider/insider_jun12.php

As Gary and Andrew already said, the Informix Community is not amused. Companies that use Innovator-C will now probably have to invest additional (unplanned) money. IBM's decision doesn't increase the trust in Informix and it definitely hurts the trust in IBM as a credible, reliable business partner. Giving something away for free and than later trying to charge money for it by removing essential features might be a profitable business strategy but not a trustworthy one.

Just wondering which clever guy at IBM makes these decisions (:-