The nomination period for the Panther Beta Program has been extended by IBM. Take the chance, fill out the registration form and play with the Panther:

• http://ibm.com/software/data/informix/beta/

Participating in an IBM beta program gives you many advantages:

• You have the chance to explore the new Informix functionality in an early stage
• You will have a direct contact to the Informix labs
• You have the chance to influence the future development of Informix by delivering your own ideas
• You can test your existing application and ensure that it works smoothly with the new Informix release
• You will get a cost free online training covering the new functionalities
• You can see how the new features could help you to reduce your management costs and bring you further business advantages
• You educate yourself on leading edge technology

There are probably even more advantages then the ones summarized here.

2010 will be the year of the Panther. From a technical perspective we have never been disappointed through all the years. Each IDS release brought exciting new functionality due to an excellent Informix engineering team working at IBM. Panther will be no exception to that rule.

There are known shortfalls regarding market visibility of Informix as well as some ambiguous messaging from parts of IBM regarding Informix. However I think that they discovered that and are already on the way fixing it. So 2010 will not only be the year of the Panther, it will also be the year of the new face of Informix !

Join the Panther Beta Program and support the efforts of the committed Informix Technical Team to further enhance this IBM software gem !