Introduction 7
IBM Informix OnLine
IBM Informix OnLineProduct Overview
TheIBM Informix OnLine database server combines high-availability, online
transaction-processing(OLTP) performance with multimedia capabilities. By
managing its own shared-memory resources and disk I/O, OnLine delivers
processconcurrency while maintaining transaction isolation. Table data can
spanmultiple disks, freeing administrators from constraints imposed by data
storage limitations. The IBMInformix STAR product brings OnLine perfor-
mance to users throughout a client/server environment. TheIBM Informix
TP/XA product allows you to use the OnLine database server as a Resource
Manager within an X/Open environment.
IBM Informix OnLine and Other IBM Informix Products
IBM provides a variety of application development tools,CASE tools,
database servers, utilities, and client/server products.DB-Access is a utility
that allows you to access, modify, and retrieve information from OnLine
relational databases.IBM Informix OnLine supports all application devel-
opmenttools currently available, including products like IBM Informix SQL,
IBMInformix 4GL and Interactive Debugger, and the Informix embedded
languageproducts, such as IBM Informix ESQL/C.IBM Informix OnLine also
works with third-party application development tools through the
IBMInformix ODBC Driver and the IBM Informix JDBC Driver.
For running applications on a network,IBM Informix STAR provides
distributed database access to multiple IBMInformix OnLine database
servers.