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Related Reading

Related Reading
If you have had no prior experience with database management, you may
want to refer to an introductory text like C. J. Date’sAn Introduction to
Database Systems: Seventh Edition (Addison-Wesley Publishing, 1999). If you
want more technical information on database management, consider
consulting the following tests:
■Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation, and
Management, 3rd Edition, by C. Begg and T. Connolly (Addison-
Wesley Publishing, 2001)
■Inside Relational Databases, 2nd Edition, by M. Whitehorn and B.
Marklyn (Springer-Verlag, 2001)
This guide assumes you are familiar with your computer operating system.
If you have limitedUNIX system experience, you may want to look at your
operatingsystem manual or a good introductory text before starting to learn
aboutIBM Informix OnLine.
Some suggested texts aboutUNIX systems follow:
■A Practical Guide to the UNIX System, 3rd Edition by M. Sobell
(Addison-Wesley Publishing, 1994)
■Learningthe UNIX Operating System by J. Peek (O’Reilly & Associates,
1997)
■Designof the UNIX Operating System by M. Bach (Prentice-Hall, 1987)
Compliance with Industry Standards
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has established a set of
industry standards forSQL.IBM Informix SQL-based products are fully
compliantwith SQL-92 Entry Level (published as ANSI X3.135-1992), which is
identical to ISO 9075:1992. In addition, many features of Informix database
servers comply with theSQL -92 Intermediate and Full Level and X/Open
SQL CAE (common applications environment) standards.