"The Power of One"

IBM, Informix and U2

GEAC User ConferenceMarch 2002

Susie SiegesmundIBM U2 Business Unit Executive

What is U2?

&

How Did We End Up Here?

• Unidata + Vmark = Ardent (1998)Competitors combined to dominate Multivalue market

• Informix acquisition (2000)Planned split

• Solutions company (now Ascential Software• Informix, the Database Company

• IBM acquistion (2001)

Why Include U2 & Online 5?Why Include U2 & Online 5?ƒ great peopleƒ unique technologyƒ loyal customer baseƒ embedded, low maintenance productsƒ broad partner reachƒ expand base on UNIX platforms

What to Expect?What to Expect?ƒ investment protectionƒ multi-platform supportƒ integration with IBM technologyƒ continued product improvement

What?What?ƒ IBM acquires Informix

"...This will make IBM more competitive in the open systems

segment of the relational database business..."

Tom Kraemer, Merrill Lynch

IBM, Informix & U2 IBM, Informix & U2 "The Power of One""The Power of One"

"...IBM will do whatever it takes to keep the installed base happy..."

James Governor, Analyst, Illuminata

Informix products have wide platform coverage…

12%

0%2%

0%

24%

1%2%

2%4%5%

34%

2%3%

8% 1%AIX

DG

Digital Unix

Dynix

HPUX

IRIX

Linux

Other

Reliant Unix

SCO

Solaris

TRU64

Unixware

Windows

MP-RAS

• $88B in revenue for 2000• 340,000 employee• Key Strengths

World’s largest IT company

World’s second biggest software company

Global name recognition

Third most powerful brand in the world

Reputation for world class technology

Rated #1 by Customers for Support

Track record of successful integration of acquired companies

History of allowing independent, entrepreneurial approach for focused business opportunities

IBM at a Glance

Surrounds the Informix products, customers and partners with stability, prestige and complementary technologies

Where U2 & Online 5 Fit In

IBMGlobal ServicesFinancial ServicesThe Hardware GroupThe Software Group

Data Management DivisionU2DB2IMSInformix

Online 5LotusTivoliWebSphere

IBM Data Management Vision

Be the leader in helping

customers access, integrate,

manage, analyze and securely

distribute all forms of digitized

information.

Leveraging information to gainLeveraging information to gaincompetitive advantagecompetitive advantage

IBM's Data Management VisionIBM's Data Management Vision

All Forms of Digitized Information

Wherever It Exists

Whoever Needs It

Data Management Evolution

Value

e-business transactions: fast, secure intelligent, closed loop content complete always on dynamic

Time

ManageTransactions

ManageTransactions

ManageContent

ManageContent

GainInsight

GainInsight

IntegrateInformation

IntegrateInformation

IBM Technology Evolution

IBM Technology Base

OptimizationOptimization

Integrated Information

Infrastructure

Performance, Scalability,Availability, Security

IBM Data Management Foundation

Web ServicesPortfolio XML-izationContent ManagementInformation IntegrationSMART Databases

BusinessIntelligence

Optimization

ContentManagement

InformationIntegration

System R

Distribution

R-Star

Extensibility

Starburst

Federation

Garlic

Integration

Xperanto

e-business solutions

Information IntegrationInformation Integration

DatabaseDatabase

Cross IndustryIndustry Specific Geo Specific/Custom

DB2DB2DB2DB2

Informix, U2Informix, U2Informix, U2Informix, U2

IMSIMSIMSIMS

Web & Portal Web & Portal ApplicationsApplications

EnterpriseEnterprise

ManagementManagement

ISV ISV PartnershipsPartnerships

DatabaseDatabase

ToolsTools

Information Infrastructure

Analysis Analysis WarehousingWarehousing Content Mgmt. Content Mgmt.

Retail, Telco, Foundation Bundles for Law

Enforcement, Finance...

SAP, Siebel, Baan, Foundation Bundle

for the Web...

23,000+ partnersService Providers

WebSphereMQSeriesDomino

AD ToolsPartner Tools

TivoliControl Center

IBM ToolsPartner Tools

DB2 Warehouse

Mgr.

DB2 OLAPIBM Red Brick

DB2 IM

IBM CM IBM EIP

WindowsOS/2AIX HP-UX SolarisOS/400OS/390 LinuxNUMA-QzOS

Federation, Replication, ETML

IBM - Redefining Data Management IBM - Redefining Data Management for e-Businessfor e-Business

Leveraging information for competitive advantage...Leveraging information for competitive advantage...

• 1Q - DB Servers & BIDB2 OLAP Server v8UniVerse v10Online 5 5.11

• 2Q - Enterprise Content ManagementCM v8EIP v8

• 3Q - DB Servers & BIDB2 UDB v8UniData v6DB2 Warehouse Manager v8DB2 Intelligent Miner v8

• 4Q - DB ServersIMS v8Online 5 5.2

2002 Product Outlook2002 Product Outlook

and Tools, Tools, Tools, Tools

White paper on future of all Informix productsƒ Enhance & support U2 productsƒ Posted by product group on website

“IBM intends to continue to support the Informix products and to enhance the majority of these products to fulfill the needs of customers and business partners…”

CTO knows MV technology

Janet Perna Keynote at 2001 Giga conference:ƒ “Such upgrades will continue on Informix products for as long

as customers demand them, whether a couple years or 10 years.”

ƒ And we all know how demanding our customers are!!

IBM’s CommitmentIBM’s Commitment

IBM protects its customers

• IBM has committed to support current Informix products

•Your investment in Online 5 & U2 is protected!•IBM has a long tradition of supporting and enhancing mature products

IMS database (since 1968)SQL/DS database (since 1982)Fortran compilers (since the 1950s)PL/1 and APL compilers (since the ‘60s and ‘70s)Lotus (since 1995 acquisition)Tivoli (since 1996 acquisition)

IBM Informix Product OverviewInformix

4GL/ISQL/ Four J’s MaxConnect

OfficeConnect

Server Studio JE

Informix Dynamic

Server

Red BrickWarehouse

EnterpriseGatewayProducts

Cloudscape

ExtendedParallelServer

IDS XPSRed

Brick UniVerse

UniData

Low Admin Database Products

C-ISAM

OnLine 5

SE

100% Java

DataBlades &

Foundation Bundles

Landscape of the IBM Informix Servers

E m bedded ServersS m all b u s in ess : S E , C -IS A M

M u ltiV a lu e : U 2

O L T PE n try-leve l M id -m arke t: O n L in e 5

D ep artm en ta l: ID S W orkg rou p E d .E n te rp rise : ID S & In te rn e t F ou n d ation

High Perform ance D S SR ed B rick W areh ou se

L im itless Sca labi l i ty & O D SX P S

Servers

Commonly asked questionsCommonly asked questions

Q: Is it commercially viable for IBM to continue to support the U2 & Online 5 products?

A: Yes, they are profitable and have loyal users that IBM wants to nurture. Both databases are particularly popular with partners in the global mid-market.

Q: Don’t they overload the IBM product line?

A: No, they don’t clash with any other IBM products – they fulfill a unique need for customers and partners in the global mid-market.

OnLine 5 • True Value Leader for the entry-level, global mid-market

OLTP businessA highly reliable, easy-to-use product with a proven track record…Over 10 years with large installed baseUnix and Linux environmentsSweet spot for 25-100 users24x7, distributed transactions, with minimal admin cost

• The ideal server for small businesses and self-contained departmentsembedded OEM applications, e.g. Telco VARs, System Integrators

• Works with the full suite of Informix development tools• The largest North America grocery retailer uses OnLine 5 for

their in-store POS system

From an IIUG Member talking about OnLine 5: “We don’t need or want all the functionality and complexity of IDS”

• IBM Informix I-STAR bundled – Passport Advantage only

• Removal of 999 user limit

• Support for >2GB chunk offsets

• Support for 4GL 7.31

• Bug fixes

Online 5 5.11

Online 55.2

• Updated platform support

• Support for KJ function (Japanese)

• Certification with Server Studio JE by AGS

• Documentation refresh

• Bug fixes• Other minor

enhancements

Online 5 Roadmap

1H2002

1H2003

• WebSphere support

• Bug fixes

Online 55.next*

* Final Content to be determined by YOU!

2H2002

U2 (UniVerse and UniData)ƒ Small footprint, low administration multivalue database. ƒ Easily embedded. ƒ IBM owns 80% of multivalue market. ƒ 90% of sales through VAR’s to SMBƒ Support for broad range of UNIX and Windows platforms

Strong and profitable business ƒ Recognized unique nested relational data modelƒ Recognized growth potentialƒ Large & loyal base with world class customers

IBM U2IBM U2

Travers Perkins

ethan allen

U2 Name Accounts

U2 Databases – UniData & UniVerse

• Industry standard interfacesODBC, OLE DB, HTTP, UniObjects for Java, sockets, JDBC. XML (UniVerse 10, UniData 6)

• Wide platform supportNT / 2000, Linux, all popular versions of UNIX

• Scaleable

• Common code baseUtilizes strengths of underlying OS

• Over 60,000 installations worldwide – 3.9M end users• Geo coverage - 52% US, rest mostly UK & ANZ

Vendor Users Platform

SCO 500 Intel 2-way SMP

IBM 10,000 RS/6000

DG 1,700 AViiON 8-way SMP

HP 8,100 HP9000

Pyramid 3,000 NILE 12-way SMP

U2 and Tools

• Embedded database for vertical applicationsUniVerse

UniData

U2 Clients

• ToolsRedBack – Business objects server for web applications

MITS – Native MultiValue BI/OLAP

SB+ - The 4GL for MultiValue databases

wIntegrate – Renovate green screen apps

CDC – Run yesterday’s COBOL in today’s database

Superior price/performance

Simple administration

Low total cost of ownership

Small footprint

Java, ActiveX, C, JDBC, ODBC, OLE-DB

Windows, Unix and Linux

ExtendedRelationalData Model

& = U2

Embedded RDBMS for Vertical Applications

IBM U2 Database Evolution

U2 RDBMS

19891969 1979

E.F. Codd

1NF White Paper

1st RDBMS Design

DB2, Oracle, Ingres, Informix,

Sybase etc.

NF2 White PaperAdvanced RDBMS

Design

U2 & Tools Roadmaps

UniData6

•JDBC•XML•SSL for CallHTTP, Sockets

•Server logging

•Euro•Debug MV•SSL for UOJ, Telnet

•Replication•MQSeries Q3 02

•JDBC•XML•SSL for CallHTTP, Sockets

•Server logging

•Euro•Debug MV•File Triggers

Q1 02

UniVerse10

RedBack4.1

SB+5.2

wIntegrate5

•SB+ Remote Processes

•GUI Click Process

•User Data in I/O Drivers

•ActiveX Objects as fields

Q3 01

•Thin Client Q1 02

MITS4.2

•MitsWeb•Performance Monitoring Tools

Q1 02

•Stateless RBOs

•Entity Beans•JAVA Servlets

•Timeouts•Thread-pooling

•IBM WS/VAJ

Q1 02

wIntegrate5

• JDBC• XML• SSL for

CallHTTP, Sockets

• EURO Support• File Based

Triggers • Server logging• Enhance

debugger

UniVerse 9.5

UniVerse 9.6

UniVerse10.0

• OLE DB• Linux• JAVA API• 64 Bit File

System• Device

Licensing

• Call HTTP• Socket Support• Century Pivot

Date• GUI Editor /

Debugger• Dynamic

Connect• Core Engine

enhancements

2000

1999

2001

UniVerse Roadmap

2002

2003

• SSL for UOJ, Telnet

• MQSeries

• Enhanced XML• SOAP• WDSL• UDDI• .NET• Websphere

UniVerse10.1/11*

* Final Content and Schedule TBD

UniVerse Futures

• SSL for Native Interfaces• MQSeries Integration• RAID Enhancements• READ Triggers• Auditability• Websphere Integration• Enhance support for XML• SOAP, WDSL, UDDI• Enhance support for .NET• Better support for sub-values• Synchronization Support• Cluster Support

Your input welcomed!

Personal Edition

• UniVerse v10• 2 Users, Device Licensing, All Middleware – No Auth• Demo versions of of tools products (SB, wIntegrate,

RedBack)• $0• 1-2 CPU Intel• Windows/Linux• Personal Use, education, NOT for commercial use• Limits: 8 sessions, modulo 10,000• No support except for developer community

Runtime Edition

• 1 User, Device Licensing, All Middleware• No Authorization Required• Limits

8 sessions

Maximum modulo 1000

No Ability to Compile Basic

• 1-2 CPU Intel; Windows, Linux• For OEM Use, Buy in Bulk, Commensurate Discounts

IBM U2 Website

IBM - The Best Customer Value for All Database Products

• Innovative Technologye-business EnablementPerformance & ScaleabilitySMART Databases

• Strong PartneringTier 1 ISVs, 26,000 Apps, 16,000 PartnersIndustry Specific Investments

• Low Cost of OwnershipEase-of-useStandards, Cross PlatformPricing

• IBM's Service, Support & Relationship

The Future

• Continued Enhancement and Support• Adding Modern Interfaces• Leveraging IBM Technology• Customer-focused Enhancements• Support-driven Issue Resolution

We are proven…

• In continuing to support and enhance our products

• As a team with passion for our products

• In providing honest and open communications

• In working with and for our partners and customersyour success is our success

our success is your security

The right products

The latest technology

The BEST partners!

"The Power of One"

IBM, Informix and U2

Questions?