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Tuesday, April 23, 2012 — The Second Full Day... »
Day Two - The Second Full Day
p align="center">480 Hours of Technical Sessions, Demos and Hands on Labs to Choose from Today! p align="center">Keynote - Big Data - David Barnes p align="center">Exhibition Hall, 8:00 - 9:15 p align="center">Conference Partay p align="center">Get your swimsuit on or go au natural and meet us pool sideMonday, April 22, 2012 — The First Full Day... »
Day One - The First Full Day
480 Hours of Technical Sessions to Choose from Today!
Keynote - The Informix Way - Jerry Keesee
Exhibition Hall, 8:00 - 9:15
Casino Night
Double down and bet the come for a chance to win one of many prizes"
Sunday, April 21, 2012 — So it begins, IIUG 2012 Officially under way »
Tutorial Day
Get your learn on at one of the 11 half day tutorials at IIUG 2012
Speaker and Moderator Orientation
Sierra 5 - 5:00 to 5:30
Welcome Reception
Free food, drink and entertainment by local legend and musician Trent Hancock from Ghost Bird.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 — Visit Century Software at IIUG 2012 and Register to Win an iPad3 »
Century Software, the leading suite of financial management solutions designed and developed to leverage the power and advanced functionality of IBM Informix and Bronze IIUG 2012 sponsor, will be giving away an iPad 3 to a lucky visitor of their booth.
For more information contact ravi@censofinc.com
Monday, April 16, 2012 — Fastest Informix DBA Contest 2012 »
Advanced DataTools is pleased to announce our latest Fastest Informix DBA Contest IV that will be held at the 2012 IIUG Informix Conference, April 22-25, 2012 in San Diego, California
This contest has been one of the more fun events at the last three Informix conferences. We are sponsoring the contest at the User Conference to find and honor the fastest Informix DBAs. This will be a updated contest, run on a Apple Mac Mini Server, with bigger database using the Open Source BenchmarkSQL Java program to generate 1,000 sessions doing inserts, updates, and deletes against a Informix database. The Open Source BenchmarkSQL is a JDBC benchmark that closely resembles the TPC-C standard for OLTP. Can you take an Informix server running 1,000 OLTP users and optimize it in one hour?
Monday, April 9, 2012 — Advanced Data Tools Brings 82 years of Informix experience to IIUG 2012 »
Read more in this latest Mastering Data Management article.
Friday, April 6, 2012 — San Diego Marriott is officially SOLD OUT!!! »
Due to the overwhelming demand for this event, the San Diego Marriott Mission Valley is sold out of sleeping rooms. Although we do not have a special rate at the two nearby Marriott Hotels, their rates are reasonably close and if you call them directly you might be able to get the $139 conference rate by telling them that the main hotel is sold out. We suggest you check the following hotels. (Note: AAA members get a $134.00 rate at the Courtyard.)
Courtyard San Diego Mission Valley / Hotel Circle
595 Hotel Circle South 7 San Diego, California 92108 USAResidence Inn San Diego Mission Valley
1865 Hotel Circle South 7 San Diego, California 92108 USAMonday, March 19, 2012 — San Diego Marriott Nearing Capacity - Reserve Your Room Today! »
We will sell out the San Diego Marriott for IIUG 2012. If you are planning to stay at the conference hotel and have not already booked your room, time is running out!
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 — Conference Session Matrix Now Available Online »
The complete Conference Session Matrix is now available online.
Start formulating your plan of attack today to maximize your time at IIUG 2012
Monday, March 4, 2012 — Sign Up for Conference Tutorials Today! »
Optional tutorials are available for conference attendees on Sunday April 22nd. A half-day tutorial costs just $175. Two half-day tutorials costs $275.
Tutorials may be scheduled at registration or added after registration by logging in to the conference website with a registration number and last name. Title selections may be changed at no charge, but there is a $50 fee for cancellations prior to March 22, 2012. After March 22, 2012 there is no refund available for the tutorials.
More information can be found on the Tutorials Page
Thursday, March 1, 2012 — Welcome Gold Sponsor One Point Solutions »
Since 1997, One Point Solutions has employed a "one point of contact" model for our areas of focus. Our unique value proposition is entirely focused on IBM data solutions, eliminating the need for our customers to engage multiple vendors and incur escalating costs. Our customers make the most of their data, due to One Point.s intense focus and familiarity with IBM.s broad information management portfolio and today.s evolving database technology.
One Point's single point of contact model makes it easy for companies to make the most of rapidly-expanding database size, protecting critical data, integrating it, and leveraging it to analyze and grow.
Monday, February 27, 2012 — Welcome Bronze Sponsor AGS »
Advanced Global Systems, Ltd. is a leading software product development firm providing new product development and legacy product enhancements to major OEM software vendors and also sells select products in its portfolio directly to Fortune 500 enterprise customers.
Our success at AGS is based on our skilled and dedicated in-house software engineers, listening to and servicing our customers and on our uncompromising commitment to quality software development. By fostering an environment that encourages excellence, continually developing the skills of our people, understanding and deploying leading edge technologies, AGS has achieved an enviable record of employee retention in an otherwise volatile industry. This stability of highly skilled and dedicated personnel permits us to create, enhance and support our products. It also permits us to offer our clients innovative and cost effective solutions for mission-critical enterprise applications.
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Dr. Arvind Krishna has responsibility for WW development for Information Management Software within IBM Software Group. Dr. Krishna defines the business & technical strategy, and is responsible for the development, delivery, sales, and ecosystem of the data management segment, a multibillion dollar market for IBM. Previously, Arvind was the VP, Strategy for IBM Software Group. Arvind has been in many other key roles within both IBM Software and IBM Research, e.g. defining and leading the security software segment. Arvind has an undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the recipient of a distinguished alumni award from the University of Illinois, and is the co-author of 15 patents.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 — Welcome Bronze Sponsor Exact Solutions »
Exact Solutions is a privately held software firm with a market-leading position in the area of Query-Level Performance Monitoring. We're innovative specialists with deep expertise in SQL performance measurement. Our solutions support critical applications such as Performance Monitoring, Audit & Compliance, and real-world Database Replay for Testing, Migration, and Capacity Planning.
The company's client list includes all five of the world's largest Investment Banking firms, and a Who's Who of global banks, government organizations, and large enterprises . many of which have deployed iWatch to monitor hundreds of database servers, in business-critical and performance-sensitive applications such as financial trading systems.
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Martin is responsible for the worldwide development of IBM's Information Management portfolio within IBM Software Group. Martin is responsible for defining the business and technical strategy for the development of the data management segment, a multi-billion dollar market for IBM.
Martin joined IBM in 1984 as a software developer inside the Toronto Lab after graduating from the University of Toronto with a degree in Electrical Engineering.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 — Welcome Silver Sponsor - Strategy 7 »
Since 1991, STRATEGY 7 has helped hundreds of organizations, large and small, adapt in the face of rapidly changing technology. Our clients can be found in diverse market segments including government, education, healthcare, transportation and manufacturing.
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From masteringdatamanagement.com:
[Stuart Litel is] currently very busy preparing for the April IIUG Conference, which will be the biggest ever, and the first time the conference will be in San Diego. Stuart praised the host hotel's wifi - it even works by the pool - and food.
But more importantly, the larger hotel will allow for more sessions. Organizers have added two educational tracks, bringing the total to seven tracks with over 80 sessions. Stuart is especially enthusiastic about David Barnes' keynote on Big Data. David is Program Director, Strategy and Emerging Technologies with IBM.
Join Stuart and IIUG April 22-25 in San Diego for the IIUG Conference. While you're there, get certified and attend the hands-on labs.
Monday, February 6, 2012 — Welcome to Gold Sponsor Four Js »
About Four J's Products:
Genero comprises Business Development Language (BDL), an easy-to-learn, legible, business-oriented programming language. One of Genero's unique features is the use of XML in its presentation layer architecture enabling the same business logic to be displayed on heterogeneous graphical clients without recompilation. By using XML in this way, Genero provides a portable and flexible state-of-the-art thin client eliminating the need for expensive specialized knowledge of each individual API.
Genero Studio is the integrated development environment for Genero. Genero Studio provides an intuitive, productive suite of visual tools for creating Genero application interfaces, and code-oriented tools for developing and debugging the underlying program logic. Genero Studio lets developers design custom user interfaces graphically, easily generate forms from database schemas, write business logic with a minimum of fuss, and respond quickly to evolving market needs.
Genero db is a high-performance, no-compromise database, fully integrated with the Genero development and deployment environment. Genero db offers a unique and patented .lock-free. architecture that delivers the performance of an in-memory database along with the reliability, stability, and transactional integrity of industry leading enterprise databases. It fully supports SQL-92 standards, as well as Oracle.s PL/SQL, Microsoft.s Transact-SQL and Informix.s SPL and SQL extensions. Genero db provides an easy transition from any relational database, and runs on a variety of Microsoft Windows, Linux and Solaris platforms.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 — Welcome to Bronze Sponsor Kazer »
Kazer is a Missouri Corporation established in January of 1989. Over the years, the company, like technology, has changed its focus. From what originated as strictly application development company, Kazer has evolved into selling IBM software, as well as software consulting for a broad spectrum of other quality products and services.
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Jerry Keesee, Director of Informix Database Development, leads the Informix database portfolio software development efforts. Since joining IBM in 2001, Jerry has led his team in multiple releases of IBM Informix Dynamic Server as well as other products in the portfolio.
Prior to joining IBM, Jerry spent eight years with Informix where he was Vice President of Database Development. Jerry has more than 25 years of experience in leadership roles in the software industry. Jerry received a degree in computer science from Missouri Southern State College.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 — Please Welcome Bronze Sponsor Century Software »
Century Software is an international organisation that develops and deploys technology based business solutions to our customers in corporate, government and retail industries. Our system delivery is through our local entities and allows us to tailor our implementation and services to your unique needs.
When we implement our products in your organisation we link it to the other applications in your enterprise and this ensures your decision makers get "one version of the truth". This seamless integration means as issues arise in your enterprise you will learn about them faster and with more accuracy so that you can take appropriate action.
Our application suite includes a full featured financial accounting software product used by commercial and government organisations. Our government product has been designed to meet the many unique requirements of a public sector organisation.
Our retail merchandising application is used to manage the supply chain from manufacturer, through distribution to retail outlet. Our product integrates to your existing retail outlet POS and of course with our accounting suite or to your existing accounting software.
The technical expertise that we have gained with the development, implementation and support of our products is also available for custom projects including data migration, system integration and software development.
When your organisation needs a technology partner with experience to leverage their applications software and professional services to meet your unique needs then please consider Century as your partner of choice.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 — Please Welcome Gold Sponsor Querix »
Querix is a UK-based company that provides IBM-Informix 4GL and EsqlC compilers, development tools and services. Founded in 1994, the company is best known for its vendor independent Lycia Development Suite which allows producing and deploying one and the same business application for any operating system, database and infrastructure.
Lycia is the cutting edge development environment, providing you with everything you need to produce high quality, fast performing and robust applications. The language is simple and bullet proof and does not require re-training of staff or re-writing of applications. Time-consuming tasks adding no value to your product such as deployment, different presentation layer streams for web, desktop and mobile devices, platform and database related porting and multiple source code branches for one and the same application are a thing of the past. Professional business intelligence features for day-to-day and strategic business on the decision making and operational level are also provided for you.
Today, Querix employs over 40 staff, mainly located in Southampton and Kharkiv-Ukraine and is the leading IBM-Informix 4GL, ESQL/C and NewEra development tools author, with a dedication to the Informix community. Through its Global Partner network, Querix tools and services are used and can be obtained virtually anywhere in the world. We call ourselves a services and products provider. We understand that our success is based directly on the success of our clients, and that is why we consider ourselves partners with each of our customers. Accordingly, we take on the responsibility for the smooth running of all software applications produced by our partners. Our customers develop complex applications in many areas - such as insurances, telecommunications, banks, food, manufacturing, government agencies, and retail chains.
To this end, Querix has created a completely new generation of 4GL & EsqlC tools, which are easily configurable and infinitely customizable to meet both your own and your customers. requirements.
Friday, January 20, 2012 — Keynote Speaker David Barnes Announced »
IIUG 2012 is proud to announce David Barnes, Program Director, Strategy and Emerging Internet Technologies, IBM will be a featured keynote speaker at this year's conference in San Diego.
Early in his career David worked as both a hardware engineer and software engineer, focusing on IBM mainframes. During the birth of the PC in 1981 he became IBM's first official technology evangelist, traveling the world, updating customers on IBM's software strategy and relaying customer requirements back into IBM's development labs. Later David went on to lead IBM's evangelism and strategy efforts around Web services, SOA, and then IBM's WebSphere software offerings.
Most recently David managed the IBM Solutions Experience Lab in Austin Texas, and the IBM Extreme Blue innovation laboratory, also in Austin. Today he is helping shape IBM's strategic efforts around innovation in Big Data and other emerging technologies.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 — Early Bird Registration is Now Closed »
Congratulations and Thank You to the record number of Early Bird Registration Attendees for IIUG 2012!
If you missed your chance to register early at the discounted price, don't be too sad. There is still an opportunity to attend IIUG 2012 at a discounted rate. New and existing IIUG members can receive $100 off registration fees when registering as an IIUG member.
IIUG membership is FREE and it only takes a few minutes to join!
Visit iiug.org today to join the IIUG community.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 — New Media Sponsor for IIUG 2012: Database Trends and Applications »
DBTA is part of Unisphere Media, a division of Information Today, Inc., a diversified information company that provides independent editorial content and peer-based market research to targeted IT communities through its own print and electronic media, and custom and contract publishing. Unisphere Research, the company's market research unit, conducts proprietary and custom research projects in conjunction with the top data management and IT user groups, as well as with other leading-industry communities. Unisphere has pioneered user group-based research and has built its editorial products in conjunction with its user community-based market insight. Through service to a variety of specific user communities, Unisphere's media and marketing products reach the full information management marketplace both as a whole along with the ability to target clearly-identified segments with dedicated information packages. For this reason, over 500 IT-oriented companies have chosen Unisphere as a marketing partner, and the company has grown from one print magazine to an integrated media company with 15 vehicles serving the IT universe.
Thursday, January 12, 2012 — Early Bird Registration Extended 2 days! »
Like to procrastinate? IIUG 2012 has extended Early Bird Registration to January 17th to give you two additional days to take advantage of the Early Bird Registration pricing.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to attend the Largest Gathering of Informix Fanatics in 2012 at the low low price of $695 and don't forget that the Early Bird Discount can also be combined with you IIUG Member discount for a total savings of $230!
Tuesday, January 4, 2012 — IIUG 2012 Announces Silver Sponsor Advanced DataTools »
At Advanced DataTools, our mission is to help our customers achieve their goals, and we are proud to be celebrating our 10th year of providing the best database design, consulting, and training services available.
After years of working with large-scale DoD databases, Advanced DataTools staff have a deep knowledge of the nature of data, database structures, and database security, and of how to store data in order to ensure rapid and flexible retrieval, manipulation, and reporting.
We combine this expertise with a constant eye on the computer industry to identify, test, and evaluate database tools and business-enhancing software, as well as hardware platforms and utilities in order to be able to consistently recommend the best suite of products to ensure the delivery of a high-performance solution.
In addition to delivering superior database and data warehouse applications, Advanced DataTools provides support for all aspects of an application's life cycle, from planning and development to performance tuning, maintenance, and training. Our “Performance Tune-Up” service can improve the speed and functionality of your existing database. Our customized, on-site training can give your staff the specific skills they need to better manage and tune your systems. We also offer public training in Hyperion Performance Suite (Brio), Informix, QIQ, and other database topics to further the professional development of the database community.
Sunday, January 1, 2012 — Happy New Year from IIUG 2012 »
The IIUG 2012 CPC would like to wish everyone a safe and happy New Year! Don't forget to register before January 15th to receive the special Early Bird Regitration pricing!
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 — IIUG 2012 Press Release »
Informix is Going Back to Wild West The International Informix Users Group (IIUG) will host their yearly conference in San Diego, the birthplace of California. The premier event for Informix fanatics will take place from April 22nd to 25th 2012 at the San Diego Mission Valley arriott. ore details can be found at iiug.org/conf.
IBM Informix is a leading database technology that was born in the 1980.s and is the first cloud-ready database that implements new technologies to serve businesses. needs. You may not know Informix is everywhere but it is. An example of the widespread deployment of IBM Informix is every time you use your credit card more than likely an Informix database is involved.
IIUG 2012 will be the 5th IIUG Informix conference with a technical and business focus on IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS), 4GL, Genero, Informix Warehouse Accelerator (IWA), Informix TimeSeries and other products, technologies and methodologies. .During the previous 4 conferences we have hosted attendees from all over the world. proudly proclaims Cindy Lichtenauer, head of the conference planning committee (CPC).
The IIUG is also proud to announce our new conference home in San Diego, CA. California is a more convenient location for international attendees and .is in the same region as a good portion of our membership that resides in Southern California and is close to the birthplace of Informix. according to Stuart Litel, IIUG President.
The conference runs 4 Technical Tracks as well as two new tracks: a Business Track targeted towards managers and decision makers as well as a Solution Track that illustrates new solutions and uses of Informix. The conference will also feature keynote speeches from IBM Executives and industry leaders like last year.s featured keynote speaker David Ferucci, IBM Watson.s Principal Investigator.
Andrew Ford, active member of the CPC, emphasizes .the Business Track will bring new non-technical content to a historically technical conference that will appeal to non Database Administrators and Developers, but of course the DBA and Developer content will still be there.. New content like .How Social edia is Affecting the (IT) Organization. or .What are the Consequences of PCI on an IT Organization. will appeal to business owners, project managers, architects.Long time sponsors like IBM, AGS (Server Studio), Four J.s Development Tools, Querix have already committed to support this exciting new location.
ore details about IIUG 2012 can be found at iiug.org/conf.
About IIUG
Founded in 1995, IIUG is a not for profit user organization which provides services to the Informix community and enables member voices to be heard collectively. IIUG is the most influential user group representing the users of Informix products. embers around the world network, share knowledge and influence IBM and other vendors through IIUG. IIUG membership is strong and growing, having doubled in size since IBM purchased the Informix portfolio in 2001. If you are just now discovering us and are interested in Informix technology, we encourage you to join now at no charge. Your IIUG membership information is protected; we do not sell member lists to any organization.
Monday, November 21, 2011 — IIUG 2012 Early Registration is Now Open! »
Register before January 15, 2012 and receive $130 off the Regular registration price and reserve your spot at the premier event for Informix fanatics.
Don't forget to take advantage of the $100 IIUG member discount when registering for IIUG 2012. Not an IIUG member? No problem, membership is free and you can join the IIUG before registering for the conference and claim your discount for a total savings of $230!
Also be sure to take advantage of the IIUG 2012 Conference room rate at the San Diego Mission Valley arriott to ensure you will be close to all the action during the conference. The conference parties will go late into the night and the conference activities will start early in the morning, being a short walk to and from your bed will be one of the best decisions you've ever made.
Wednesday, November 15, 2011 — Call for Speakers is Now Closed »
The IIUG 2012 Conference Planning Committee would like to thank everyone that submitted a session for this year's conference. The CPC now begins the daunting task of building the Conference Session atrix from the hundreds of presentations submitted.
Topics you can expect to see at the 2012 IIUG Informix Conference:
- Informix Security
- igrating from other RDBS to Informix
- Informix Data Integration with other RDBS
- Software Development and Informix (Python, ESQL/C, .NET, Java, PHP, 4GL, Perl)
- Informix TimeSeries
- Informix Performance Tuning
- Informix Warehouse Accelerator
- Informix Flexible Grid
- Installing and Upgrading Informix
- Informix Troubleshooting
- Informix SQL
- Administering Legacy Informix Products
- New Features in the Latest Releases
- Backup and Restore
- Storage Optimization
- Troubleshooting Down Systems
- OpenAdmin Tool for Informix
- Informix Extensibility
- Informix High Availability and Scalability
- Informix Genero
- Informix onitoring
Wednesday, November 10, 2011 — IIUG Informix Conference on Facebook »
Follow the 2012 IIUG Informix Conference on Facebook for the latest information leading up to this year's conference in San Diego, California.
Monday, November 7, 2011 — Last Call for Speakers »
Last Call For Speakers
Only One more week to go! We have just about as many submissions as last year but we would like to of course receive more!!
Call for Speakers - Submit a proposal to present at the 2012 International Informix Users Group (IIUG) Conference.
Do you have experience with Informix or Informix related products? Do you have real-case studies related to Informix solutions? Have you discovered any Informix hints or tips? Are you interested in sharing your Informix knowledge and skills with the Informix User community? If the answer is yes to any of these questions the IIUG CPC invites you to submit a proposal to speak at the 2012 Conference.
The IIUG Conference Planning Committee is ready to accept presentation proposals for the 2012 IIUG Conference which is to be held April 22 - 25, 2012 at the San Diego (CA) arriott Mission Valley, USA.
The 2012 Conference will be comprised of more than 80 technical/user sessions, a series of hands-on-labs and 1 day of comprehensive tutorials intended to reinforce the power of Informix. Presentation proposals should be brief, but more than 250 words, highlighting the Informix technical solutions, real world experiences or trade tips you will include in your presentation. ultiple presentations are encouraged.
If sharing your knowledge is not enough, conference speakers (non IBM employees) are provided with a complimentary pass providing access to conference sessions, meals and conference related networking events. Use http://www.iiug.org/conf/speakers to register your proposal. The deadline for submitting 2012 IIUG Conference proposals is November 15, 2011. For your convenience, speaker logins have been retained for those who submitted a 2011 IIUG Conference proposal. Don't delay - submit your proposal and biography today for consideration.
***** Closes November 15, 2011!!! *****
Conference information available at: http://www.iiug.org/conf
Call For Presentations Guidelines available at: http://www.iiug.org/conf/call_for_presentations/
See you in San Diego!
The 2012 IIUG Informix Conference Team
www.iiug.org/conf
conference@iiug.orgTuesday, November 1, 2011 — Platinum Sponsor: IBM »
IIUG 2012 would like to thank IBM for another year of Platinum sponsorship and dedication to IBM Informix.
Sunday, October 16, 2011 — IIUG 2012 Call For Speakers »
Call for Speakers
Submit a proposal to present at the 2012 International Informix Users Group (IIUG) Conference.
Do you have experience with Informix or Informix related products? Do you have real-case studies related to Informix solutions? Have you discovered any Informix hints or tips? Are you interested in sharing your Informix knowledge and skills with the Informix User community? If the answer is yes to any of these questions the IIUG CPC invites you to submit a proposal to speak at the 2012 Conference.
The IIUG Conference Planning Committee is ready to accept presentation proposals for the 2012 IIUG Conference which is to be held April 22 - 25, 2012 at the San Diego (CA) arriott Mission Valley, USA.
The 2012 Conference will be comprised of more than 80 technical/user sessions, a series of hands-on-labs and 1 day of comprehensive tutorials intended to reinforce the power of Informix. Presentation proposals should be brief, but more than 250 words, highlighting the Informix technical solutions, real world experiences or trade tips you will include in your presentation. ultiple presentations are encouraged.
If sharing your knowledge is not enough, conference speakers (non IBM employees) are provided with a complimentary pass providing access to conference sessions, meals and conference related networking events. Use http://www.iiug.org/conf/speakers to register your proposal. The deadline for submitting 2012 IIUG Conference proposals is November 1, 2011. For your convenience, speaker logins have been retained for those who submitted a 2011 IIUG Conference proposal. Don't delay - submit your proposal and biography today for consideration.
Conference information available at: http://www.iiug.org/conf
Call For Presentations Guidelines available at: http://www.iiug.org/conf/call_for_presentations/
See you in San Diego!
The 2012 IIUG Informix Conference Team
www.iiug.org/conf
conference@iiug.org
