Informix Software Inc has a new release of its multi-threaded OnLine Dynamic Server for uniprocessor and symmetric multiprocessor machines, Version 7.2. Based on its Dynamic Scalable Architecture, V 7.2 includes the Parallel Data Query developed in association with Sequent Computer Systems Inc for parallelizing queries. New features include support for 64-bit large memory addressing, continuous data replication enabling shared information across geographically dispersed locations, global language support, on-line back-up and recovery, a parallel load utility with a claimed 50Gb per hour load rate and year 2000 support. The Menlo Park, California-based company has signed up PeopleSoft Inc, Baan Co NV and SAP AG for it. PeopleSoft plans to ship its PeopleTools application tool set for the system next quarter. Baan and SAP’s R/3 application suite is already available it says. Version 7.2 is up under most Unixes and goes from $1,500 for a development license and $1,125 for a run-time version with a five-user minimum; and 7.2 for Windows NT is due next quarter.
