Information Builders Inc has announced Enterprise Data Access/SQL client software for three Unix environments – IBM Corp’s RS/6000, Hewlett-Packard Co’s 9000 Series 800 and 700 and Sun Microsystems Inc Sparcstations. EDA/SQL’s application and communication interfaces will enable these users – via server software – transparently to access relational and non-relational data residing on 26 databases and file structures on IBM mainframes and Digital Equipment Corp. EDA/SQL client software enables high-level language and SQL-based tools in Unix environments to access IBM databases such as DB2, IMS and VSAM along with VAX databases like as Rdb, RMS and Sybase. SQL is used as a common access language to data residing on local and remote servers. EDA/Link provides a TCP/IP-based connection. Available now, EDA/SQL on AIX, HP-UX and SunOS is $350 per workstation. Server software is promised to follow in the second quarter of this year.
