Informix Software Inc has signed an agreement with Mountain View, California-based Verity Inc under which the two companies will join forces to market Verity’s Topic full text retrieval software in conjunction with the Informix line of SQL-based relational database software from Informix. Users will be able to store and retrieve unstructured free text data from applications linked to Informix databases through a software bridge scheduled to be available from Verity during the current quarter. By linking this bridge with Informix-Turbo, users can integrate free-text retrieval capabilities in on-line transaction processing applications on hardware supported by Informix. Verity reports that it also has deals in place with Sybase Inc and Relational Technology, and that a deal with Oracle Corp is imminent.
