Provides an embeddable database server for applications needing the power of SQL

IBM® Informix® Standard Engine (SE) is an embeddable database server that runs on UNIX®, Linux™ and Windows®.

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IBM Informix® Standard Engine (SE) is a UNIX®, Linux and Microsoft® Windows®-based embeddable database server. Informix SE integrates seamlessly with Informix application development tools and third party development tools compliant with the ODBC and JDBC standards, making it ideal for developing small to medium-sized applications. It suits organizations that need the power of SQL without any database administration requirements. Informix SE provides a low-maintenance, high-reliability database solution for organizations that need powerful information management systems.


Operating SystemSoftwareHardware
AIX 32 bit 4.3.3 and above Power
HP-UX 32 bit 11 and above PA-RISC
Linux Certified for RedHat, SUSE, and Caldera OpenUnix 8, Certifications are based on Kernel Version & Glibc version. Intel 32 bit
Solaris 32 bit 2.5.1 and above Sparc (from Sun & Fujitsu)
TRU64 UNIX 4.0.D and higher Alpha
UnixWare 7.1.1 Intel 32 bit
Windows 2000, Windows NT NT SP6a, W2K SP1 Intel 32 bit

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