SECTION 6 -- REVIEWS/ARTICLES
<> 06.001 Are there any INGRES periodicals?
Software vendors, consultants and others who publish INGRES related
newsletters which can be made available at no charge are invited to
submit information about their publication(s) for inclusion here.
Send details to ingfaq@naiua.org
NAIUA Newsletter
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The North American INGRES Users Association publishes the NAIUA
Newsletter 3 times a year for all OpenIngres customers in North
America. You do not need to be an NAIUA member to receive this
publication unless you are outside North America.
The newsletter is largely filled with the comings-and-goings of
the executive; useful advertising (sometimes including Help-Wanted);
helpful hints, and information about imminently forthcoming new features
and products.
Articles can be submitted to:
Mike Greene
Bowater Mersey Paper Co., Ltd.
PO Box 1150
Liverpool, Nova Scotia B0T 1K0
Canada
merseyis@atcon.com
FAX 902-354-7480
NAIUA SELECT
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The North American INGRES Users Association publishes a bi-monthly
newsletter exclusively for members called NAIUA SELECT. This
newsletter includes information about the NAIUA and the OpenIngres
product set. Because it is sent only to NAIUA members it treats
sensitive issues somewhat more frankly than the newsletter above can.
It also includes late-breaking news, the latest information on upgrade
availability, and even relevant juicy rumours. Some of the information
contained in the NAIUA SELECT would not find its way onto the Internet,
so it is a valuable additional source of information about developments
that probably affect you.
Membership in the NAIUA is NOT automatic any more; to receive the NAIUA
SELECT you must join. See section 99.001 for details and instructions
for making a membership application.
comp.databases.ingres
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There are two Usenet newsgroups of interest to INGRES users:
comp.databases and comp.databases.ingres
comp.databases carries postings on miscellaneous database products
that may be of interest to database programmers and DBAs in
general, though there are only infrequently postings relating
specifically to INGRES.
comp.databases.ingres is specific to INGRES, and is devoted almost
exclusively to the commercial OpenIngres variant. On the whole this
seems to be a fairly responsive group with a moderate amount of
traffic.
See also section 01.015 for the INFO-INGRES mailing list, which carries
the same material for people who do not have access to an NNTP news
server.
DBA reQuest Newsletter
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A newsletter providing updated information on Common Sense Computing's
INGRES tools, with comments on current INGRES DBA and development
issues.
This newsletter is now available to the public on the World Wide Web.
You can find it at the following URL:
http://www.comsense.com/comsense/newslet.html
If you would like to receive a free copy of the newsletter by mail,
you can request it by sending:
Your Name
Company Name & Address
Contact Phone or E-Mail (in case of problems with address)
E-mail to:
subscribe@oz.quests.com
<> 06.002 What are sources of reports on INGRES?
Independent, in-depth reports on commercial software are very
expensive. Your local CA sales office will probably be able to
provide free reprints of the relevant sections of favorable reports
such as the ones by The Aberdeen Group and ButlerBloor.
Aberdeen Group, Inc.
92 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Tel (617) 723 7890
FAX (617) 723 7897
ButlerBloor Ltd
Challenge House
Sherwood Drive
Bletchley, Milton Keynes
MK3 6DP, England
Tel +44 (0)908 373311
FAX +44 (0)908 377470
<> 06.003 Where can I find recent articles about OpenIngres?
Please send the title, periodical name, date and page number of any
interesting OpenIngres articles appearing in the trade press (or other
publications not exclusively devoted to OpenIngres) to
ingfaq@naiua.org
for inclusion here. "Articles" which are merely Computer Associates
press releases will not be listed here. These are readily available
from CA's web site (www.cai.com).
In addition to the articles listed below, a good column to check out is
"Server Side" by Martin Rennhackkamp in DBMS Magazine. This is a monthly
column by Martin, and usually his topic-of-the-month includes
OpenIngres in the discussion.
Publication Issue Article
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Data Management Review Feb-97 Inside Ingres: Storage Options for
Peak Performance
Data Management Review Mar-97 Inside Ingres: Data Storage Options
Computer Reseller News 12-May-97 CA Launch Pushes DBMS to workgroup
Information Week 9-Jun-97 CA Expands Database Management
Computerworld 9-Jun-97 CA Adds Internet Features to OpenIngres
Infoworld 9-Jun-97 CA hopes to gain market share with an
update to OpenIngres
PC Week 7-Jul-97 OpenIngres Starts Catching Up
Computer Reseller News 7-Jul-97 CA Takes Wraps Off OpenIngres Database
Version 2.0
Data Management Review Jul/Aug 97 Inside Ingres: Data Storage Options
Computerworld Canada 1-Aug-97 Jasmine, OpenIngres play supporting
roles at CA World
Government Computer 4-Aug-97 Computer Associates Releases Version
News 2 of OpenIngres
Database Programming Sep-97 CA Takes OpenIngres to the Web
& Design