IDS 7.x Features

Fixed many bugs from 6.X.

Parallel Database Query

Local table partitioning

Stored procedure cache

Logical Logs no longer marked as (F)ree when backed up. Now marked as (B)ackuped up until reused when marked (C)urrent.

Added so Informix Technical Support (+ users) could still examine them using onlog.

onbar for backups but it needed a Storage Manager which was not supplied

SET OPTIMIZATION FIRST_ROWS (RESPONSE TIME OPTIMIZATION)

msg/network optimization features (deferred prepare, optofc, optmsg,cursor autofree)

more than 100 defect fixes

inplace alter table/modify

kernel performance enhancements

more extensive testing of logical log files

more than 150 defect fixes