Жду еще с зимы 11.50FC7 EE
17.05 спршивал когда - сказали
"По последней информации релиз 11.50.xC7 состоится на последней неделе июня
2010 (24-30), но это пока не окончательные даты."

судя по всему стоит ожидать раньше

Да, судя по всему ЕЕ ждать не нужно - теперь это Ultimate Edition
в 11.50хС7 добавили Informix SQL Warehousing Tool (SQW) в стоимость
но удалили Storage Optimization Feature который теперь за отдельную деньгу

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/library/techarticle/dm-0801doe/

Dear Igor
On May 25, 2010, IBM announced new Informix editions to offer customers
greater value. The announcement letter includes new Informix editions
part numbers for software license
Software
Subscription and Support renewal, and Software Subscription and Support
reinstatement. Also on May 25, 2010, a corresponding withdrawal IBM
Announcement lists the Informix
editions to be withdrawn, and their corresponding replacement new editions
and part numbers.

Software License Entitlement Migration
As of May 25, 2010, customers with software license entitlements on the
withdrawn editions will be automatically migrated to equivalent
licenses on the new replacement editions.
The table below summarizes the withdrawal and replacement Informix
editions and features.

Withdrawn Edition and Feature Replacement
Edition and Feature
Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition
Informix Ultimate Edition
Informix Dynamic Server Continuous Availability Feature Enterprise Edition
No replacement. Included in the Informix Ultimate Edition at no
additional charge.
Informix Dynamic Server Advanced Access Control Feature Enterprise Edition
No replacement. Included in the Informix Ultimate Edition at no
additional charge.
Informix Dynamic Server Workgroup Edition
Informix Growth Edition
Informix Dynamic Server Advanced Access Control Feature Workgroup Edition
No replacement. Included in the Informix Growth Edition at no
additional charge.
Informix Warehouse Enterprise Edition
Informix Ultimate Edition and Informix Storage Optimization Feature.
The Informix Warehouse Feature is included at no additional
charge.
Informix Warehouse Feature for Enterprise Edition No
replacement. Included in the Informix Ultimate Edition at no
additional charge.
Informix Warehouse Workgroup Edition
Informix Growth Edition. The Informix Warehouse Feature is included
at no additional charge.
Informix Warehouse Feature for Workgroup Edition No
replacement. Included in the Informix Growth Edition at no
additional charge.

Software Subscription and Support Renewal
Beginning on May 25, 2010, your Software Subscription and Support renewal
quote will be based on the replacement new part numbers.
You may find that the withdrawn feature options will no
longer be included in your quote. You will not need to renew on the
withdrawn features.
If they are included in the new Informix edition; Subscription and Support
for such features will be included
with the new Informix edition. See the replacement table above for
details.

Alternatives to Mac OS X and Windows platforms software support for
Informix Dynamic Server Workgroup Edition
IBM announced on May 25, 2010, two new free editions for customers to use
for development, testing, and deployment in production.
They are Informix Innovator-C Edition, available on Linux,
Mac OS X, UNIX, and Windows platforms, and Informix Ultimate-C Edition on
Mac OS X and Windows.
The Informix Dynamic Server Workgroup Edition will be replaced with the
Informix Growth



Да, со Storage Optimization чет начудили.
я уже фрагменты начал было подганять под безпроблемное сжатие и на тебе.

Дискриминация Unix
Эт они наверное сгоряча:
Informix Ultimate-C Edition for Macintosh
Informix Ultimate-C Edition for Windows

при таких лицензиях, можно смело смело ставить например Informix Ultimate-C Edition for Windows
и для многих проблема лицензионного использования продукта будет решена

Останется только вопрос любви к Windows
Хотя, у тех, кто имел WE на винде и недавно проплатил поддержку тоже будут непонятки.

Как у компании меняется векторность, совсем недавно продвигала Linux, а здесь так его обидела и
так подняла винду.

Думаю, они погорячились, и в ближайшее время будет корректировка лицензирования.