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Introduction 19
Related Reading
Related Reading
If you have had no prior experience with database management, you may
want to refer to an introductory text like C. J. Date’s An Introduction to
Database Systems: Seventh Edition (Addison-Wesley Publishing, 1999). If you
want more technical information on database management, consider
consulting the following tests:
■ Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation, and
Management, 3rd Edition, by C. Begg and T. Connolly (Addison-
Wesley Publishing, 2001)
■ Inside Relational Databases, 2nd Edition, by M. Whitehorn and B.
Marklyn (Springer-Verlag, 2001)
This guide assumes you are familiar with your computer operating system.
If you have limited UNIX system experience, you may want to look at your
operating system manual or a good introductory text before starting to learn
about IBM Informix OnLine.
Some suggested texts about UNIX systems follow:
■ A Practical Guide to the UNIX System, 3rd Edition by M. Sobell
(Addison-Wesley Publishing, 1994)
■ Learning the UNIX Operating System by J. Peek (O’Reilly & Associates,
1997)
■ Design of the UNIX Operating System by M. Bach (Prentice-Hall, 1987)
Compliance with Industry Standards
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has established a set of
industry standards for SQL. IBM Informix SQL-based products are fully
compliant with SQL-92 Entry Level (published as ANSI X3.135-1992), which is
identical to ISO 9075:1992. In addition, many features of Informix database
servers comply with the SQL-92 Intermediate and Full Level and X/Open
SQL CAE (common applications environment) standards.