Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 12:24:38 -0800 From: "DB2 Today" Subject: Welcome to Version XXIV of DB2 Today ****************************************************************** ********* DB2 Today Issue XXIV - February 2002 *********** ****************************************************************** Dear IBM, I hope you are ready to read about the exciting way 2001 ended and the excitement already building for 2002! In this issue of "DB2 Today", you will read about IBM Data Management Software's phenomenal ending for 2001, and the awards already received for 2002. You will have the opportunity to get a technical comparison of DB2 versus the competition, and find out how IBM technology shines in creating new patents. Also, if you are interested in reading about how IBM Data Management technology is being used in large data warehouses, XML, Information Integration, combining OLAP and datamining, and content management, you will not be disappointed. We are interested in your FEEDBACK. 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For more information about Richard, please go to http://www.db2mag.com/ryevich.shtml. ****************************************************************** ************ TABLE OF CONTENTS ********** ****************************************************************** ================================================================== GENERAL ================================================================== ************** Offers ******************************************** < 1 > A Technical Comparison: IBM DB2 UDB V7.2 and Oracle9I < 2 > IBM StartNow Solutions: IBM Solutions for Growing e-Businesses < 3 > IBM DB2 Universal Database Version7.2 Newest Version Available for Free Download and on CD ************ News ************************************************ < 4 > IBM announces fourth-quarter 2001 results < 5 > XML Gets Bigger DB2 Role < 6 > Structural Bioinformatics supports drug discovery with DB2 and Linux < 7 > Johnson C. Smith University enriches its strong IT curriculum with DB2 < 8 > Clarity chooses DB2 for robust payment processing infrastructure < 9 > Mobit eases dual-channel loan application process with DB2 < 10 > Hagemeyer gets clearer grasp of company wide profits with DB2 < 11 > American Century extends DB2, Content Manager enterprise wide < 12 > Using SQL Procedural Language for Triggers in DB2 UDB. < 13 > DB2 is the top performing Database in the Industry! < 14 > VARBusiness names IBM in their 2001 Stories of the Year: Software. < 15 > Intelligent Enterprise names IBM in their "The Dozen 2002" < 16 > Information Management 2001 (IM2001) Awards < 17 > Apache Web Development with IBM DB2 for Linux < 18 > InfoWorld: IBM tops patent winners for 2001 < 19 > Building Federated Systems with Relational Connect and Database Views < 20 > DB2 7.2 Integrated SQL Debugger: Client Implementation Framework < 21 > Migrating a Microsoft Access 2000 Database to DB2 Universal Database 7.2 < 22 > DB2 for Linux < 23 > DB2 MQ Functions: Using MQSeries and XML Extender from DB2 Applications < 24 > DB2 Magazine Q12002: Maximum Velocity < 25 > DB2 Version 6.x support was dropped as of December 31st, 2001. ************** Conferences *************************************** < 26 > Save the Date for the 2002 IBM Data Management Technical Conference < 27 > Meet the Experts: Terry Purcell on Outer Joins < 28 > Informix User Group Schedule < 29 > Upcoming Informix User Group Meetings < 30 > International Informix User Group Conference ================================================================== DB2 PRODUCT FAMILY ================================================================== ************ DB2 Server for VSE & VM ***************************** < 31 > DB2 Server for VSE & VM Version 7 Release 2 ================================================================== SOLUTIONS ================================================================== ********** Business Intelligence ********************************* < 32 > Bob Lyle talks about SQL OLAP functions in DB2 < 33 > Using WebSphere Application Server with DB2 UDB EEE < 34 > DB2 NOW! Migrate to DB2 from NCR Teradata and save! < 35 > Exploiting Symbiosis Between Data Mining and OLAP for Business Insights < 36 > State of California's 4 Terabyte Data Warehouse Powered by DB2 < 37 > IBM DB2 OLAP Miner: an opportunity-discovery feature of DB2 OLAP Server ********** e-business ******************************************** < 38 > IBM Video Central for e-business: Web Services Privacy, Security, and Accuracy < 39 > IBM Video Online for e-business < 40 > Exploiting DB2 Features in the WebSphere Application Server ********* Customer Relationship Management (CRM) ***************** < 41 > Vital Link: Managing customer growth with an IBM DB2 and Siebel Systems solution < 42 > Turning Utility and Telco Rate Payers into Loyal Customers *********** Content Manager ************************************** < 43 > Tarian to supply e-Records capability for IBM Content Manager < 44 > Xenos d2e Being Remarketed by IBM < 45 > DB2 Digital Library wins a 2001 Readers' Choice Award < 46 > WebSphere Commerce Suite For Digital Media **************** SAP ********************************************* < 47 > Brann Worldwide chooses IBM DB2 for SAP solutions applications < 48 > SAP R/3 SD Benchmark running DB2 UDB V7.2 on an eServer p680 ================================================================== INFORMIX PRODUCT FAMILY ================================================================== ************** Other Informix Products *************************** < 49 > The IIUG's latest bi-weekly Alerts contain time-sensitive material for the Informix community. < 50 > Announcing the IBM Informix Developer Zone (IDZ) < 51 > Data Management Gold Program Product Offerings ================================================================== SKILL AND EDUCATION ================================================================== ************** CLASSES (DB2 & Informix) ************************** < 52 > Free DB2 Self Study downloads! STILL AVAILABLE IN 2002! ================================================================== GENERAL ================================================================== ************** Offers ******************************************** < 1 > A Technical Comparison: IBM DB2 UDB V7.2 and Oracle9I PASS Consulting Group examines the database technology introduced with these versions from a technical perspective in order to give database professionals an overview of features, functions, and implementation architecture. http://ibm1.rjs0.net/servlet/cc4?pItEWDW*pHgQhlWlpmLEJht*z*U*y*VDAXAWA < 2 > IBM StartNow Solutions: IBM Solutions for Growing e-Businesses IBM StartNow Solutions are end-to-end e-business solutions especially designed for growing businesses. Build or expand an e-business with confidence. With the support and expertise of IBM Business Partners, you can become an e-business front-runner. http://ibm1.rjs0.net/servlet/cc4?pItEWDW*pHgQhlWlpmLEJht*z*V*y*VDAXAWA < 3 > IBM DB2 Universal Database Version7.2 Newest Version Available for Free Download and on CD IBM DB2 Version 7.2 delivers enhanced Business Intelligence Solutions along with a new DB2 Connect Web Starter Kit and DB2 Life Sciences Data Connect. This new release for DB2 Universal Database (UDB) further enhances it as the first multimedia, Web-ready relational database management system, strong enough to meet the demands of large corporations and flexible enough to serve small- and medium-sized businesses. With DB2 UDB Version 7, IBM continues its role as the database innovator in e-business, business intelligence, data management and the DB2 family. Download 32- and 64-bit trial versions of DB2 at: http://www.ibm.com/cgi-bin/software/track3.cgi?file=/software/data/db2/udb/downloads.html&S_TACT=__S_TACT__&S_CMP=__S_CMP__ Order your free trial code CD of DB2 at: http://ibm1.rjs0.net/servlet/cc4?pItEWDW*pHgQhlWlpmLEJht*z*W*y*VDAXAWA ************ News ************************************************ < 4 > IBM announces fourth-quarter 2001 results IBM announced fourth- quarter 2001 results showing IBM's premier data management and WebSphere products grew 48 percent and 43 percent, respectively. This during a quarter where IBM showed a 10 percent decrease in overall diluted earnings per common share compared with the fourth- quarter of 2000. Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., IBM chairman and chief executive officer, said: "This was a solid finish to a demanding year. We achieved strong profitability, and we continued to gain market share in high- priority segments of our software, storage and server businesses." http://ibm1.rjs0.net/servlet/cc4?pItEWDW*pHgQhlWlpmLEJht*z*X*y*VDAXAWA < 5 > XML Gets Bigger DB2 Role IBM has an all-encompassing data management product on the drawing board that promises to further the company's efforts to marry structured and unstructured data. Known informally inside IBM as the "information integrator," or II, the product will combine capabilities from three existing products and add next-generation XML technology, according to Janet Perna, general manager of IBM Data Management Solutions, in Armonk, N.Y. http://ibm1.rjs0.net/servlet/cc4?pItEWDW*pHgQhlWlpmLEJht*z*Y*y*VDAXAWA < 6 > Structural Bioinformatics supports drug discovery with DB2 and Linux Ralph Barry, chief financial officer for Structural Bioinformatics, said "For one series of calculations, the Linux operating system combined with IBM hardware and DB2 helped reduce our benchmark costs from about $28 per calculation to below $1. Now we can afford to raise the bar to even greater levels of structural refinement." http://ibm1.rjs0.net/servlet/cc4?pItEWDW*pHgQhlWlpmLEJht*z*Z*y*VDAXAWA < 7 > Johnson C. Smith University enriches its strong IT curriculum with DB2 Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy, JCSU's president, said "Every institution must prepare students for a competitive environment. The DB2 Scholars Program is an economic windfall that helps our graduates get ahead of the curve, whether they enter the workforce or continue with further study." http://www2.software.ibm.com/casestudies/swcsdm.nsf/cs/navo-55ar8p < 8 > Clarity chooses DB2 for robust payment processing infrastructure Clarity CTO Carl Ansley explains, "When comparing the Oracle/Solaris and DB2/Linux configurations, Clarity found that DB2 provided a much better cost/performance ratio. When making our decision, we discovered that a $250,000 DB2 and Linux solution performed better than a $1.5 million Oracle/Solaris solution-- so we'd have gone with DB2 and Linux even if Oracle were priced the same." Ansley furterh explains. "We also took into account that we would have to run the database on multiple platforms, depending on our customers' needs, and DB2 has better multiplatform support." http://www2.software.ibm.com/casestudies/swcsdm.nsf/cs/navo-55arcv < 9 > Mobit eases dual-channel loan application process with DB2 Increasing popularity of Web self-service offerings, such as online banking, is what Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan-based Mobit hopes will attract customers to its unique loan application model. "The speed of DB2 in processing queries and transactions has been admirable, as it helps our service representatives quickly retrieve the information they need to process loan applications expeditiously," states Rie Ohnishi, Mobit's DB2 Specialist. http://www2.software.ibm.com/casestudies/swcsdm.nsf/cs/navo-55f332 < 10 > Hagemeyer gets clearer grasp of company wide profits with DB2 "Our DB2 data warehouse lets us make better-informed decisions much faster, which helps us build our competitive advantage. Our managers are working quicker, smarter and leaner, and that translates directly to the bottom line. None of this was possible previously," says Peter Ratcliffe, CIO, Hagemeyer(Australasia)BV http://www2.software.ibm.com/casestudies/swcsdm.nsf/cs/navo-563tr5 < 11 > American Century extends DB2, Content Manager enterprise wide "With IBM Content Manager OnDemand and DB2, we've boosted report flexibility and functionality, which translates to greater staff productivity," says Walter Dunz, American Century's OnDemand administrator. "In addition to helping us ensure customer service quality, our electronic document management solution aids us in making sound decisions about managing risk and maximizing returns for our clients." http://www2.software.ibm.com/casestudies/swcsdm.nsf/cs/navo-563tzg < 12 > Using SQL Procedural Language for Triggers in DB2 UDB. This article reviews the enhancements to trigger functionality made available in Version 7.2 of IBM's DB2 Universal Database. The article describes how SQL Procedural Language extensions can be added inside triggers, greatly enhancing their functionality. Examples show how to take advantage of this new capability. http://www7b.boulder.ibm.com/dmdd/library/techarticle/yip/0111yip.html < 13 > DB2 is the top performing Database in the Industry! Do you need a reality check on DB2? IBM DB2 Universal Database is the top performing database in the industry. But check the facts on performance for yourself. http://ibm.com/software/data/highlights/db2leads.html < 14 > VARBusiness names IBM in their 2001 Stories of the Year: Software. IBM Software, noting DB2, Informix and WebSphere, took 4th of the top ten stories for the year that shaped the face of software in 2001. http://www.varbusiness.com/sections/news/breakingnews.asp?articleid=32169 < 15 > Intelligent Enterprise names IBM in their "The Dozen 2002" Intelligent Enterprise magazine announced that IBM earned the #1 position in The Dozen 2002, their ranking of the top twelve IT solutions providers most strongly enabling the development of "intelligent enterprises". From the report: "IBM may be the closest we have to a "category killer" in the IT business, potentially marginalizing the likes of Oracle, and someday, even Microsoft. IBM's "sum" would be nothing if the "parts" weren't exemplary. Led by DB2 Universal Database (UDB) and WebSphere Application Server, IBM software has never competed more strongly." http://www.intelligententerprise.com/020101/dozen/dozen_pr.shtml < 16 > Information Management 2001 (IM2001) Awards Two projects using IBM as the Principal Software Partner received winner or finalist status in these awards. The Boots Co.'s Advantage Card Customer Database project was declared the winner in the CRM Project category and finalist in the Business Intelligence category. The solution used DB2 UDB EEE for AIX and DB2 Intelligent Miner. Garanti Bank with its Management Reporting Project was a finalist in two categories: CRM Project and Business Intelligence Project. The solution uses DB2 Universal Database, and DB2 Intelligent Miner for Data. http://www.elanconf.co.uk/im2001winners.shtml < 17 > Apache Web Development with IBM DB2 for Linux This tutorial lets you jump start your e-business application development for DB2 and Apache by providing application templates that let you integrate popular Linux application languages such as PHP, Python and Perl. http://www7b.boulder.ibm.com/dmdd/library/tutorials/db2linux/db2linux.html < 18 > InfoWorld: IBM tops patent winners for 2001 FOR THE NINTH consecutive year, IBM was granted more patents than any U.S. company -- some 3,411, 524 of them for software, according to figures released by The United States Patent And Trademark Office. The figures show that IBM's 524 software patents were also the most for any company in the software industry. The patents include 222 involving its Websphere products and associated technologies. Besides Websphere, IBM was granted 132 patents in its data management solutions business. http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/01/10/020110hnibmpatent.xml < 19 > Building Federated Systems with Relational Connect and Database Views Integrating data from diverse backend sources is always a challenge. This DB2 Developer Domain article describes the appropriate architectural contexts for using data federation and database views to achieve this end. Scripts and samples for a proof-of-concept using DB2 Relational Connect are included. http://www7b.boulder.ibm.com/dmdd/library/techarticle/rutledge/0112rutledge.pdf < 20 > DB2 7.2 Integrated SQL Debugger: Client Implementation Framework The DB2 SQL Debugger provides an open interface to a backend debugger that enables you to write your own client front end. This first of three articles describes the framework in which such a client would operate. http://www7b.boulder.ibm.com/dmdd/library/techarticle/alazzawe/0201alazzawe2.html < 21 > Migrating a Microsoft Access 2000 Database to DB2 Universal Database 7.2 This article describes and evaluates two methods for migrating a Microsoft Access database to DB2 and uses a customized case study to trace the steps involved in the two methodologies: Migration using the MS Access Export to ODBC Tool, and migration using the IBM OLE DB Table UDF Wizard. http://www7b.boulder.ibm.com/dmdd/library/techarticle/alazzawe/0112alazzawe2.html < 22 > DB2 for Linux This Techguide provides an excellent overview of DB2 for Linux, including a comparison with popular open source databases. A case study is included that describes a mobile solution that uses both DB2 for Linux and DB2 Everyplace. http://www6.software.ibm.com/dl/db2_01/techguide-i?S_PKG=dl&S_TACT=&S_CMP= < 23 > DB2 MQ Functions: Using MQSeries and XML Extender from DB2 Applications This article uses examples to show how to create applications that combine XML messaging with database access to enable a wide variety of e-business applications. http://www7b.boulder.ibm.com/dmdd/library/techarticle/wolfson/0201wolfson.html < 24 > DB2 Magazine Q12002: Maximum Velocity Features Include: Architectures for Clustering: Shared Nothing and Shared Disk, InfiniBand Opens the Throttle, Playing Every Tune: Federated Databases, Web Services: The New Web Paradigm, Learning the Lingo, Bird's Eye BI, Beyond Big Federated databases are just one approach to very large database (VLDB) issues. http://www.db2mag.com/ < 25 > DB2 Version 6.x support was dropped as of December 31st, 2001. The following exceptions apply: o Siebel customers on DB2 Version 6.x will be supported until September 2002. o WebSphere Commerce Suite customers will be supported on DB2 Version 6.x until December 2002. End of service dates are communicated via the DB2 monthly service newsletter. You can view this newsletter at: http://www.ibm.com/cgi-bin/db2www/data/db2/udb/winos2unix/support/archnletteraug01.d2w/report#EOS. We recommend that your customers subscribe to this newsletter. Customers can visit http://www.ibm.com/software/mailing-lists/ to sign up. ************** Conferences *************************************** < 26 > Save the Date for the 2002 IBM Data Management Technical Conference Save the date for the 2002 Data Management Technical Conference, September 9-13, 2002 in Anaheim, California. In 2002, this conference will include the DB2 and Business Intelligence Conference and the IBM Informix User Conference. Please bookmark the Learning Services conference Web site and check back periodically as we'll be updating this site with new and exciting information in the coming months - the conference date is sooner than you think! http://www-3.ibm.com/services/learning/conf/us/index.html?c=IBM_DB2Today&n=various&t=aff < 27 > Meet the Experts: Terry Purcell on Outer Joins In this first of two parts, Terry Purcell, an IBM Gold Consultant with Yevich, Lawson, and Associates, and the winner of the Best Overall Speaker Award at the 2001 IDUG Asia Pacific conference in Canberra, Australia, offers advice on coding predicates in outer joins. http://www7b.boulder.ibm.com/dmdd/library/techarticle/purcell/0112purcell.html < 28 > Informix User Group Schedule Find information about the Informix user group schedule in your area by reviewing our schedule page at: http://www.iiug.org/ver1/calendar/events.html < 29 > Upcoming Informix User Group Meetings Coming in February: Northern California (2/6), Colorado (2/12), New York City (2/15), Mexico City (2/27). We encourage you to post on that page the events for your group as well! All local user groups are described at: http://www.iiug.org/ver1/community/lug.html < 30 > International Informix User Group Conference IIUG has begun working with IBM on the 2002 Informix User Conference. A recap of the 2001 IBM Informix User Conference as well as a survey to capture input for the 2002 event have been posted at: http://www.iiug.org/calendar/iic/IICrecap.html ================================================================== DB2 PRODUCT FAMILY ================================================================== ************ DB2 Server for VSE & VM ***************************** < 31 > DB2 Server for VSE & VM Version 7 Release 2 This product is now generally available and delivers another functionally-rich release to the marketplace featuring: greater security by adding support for password encryption, database definition duplication and maintenance by providing a database object definition duplication utility, auto-restart of TCP/IP support, archive tape handling enhancements, GETMAIN and FREEMAIN calls under CICS, enhanced SHOW DBCONFIG and SHOW INITPARM command output, and New SHOW SQLDBGEN operator command. Read the announcement letter for more details. http://www.ibmlink.ibm.com/usalets&parms=H_201-326 ================================================================== SOLUTIONS ================================================================== ********** Business Intelligence ********************************* < 32 > Bob Lyle talks about SQL OLAP functions in DB2 In this "meet the expert" column from the DB2 Developer Domain, DB2 developer Bob Lyle gives an overview of powerful OLAP functions that are available in DB2, including ranking, and reporting functions. These functions are part of the SQL-99 standard and provide the ability to control ordering of result sets, an important extension to the traditional relational model. http://www7b.boulder.ibm.com/dmdd/library/techarticle/lyle/0110lyle.html < 33 > Using WebSphere Application Server with DB2 UDB EEE This article explains how WebSphere Application Server supports UDB EEE, and provides some best practices for using UDB EEE with WebSphere Application Server. (PDF, .4MB) http://www7.software.ibm.com/vadd-bin/ftpdl?1/vadc/wsdd/pdf/db2eee_was4.pdf < 34 > DB2 NOW! Migrate to DB2 from NCR Teradata and save! There 's never been a better time to migrate from NCR Teradata to DB2. For significantly less cost than Teradata, DB2 gives you superior functionality for both business intelligence and online transaction processing (OLTP). And through the DB2 Now! Program for Teradata Migrations, IBM 's DB2 specialists provide a smooth migration, minimizing your risks and expenses. http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/pubs/pdfs/gc27-1595-00.pdf < 35 > Exploiting Symbiosis Between Data Mining and OLAP for Business Insights Just having a lot of good data is not enough; you also need the right set of tools to go into the system to harness the prolific data in the business environment. Future strategies will have to bridge retroactive reporting technologies such as online analytical processing (OLAP) and proactive technologies such as datamining. http://www.ibm.com/bi < 36 > State of California's 4 Terabyte Data Warehouse Powered by DB2 IBM announced the State of California Franchise Tax Board(FTB) is building its next-generation technology infrastructure on IBM hardware, software and services to improve its tax collection system and provide enhanced customer service offerings on the Internet. IBM technology enables the FTB to improve tax collection by generating business intelligence for its Integrated Non-Filer Compliance (INC) Project. The INC system mines a four-terabyte data warehouse powered by IBM DB2 Universal Database and WebSphere e-infrastructure software running on an IBM SP Supercomputer and IBM Shark Enterprise Storage Server. http://www.ibm.com/bi < 37 > IBM DB2 OLAP Miner: an opportunity-discovery feature of DB2 OLAP Server This paper introduces the reader to data mining and the application of data mining using OLAP technology. According to research conducted by the IBM Almaden Research Center, DB2 OLAP Miner (OLAP Miner) introduces a new technology that marries discovery-driven analysis with multidimensional analysis. Applying data mining algorithms to OLAP cubes, OLAP Miner discovers interesting values through an exhaustive search of the multidimensional data. Values that the algorithm marks as interesting are then presented to the analyst to be used as a starting point for further hypothesis driven exploration. http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/pubs/papers/#olap ********** e-business ******************************************** < 38 > IBM Video Central for e-business: Web Services Privacy, Security, and Accuracy IBM Video Central for e-business is an end-to-end sample solution offering a set of business-to-business (B2B) Web services to access a DB2 central repository of data. This article focuses on data privacy, security, and accuracy issues related to implementing such a solution. http://www7b.boulder.ibm.com/dmdd/library/techarticle/alazzawe/0112alazzawe.html < 39 > IBM Video Online for e-business IBM Video Online for e-business is a B2C solution designed for the video rental industry. This article describes the solution, which demonstrates the integration of IBM's server products and tools, including both a pure Java solution built using WebSphere Studio Application Developer tools, and one based on Microsoft technologies. http://www7b.boulder.ibm.com/dmdd/library/techarticle/alazzawe/0201alazzawe.html < 40 > Exploiting DB2 Features in the WebSphere Application Server This article describes how DB2 features and WebSphere Application Server features are integrated to work together well. These integrated features include data access capabilities (like enterprise Java beans and data access beans), Web services, connection pooling, and application development tools. http://www7b.boulder.ibm.com/dmdd/library/techarticle/baylor/0110baylor.html ********* Customer Relationship Management (CRM) ***************** < 41 > Vital Link: Managing customer growth with an IBM DB2 and Siebel Systems solution Vital Link, a San Francisco-based company that delivers affordable real-time monitoring and management control systems via the Web to small- and mid-size retail businesses across the United States decided to implement an IBM and Siebel e-customer relationship solution. It features Siebel software on the desktop together with a number of leading IBM e-business technologies, including IBM Netfinity servers and DB2 databases. http://www2.software.ibm.com/casestudies/swcsdm.nsf/cs/navo-5683dd < 42 > Turning Utility and Telco Rate Payers into Loyal Customers Using IBM data management solutions to uncover insights for better CRM, DB2 Spatial extender provides: software for GIS solutions, software supporting data integration for big-picture value for lower costs, and discovering the 'hows' and 'whys' behind data trends and patterns. http://www.nextgenutilities.com/companys/ibm.html *********** Content Manager ************************************** < 43 > Tarian to supply e-Records capability for IBM Content Manager January 2002 saw the announcement by Tarian Software that it has been selected by IBM to supply its e-Records capability as an extension to IBM Content Manager. Tarian's new e-Records engine will deliver a certified, electronic record keeping solution called IBM e-Records Solution (IeRS) for Content Manager. IeRS is designed to manage records across the enterprise, and offers the flexibility to adhere to any record keeping management process. http://www.tariansoftware.com/news/01-03-2002.asp < 44 > Xenos d2e Being Remarketed by IBM Xenos d2e, world-leading transformation software, is now available from IBM and is tightly integrated with IBM Content Manager OnDemand V7.1. It transforms IBM AFP, Xerox Metacode, and HP PCL printstream formats into industry-standard e-content formats such as XML, HTML, and PDF. DB2 Digital Library wins a 2001 Readers' Choice Award January 2002 saw Intelligent Enterprise Magazine announce DB2 Digital Library as the Winner in the category: IT Application Development/Specialized Data Management. IBM is cited for winning the most categories. http://www.iemagazine.com/020114/502rca1_1.shtml < 46 > WebSphere Commerce Suite For Digital Media Digital media are some of your company's most important assets, but you can't stack them in a warehouse or package and deliver them manually. You need a flexible, portable and easy-to-maintain solution that's not only a digital asset management system but also a distribution system that can generate new revenue. http://www-3.ibm.com/software/webservers/commerce/digitalmedia.html **************** SAP ********************************************* < 47 > Brann Worldwide chooses IBM DB2 for SAP solutions applications IBM announced that Brann Worldwide, one of the largest direct marketing agencies in the world, has chosen an integrated DB2 database /SAP application as the foundation for running its SAP solutions. Brann joins the growing roster of corporate businesses including Whirlpool and Buckbee-Mears Cortland, that have recently chosen DB2 to run its SAP solutions. http://www2.software.ibm.com/casestudies/swcsdm.nsf/cs/navo-55eusd < 48 > SAP R/3 SD Benchmark running DB2 UDB V7.2 on an eServer p680 IBM received certification and approval from SAP to publish a leading SAP Sales and Distribution benchmark result. This SAP certified benchmark was performed on IBM's eServer p680 series, running on the foundation of DB2 Universal Database V7.2. This result demonstrates IBM technology leadership with DB2 and mySAP.com. http://www-4.ibm.com/software/data/db2/benchmarks/111401.html ================================================================== INFORMIX PRODUCT FAMILY ================================================================== ************** Other Informix Products *************************** < 49 > The IIUG's latest bi-weekly Alerts contain time-sensitive material for the Informix community. The latest issue may be found at www.IIUG.org and all prior issues are archived at http://www.iiug.org/ver2/news/alert.html. < 50 > Announcing the IBM Informix Developer Zone (IDZ) The IBM Informix Developer zone is now live. The zone will be the one source for the developer community for the latest on IBM Informix products and technologies - including articles, tutorials, downloads, samples, beta programs, a dynamic library and the ability to submit articles for publication in future editions. Formerly, Informix developers used the Informix Developer Network (www.informix.com/idn) which became the base for the new Developer Zone. Existing users of the former IDN will be redirected to the new site. http://www.ibm.com/software/data/developer/informix < 51 > Data Management Gold Program Product Offerings IBM Data Management Gold Program Offerings are intended for Informix customers who want the flexibility to install either Informix or DB2 products in whatever combination is required to meet their business needs over time. 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