Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:53:38 +0000 (CUT) From: IBM DB2 Information Management Software Subject: DB2 Information Management Software Today newsletter DB2 Information Management Software Today newsletter As we close out 2003, we'd like to take the opportunity to thank you for your support and readership of our DB2 Information Management Software Today newsletter. It's been a great year and we look forward to providing you more news from the world of DB2 Information Management Software in 2004. Our best wishes to you for a joyous holiday and a prosperous new year. We hope you enjoy this issue. As always please let us know what you think. Do you have colleagues that would find value in this newsletter? New readers can subscribe and customize the newsletter to accommodate their interests in DB2 software by visiting http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2infonews/ How are we doing? We welcome and encourage your feedback on the information we bring to you monthly. Please send any comments that you may have to imstodayatus.ibm.com. Have you updated your profile to receive the newsletter in a convenient HTML format? https://www6.software.ibm.com/reg/dm-db2modify/dm-db2modify-r In This Month's Issue: ====================== DB2 Information Management Software in the News o IBM Helps Companies Cope With Data Deluge o Announcing New Report Distribution Feature for DB2 Content Manager OnDemand Offers o Free E-newsletter Subscription Offer From Database Trends and Applications o Cash Crunch? Get up to $20,000 Rebate on DB2 UDB ESE Events o IDUG 2004 - North America Technical Program Now Available DB2 Information Mangement Software Product Line o Delivering the Vision: e-business on demand o Announcing DB2 Everyplace Express Edition o DB2 UDB is the Best Database for Windows o DB2 UDB on SAP on Windows Benchmark o Essentials of Enterprise Reporting for IBM: A Cognos ReportNet Series o Why Linux on zSeries? o Eleven New and Enhanced DB2 and IMS Tools for z/OS Announced December 2 o Total Cost of Ownership for Linux in the Enterprise o Large Scale Web Serving Consolidation with zSeries servers and zVM DB2 Content Management Product Line o Capture Voice, Image and Desktop Files Into DB2 Content Manager o IBM DB2 Content Manager in Retail and Consumer Package Goods o Using Dynamic Imaging to Improve Merchandising: Featuring the Bombay Company Industry Information o IBM and IDBS: Powerful Solutions That Optimize the Value of Research Data Technical Corner o New DB2 Information Management Redbooks Available Now o Linux on IBM zSeries and S/390: Server consolidation with Linux for zSeries o DB2 CommonStore and its Backend Archive Options o Listing Content Manager Version 8 Item-Type View Definitions o Redbook: eClient 101 Customization and Integration Certification o Check out the latest DB2 Version 8.1 Certification Guide from Roger E. Sanders o Get a 30% DB2 Information Management Published Titles o DB2 Information Management New Professional Certification Web site Training Classes o University Breeds New Generations of Certified DB Professionals o IBM DB2 UDB Professional Certification -- Free Study Materials Available o New DB2 Content Manager OnDemand System Administration Course Web Casts and e-Learning o The Evolution to Enterprise-Scale Business Intelligence: Web Seminar Featuring Gartner ------------------------------------------------------------ DB2 Information Management Software in the News ------------------------------------------------------------ IBM Helps Companies Cope With Data Deluge Jim Reimer, IBM's Chief Architect for DB2 Content Management, discusses the evolving database market, the effects of regulatory legislation such as Sarbanes-Oxley, industry consolidation and new IBM technologies designed to help companies manage and access large volumes of information. http://www.svbizink.com/otherfeatures/spotlight.asp?iid=327&naviid=329 Announcing New Report Distribution Feature for DB2 Content Manager OnDemand New with DB2 Content Manager OnDemand for Multiplatforms V7.1.1 is a Report Distribution feature that provides an easy way to automatically group reports and portions of related reports together, organize them, convert the report data into different formats, and send them through email to multiple users or make them available for printing. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL125S9 ------------------------------------------------------------ Offers ------------------------------------------------------------ Free E-newsletter Subscription Offer From Database Trends and Applications You're responsible for your organization's most valuable asset -- its information. You manage multiple databases and support key enterprise applications. 5 Minute Briefing: Data Integration e-newsletter is written for you. Every week, we publish breaking news, data, and insights about the most important products and trends in the rapidly evolving enterprise information management arena. We don't waste your time. We have tightly written articles and no jumps to the Web. Our name says it all -- read us in 5 minutes. For a current issue and to subscribe for a free weekly online subscription go to http://www.dbta.com/5_minute_briefing/current.html Also visit the website to signup to receive a free monthly print subscription Cash Crunch? Get up to $20,000 Rebate on DB2 UDB ESE Act now to save up to $20,000 when purchasing the powerful combination of DB2 UDB Enterprise Server Edition with an IBM eServer xSeries. Purchase the qualifying IBM ServerProven Solution of DB2 UDB ESE for Linux or Windows and selected eServer xSeries models (x360, x445, x450) to be eligible for up to $20,000 rebate. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL123B23 ------------------------------------------------------------ Events ------------------------------------------------------------ IDUG 2004 - North America Technical Program Now Available The technical session lineup for IDUG 2004- North America is now available. Taking place May 9-13 in Orlando, Florida, this leading user-run event features in-depth technical sessions on DB2 across all platforms, Web enablement, performance, availability, recoverability, and more. A products and services exhibition, Special Interest Groups (SIGs), plentiful networking opportunities, DB2 development "spotlight" sessions, optional day-long seminars, and a keynote by IBM's Dr. Pat Selinger make this event a "can't miss" training opportunity for DB2 professionals. Advance registration discounts are available. Http://conferences.idug.org/namerica/2004/index.cfm ------------------------------------------------------------ DB2 Information Mangement Software Product Line ------------------------------------------------------------ Delivering the Vision: e-business on demand e-business on demand is not a product sold by IBM -- it is our vision of a more precise alignment between business and technology, one which we believe is inevitable, and is already well underway. e-business on demand is moving forward on many key fronts, and zSeries is superbly positioned making it increasingly possible to streamline and simplify core business processes; tightly integrate existing business processes and applications; maximize IT utilization; introduce great flexibility in the way mainframe IT shops acquire and manage computing. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL123B2 Announcing DB2 Everyplace Express Edition DB2 Everyplace Express Edition addresses the needs of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) for a simple and affordable mobile application infrastructure: a major building block in supporting the on demand e-business environment. Developed on the same code base as DB2 Everyplace Enterprise Edition, DB2 Everyplace Express is easy to install, deploy, and manage. It extends DB2 Everyplace's strengths in open standards, feature richness, scability, and reliability. By leveraging DB2 Everyplace Express, resource-constrained SMBs can access critical data and make intelligent business decisions anywhere and anytime. IBM offers an entry point to mobility on demand and the ability to grow as business expands. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL123B20 DB2 UDB is the Best Database for Windows Thinking of using Windows for your next database deployment? Hitting scalability limits with SQL Server? Tired of Oracle's pricing? There is a better choice.It may surprise you to know that DB2 UDB has unmatched integration with the Microsoft Windows platform and the .NET development environment. It may also surprise you to know that DB2 UDB Express offers the lowest entry license charge for a full featured database server. Learn more. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL123B21 DB2 UDB on SAP on Windows Benchmark IBM DB2 UDB and eServer xSeries have published two new results for the SAP Standard Application Sales and Distribution (SD) two-tier Benchmark to coincide with the launch of the new eServer xSeries 445. These results establish the highest performance level in a two-tier configuration for any database vendor on a 16-CPU Windows Server 2003 system. Learn more. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL123B22 Essentials of Enterprise Reporting for IBM: A Cognos ReportNet Series Learn about the groundbreaking capabilities & functionality of Cognos ReportNet for the IBM platform. Discover in 7 issue papers and on-demand seminars how Cognos ReportNet and IBM DB2 Information Management software, manage reporting needs and solve challenges inherent in large-scale deployments. Http://www.cognos.com/essentials_ibm11 Why Linux on zSeries? Now that we're in the Web Age, the growth of the Internet and the demands of e-business have made the mainframe more vital and necessary than ever. And with Linux running on a zSeries mainframe server, the possibilities get even better. As a Web server, Linux is cost-effective, is able to be up and running in Web time, and provides cutting-edge Internet tools and applications. It can give you the edge you need in e-business. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL123B3 Eleven New and Enhanced DB2 and IMS Tools for z/OS Announced December 2 See the new news about tools that help increase system performance, improve recovery management, and bring new capability to application management. New tools in this latest announcement include DB2 Test Database Generator, DB2 Information Integrator Classic Federation, and IMS Performance Monitor. DB2 Performance Expert V2, DB2 Log Analysis Tool V2, and IMS High Performance Image Copy V3 are among the tools that have been enhanced. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL123B35 Total Cost of Ownership for Linux in the Enterprise In conversations with IT executives, Robert Frances Group (RFG) learned that Linux server deployments were well under way, with notable cost savings from the implementations. RFG performed a total cost of ownership (TCO) study. RFG found that Linux was the least expensive platform to deploy and operate. Learn more about their findings in this report. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL123B4 Large Scale Web Serving Consolidation with zSeries servers and zVM Linux running on the IBM eServer zSeries brings new meaning to the term server consolidation. The zSeries platform is recognized for the ability to scale to support consolidation of diverse workloads onto zSeries servers. When Linux made its debut on IBM mainframes the requirement to support very large numbers of virual machines arose, and with it some key questions. Will a large scale consolidation of servers running on a zSeries server be stable? Will it be able to fulfill demand for service as a distributed standalone environment? Find out more in this white paper. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL123B5 ------------------------------------------------------------ DB2 Content Management Product Line ------------------------------------------------------------ Capture Voice, Image and Desktop Files Into DB2 Content Manager e-ASL's Knowledge Capture provides a easy to use tool to add Outlook emails, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Freelance, 123 files, and now telephone conversations directly into DB2 Content Manager or Content Manager OnDemand. http://www.e-asl.com/products/knowledge_capture_index.htm IBM DB2 Content Manager in Retail and Consumer Package Goods Listen to this webcast and learn how IBM DB2 Content Manager solutions help you dynamically manage your brand and media assets - including images and content for web sites, catalogs, print ads, store , kiosks and signs and more - and cost effectively deliver them across multiple channels. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL125S4 Using Dynamic Imaging to Improve Merchandising: Featuring the Bombay Company Find out how you can enable multiple groups within and outside your organization to access to the same images for different purposes, while lowering your production costs and increasing your marketing effectiveness. Presented by IBM, Scene7 and the Bombay Company. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL125S5 ------------------------------------------------------------ Industry Information ------------------------------------------------------------ IBM and IDBS: Powerful Solutions That Optimize the Value of Research Data For many pharmaceutical and biotechnology organizations, the value of research information is severely compromised because scientists are unable to access, capture, manage or use data effectively. IBM Life Sciences has teamed with IDBS to deliver a solution, leveraging the integration capabilities of DB2 and the federation power of IBM DiscoveryLink, that facilitates greater data integration and collaboration across the functional divisions within an enterprise. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL123B19 ------------------------------------------------------------ Technical Corner ------------------------------------------------------------ New DB2 Information Management Redbooks Available Now IBM Redbooks are developed and published by IBM's International Technical Support Organization, the ITSO. Most of these publications are available in Adobe PDF format and may be viewed online or downloaded for offline viewing and printing. There have been 5 new books released in the last 2 months highlighting DB2 information management technology Check them out today. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL123B28 Linux on IBM zSeries and S/390: Server consolidation with Linux for zSeries This Redpaper provides an introduction to server consolidation with Linux on zSeries, covering the following areas: The different types of consolidations, their pros and cons; technical example of a server farm under z/VM, using sharing and cloning techniques; how to map a UNIX or Intel server farm to a Linux under z/VM environment; and example farms: File serving with Samba and Web serving with Apache. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL123B6 DB2 CommonStore and its Backend Archive Options The DB2 CommonStore product family supports three different backend archives: Content Manager, Content Manager OnDemand, and Tivoli Storage Manager. Each of these archive options has a unique architecture and particular strengths. This article provides a comparison and a detailed explanation of these differences and how they impact security, indexing, and workflow. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL125S1 Listing Content Manager Version 8 Item-Type View Definitions This sample program demonstrates how to use the Information Integrator for Content Version 8 C++ APIs to list the item-type views and their attributes which are accessible to the current user. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL125S10 Redbook: eClient 101 Customization and Integration This IBM Redbook provides a basic introduction to IBM DB2 Content Manager Version 8 eClient. View it online. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL125S7 ------------------------------------------------------------ Certification ------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the latest DB2 Version 8.1 Certification Guide from Roger E. Sanders This comprehensive study guide covers everything you need to know to pass the DB2 UDB V8.1 Family Fundamanetals Certification Exam. It takes you step-by-step through deployment planning; database security; SQL; DB2 database object creation and management; database concurrency; and much more. Every chapter contains an extensive set of practice questions closely modeled on the actual exam, along with carefully explained answers. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL123B26 Get a 30% DB2 Information Management Published Titles For a limited time you can get a 30% on select DB2 information management published titles if you purchase by December 31,2003. This offer is valid to candidates in the USA, Canada and EMEA. For more details on this offer, please visit: http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL123B39 DB2 Information Management New Professional Certification Web site Have you heard about all the new certification offers and promotions happening this winter? From free certification preparation materials to discounts on certification exams, there is something for everyone. Take a look at the completely re-vamped Professional Certification Web site and see what might benefit you. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL123B40 ------------------------------------------------------------ Training Classes ------------------------------------------------------------ University Breeds New Generations of Certified DB Professionals Friedrich Schiller University has been providing its students extensive hands-on instruction for IBM DB2 Universal Database since 1995 via the IBM Scholars program. Recently, the institution began offering a DB2 V8 certification program to its advanced students, helping them meet market demands for one of the world's leading information management systems. The program offers a hands on one week preparation course for candidates. After completion of the course, candidates then take the IBM certification exams online via Pearson VUE. The program has been extremely successful with nearly 100% of candidates passing the fundamentals exam. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL123B25 IBM DB2 UDB Professional Certification -- Free Study Materials Available Are you ready for your career in rapidly growing database marketplace? Becoming IBM DB2 UDB certified will validate your skills, and give you a competitive advantage in job interviews. Begin your certification experience by taking Exam 700 - DB2 UDB V8.1 Family Fundamentals. IBM offers a variety of free resources specifically designed to help prepare for this exam. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL123B27 New DB2 Content Manager OnDemand System Administration Course This course explores all aspects of system administration of an OnDemand System in UNIX, NT, and z/OS environments. 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