Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 18:23:10 +0000 (CUT) From: IBM DB2 Information Management Software Subject: DB2 Information Management Software Today newsletter DB2 Information Management Software Today newsletter Welcome to the August edition of DB2 Information Management Software Today for 2004. The summer months are certainly a busy time of year, especially in the DB2 information management software area. We have many activities and upcoming events. So be sure to mark your calendars. 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 ------------------------------------------------------------ DB2 Information Management Software in the News ------------------------------------------------------------ InfoWorld: IBM Extends DB2 Content Manager With Open Standards InfoWorld reports on IBM plans to expand Web services, XML, and Java interoperability in the next version of DB2 Content Manager. Discussed in the article are Project Cinnamon, a set of features designed to provide graphical XML schema mapping at the administration level, and plans to support the emerging JSR (Java Specification Request) 170, which seeks to define a standard interface for content management systems. http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/07/26/HNibmdb2_1.html IBM Linux Executive Report - DB2 Embraces Linux Check out a great article in the IBM Linux Executive Report. It features an interview with Gary Schneider, IBM DB2 director of business development and Bob Picciano, IBM vice president of database technology. Learn how DB2 embraces Linux and the advantages of DB2 on the Linux platform. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B14 DB2 Magazine Q3 Issue Hits Newsstands - Get Your Copy The Q3 issue of DB2 magazine focused on DB2 Universal Database v 8.2 hits newsstands this week. Don't miss the "Story Behind Stinger" article and numerous exciting columns this issue. There is also an online extra article titled: "The Performance Diaries: Unlock the secrets of DB2 accounting and statistics reports." Subscribe today or check out the online version. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B19 ------------------------------------------------------------ Offers and Promotions ------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Minute Briefing -- Data Center: Free Subscription Each Tuesday 5 Minute Briefing: Data Center covers the IBM data center market with comprehensive news coverage in a the "quick read" Five Minute Briefing format. Published in partnership with SHARE, the IBM users group. http://www.dbta.com/datacenter/subscribe.html Take Out the Competition with A No Charge License Swap to DB2 or IDS The DB2 information management software brand is arming its direct, business partner and telesales force with a powerful promotion to take to Oracle customers running Oracle 8i or earlier. Oracle is desupporting Oracle 8i on 12/31/2004. These customers are faced with an upgrade or costly extended support. Now is the time to make the switch to DB2 or IDS. Highlights of the promotion: A no-charge license swap to DB2 or IDS (Enterprise or Workgroup editions) Customer pays software maintenance for Year 1 (equivalent to 20% of corresponding license + maintenance entitled price), renews annually at regular maintenance price Valid from August 1 to December 31, 2004 For DB2: Available via Passport Advantage on 8/17 For IDS: Use pre-approved special bid process until availability of corresponding competitive trade-in part number in Passport Advantage (expected availability in October) For details on the promotion visit the website. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=imnl804B46 IBM DB2 Information Management Portfolio Solutions Rebate Promotion For a limited time only, you can receive a rebate if you acquire: - an eligible new IBM DB2 Information Management Portfolio software license; and - a qualifying Independent Software Vendor (ISV) software license; and - a qualifying IBM Business Consulting Services engagement to implement the ISV software solution. In order to qualify, the eligible new IBM DB2 Information Management Portfolio software license must be fulfilled directly by IBM. The amount of the rebate will depend upon the eligible new DB2 software license acquired. One rebate will be paid per eligible IBM DB2 license acquired. In order to qualify for a rebate, each eligible new DB2 software license must be accompanied by a qualifying ISV software solution and IBM Business Consulting Services engagement acquired no more than 120 calendar days before or after the invoice date of the eligible new DB2 software license. For all the details, visit the website. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B51 ------------------------------------------------------------ Events ------------------------------------------------------------ Control Your Business Content Before it Controls You - Register Now for the AIIM Content Management Solutions Seminars IBM is pleased to sponsor the AIIM 2004 Content Management Solutions Seminars, being held across several North American cities from September 23-October 26. Learn more about IBM content management and regulatory compliance solutions, and hear from IBM experts on how to build a framework to manage compliance efforts - and improve your business. Register for the event nearest you today! http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL802S10 IBM Sponsors DMS Expo, September 7-9, 2004, Essen, Germany IBM is pleased to be a Diamond sponsor of DMS 2004, Europe's leading conference for information and document management. Conference attendees will learn the latest on content and document management technologies and implementation strategies, with a keynote session delivered by Jochen Moll, Vice President, IBM Software Group. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL802S3 Pre-conference Classes and Tutorials at the IBM DB2 Information Management Technical Conference Don't miss the pre conference classes and tutorials at the IBM DB2 Information Management Technical Conference, September 20-24, at the Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada. The DB2 Information Management Technical Conference gives you a great way to extend and maximize your week long learning experience with pre-conference classes and tutorials. Fly in Saturday, enjoy an additional evening in Las Vegas and save on airfare too. Classes are offered at an additional fee and tutorials are complimentary. Enroll in the conference by August 2 and receive $150 off the conference registration fee. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B18 Sessions and More Sessions at the WebSphere Technical Exchange The WebSphere Technical Exchange will be held October 4-8, in San Francisco, California at the San Francisco Hilton hotel. The WebSphere Technical Exchange offers you sessions and more sessions designed to help you build the skills to work with and manage the WebSphere family of products. Enjoy over 125 in-depth electives, 15 beginner and fast-track sessions on Sunday October 3rd, and 24 unique hands-on sessions so you can test drive the solutions. Register now for this one-of-a-kind WebSphere skill building experience at San Francisco's premier hotel. Learn more at the website. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B57 Save the Date: IBM Lotus Workplace and WebSphere Portals Technical Conference The Lotus Workplace and WebSphere Portals Technical Conference will be held November 2-5, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. To maintain a competitive advantage,companies are leveraging e-workplace solutions to enable employees to dynamically interact with business process and each other. IBM e-workplace solutions are designed to provide instant, personalized access to company resources. This event is designed to give the latest innovations in these exciting IBM technologies for IT specialists, designers, engineers and customers looking for the best in Workplace and Portals technology. It offers more expanded sessions along with certification and a solutions center. Learn more at the website. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B64 IBM eServer i5 and iSeries Technical Conference Today's on demand world is high-pressured and fast moving. To keep pace, your skills need to be upgraded early and often. You can do just that at the IBM i5 and iSeries Technical Conference October 8-12 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. IBM's top technical experts will provide you with the latest information on i5, the first POWER5 processor-based servers in the industry and i5/OS, the next generation of OS/400. Learn more at the website. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B66 ------------------------------------------------------------ DB2 Information Mgmt Software Product Announcements ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcing DB2 UDB V8.2 IBM has announced the next version of DB2 Universal Database (UDB) V8.2 (formerly "Stinger") the world's fastest database with the lowest Total Cost of Ownership. Numerous innovative enhancements including improved integration with key development tools and platforms will help make programmers more efficient than ever. A broad array of autonomic or self-managing capabilities will free more administrator time to focus on driving business value or even eliminate the need for dedicated administrators in smaller implementations. These efficiencies combined with the attractive license costs will deliver TCO to satisfy even the most constrained budgets. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B25 New Alphablox Whitepaper and Brochure Curious about Alphablox? New DB2 Alphablox white papers and a brochure have now been posted. They'll give you an overview of DB2 Alphablox as well as more detail on how DB2 Alphablox's customized analytics functionality can be incorporated into business applications and processes. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B27 IBM Announces Informix XPS V8.5 - Demonstrating Continued Informix Commitment IBM announced the release of IBM Informix Extended Parallel Server XPS), V8.5 on July 27. This new software release is available now and media and documentation will available August 27. XPS V8.50 is designed for the largest, most demanding, and most complex data warehouse applications. By including comprehensive data warehousing features and using a sophisticated shared-nothing underlying architecture, XPS achieves industry-leading performance and flexibility. This enables you to make more profitable decisions from complex, query-intensive, analytical applications. The following major new functionality is included in XPS V8.50. New application development features ISTAR/Distributed Query Coordinator INT8/SERIAL8 MERGE (UPSERT) New DBA features Table-level Point in Time Restore Scrubbed Tables Immutable Session Variables Current and Client Timezone ONSTAT Query Start Time Mixed Restore New ease of use features DBAccess History Roles Improvements New performance features Improved Fragmentation Elimination on Datetime Columns Improved Optimization for Groupby with Expressions Using Implicit PDQ Indexes on Non-logging Tables OR Predicates Performance Improvement OnBAR Thread Safe Library Support Read-only Dbspaces Detailed feature and ordering information for XPS V8.50 can be found at the website. Contact your IBM sales representative to acquire the latest XPS V8.50. If you need further information regarding XPS V8.50 or IBM's Business Intelligence/Datawarehousing Strategy, contact: XPS Development Manager - James Troisi at troisiatus.ibm.com XPS Product Manager - Omkar Nimbalkar at omkarnatus.ibm.com http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B41 DB2 Connect V8.2 Announced IBM announced DB2 Connect V8.2. DB2 Connect is the industy-leading solution integrating zSeries, iSeries and other enterprise data with client-server, web, mobile and Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) applications. The new release of DB2 Connect delivers significant feature enhancements to improve programmer productivity. It provides a more robust infrastructure, and enables the use of mobile devices such as PDAs and smart phones. DB2 Connect V8.2 offers enhancements in the areas of continuous enterprise data availability via the new autonomic client reroute feature, manageability, autonomics, usability, servicebility, security and application development including tight integration with Microsoft .NET, J2EE/WebSphere Studio and Web Services. DB2 Connect V8.2 customers can easily extend the reach of their DB2 for OS/390 and z/OS and DB2 for iSeries data to the mobile workforce. The mobility on demand feature for DB2 is based on DB2 Everyplace. It allows for the deployment of an unlimited number of mobile devices -- provided these devices conduct data synchronization through a property licensed DB2 Connect server product (Enterprise Edition, Application Server Edition and Unlimited Edition). Learn more at the website. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B52 DB2 Everyplace V8.2 Announced DB2 Everyplace brings the power of DB2 to mobile and embedded devices. With this proven mobile database and enterprise synchronization solution, the mobile workforce can easily access the information they need to perform their work -- from any location, at any time, right from the palm of their hand. DB2 Everyplace comes with the power, functionality and reliability charateristics of the award winning IBM DB2 Universal Database servers. To further extend the value of enterprise data, version 8.2 of DB2 Everyplace features enhancements in these areas: - Added robustness and new features to strengthen the mobile solution infrastructure - Reduced deployment and management costs - New application tools with enhancements to increase programmer productivity - Additional benefits for customers on DB2 Connect V8.2 and DB2 Universal Database for Linux, UNIX and Windows V8.1 fix pack 4 and above--mobility on demand feature for DB2 based on DB2 Everyplace V8.2 available at no extra charge. DB2 Everyplace comes with flexible licensing options to meet the business needs of companies of all sizes: Database Edition, Express Edition and Enterprise Edition. For more information, visit the website. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B53 ------------------------------------------------------------ DB2 Content Mgmt Product Line ------------------------------------------------------------ Taming the paper tiger: The DB2 Content Manager OnDemand Information Center Finding product-related information in traditional hard-copy documentation is often a difficult user task because of searchability and retrievability obstacles. The introduction of the Information Center, here described for the DB2 Content Manager OnDemand product, offers significant advantages. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL802S5 Web Content Management - The Wild West, Part II Web content management systems can help tame Web sites, intranets, and portals into a force for productivity. In Part II of this DB2 Magazine article, Michael S. Dougherty covers some of the technical challenges to WCM adoption as well as code promotion, standard WCM terminology, and examples of database interaction. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL802S7 The Map For Content Management Success In this DB2 Magazine article, Bernard Chester helps you identify and avoid common content management missteps. As long as you watch out for these obstacles, you'll navigate the road to content management success. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL802S8 Message/Plus Open - Universal Communications For Your Business Applications Companies today need to facilitate seamless and continuous communications across multiple systems and formats. That's where MessagePlus/Open from IBM Business Partner Intercope can add real value. With MessagePlus/Open, you can maintain central control over all message formats, including fax, short message service (SMS), e-mail and telex. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL802S9 ------------------------------------------------------------ Cross Brand Activity ------------------------------------------------------------ Customer References and Presentations - ISV Success Stories Read the latest case studies describing how business partners work with IBM to develop solutions using IBM technologies and services. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B40 ------------------------------------------------------------ Technical Corner ------------------------------------------------------------ Deploy IBM DB2 Content Manager OnDemand in an HACMP environment Learn how to ensure high availability for your content management solution by running in an HACMP environment. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL802S4 Performance Tuning and Debugging Methodology for DB2 Content Manager Web Applications Interested in learning more about performance tuning techniques and debugging methodologies for J2EE applications? This article focuses on the high-level architecture of a J2EE application developed on IBM DB2 Content Manager. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL802S6 IBM Cloudscape Version 10.0: A Technical Overview This article describes some of the technical features of Cloudscape, the embeddable SQL database engine for Java. Because of its lightweight, pure-Java, embeddable architecture, Cloudscape is the ideal database engine for deploying database-driven Java applications. The database engine becomes part of the application, and the user never has to install or manage it -- the database becomes invisible. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B1 DB2 UDB V8.1 ESE and High Availability on AIX With HACMP High availability of your data is a must for the on-demand environment. This article takes you through a specific example of how the author set up high availability as part of a proof-of-concept demonstration of DB2 UDB with HACMP on AIX. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B2 AFLAC Notes Value and Performance of DB2 Tools AFLAC projects increase in DBA productivity from use of such tools as DB2 Administration Tool and DB2 Object Comparison Tool along with DB2 Automation Tool, DB2 High Performance Unload, and DB2 Log Analysis Tool. Read why AFLAC thinks DB2 Tools are "excellent in terms of value, performance, and the way they work together as an integrated suite." http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B26 Convert a Universal Time Coordinated Timestamp in DB2 Universal Database: Going From a UTC Timestamp to a Timestamp in Another Locale This article describes a Java implementation for a DB2 UDB user-defined function that takes as input two parameters, a UTC timestamp and a locale name, and returns the timestamp equivalent in the new locale. This is an especially useful function in a data warehousing environment where you have data coming in from diverse locales. Sample code included. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B3 JDBC Drivers Supported by the DB2 Stored Procedure Builder and DB2 Development Center for OS/390 and z/OS This article describes your options for JDBC driver selection when you use the DB2 stored procedure builder or the DB2 development center to create Java stored procedures on OS/390 and z/OS platforms. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B34 Produce Dynamic Data-entry Forms From DB2 Tables on Linux Use Kylix 3 on Linux and the Borland dbExpress data access drivers to analyze the DB2 UDB database tables, columns (names and data types) to allow the user to select a specific table, toggle which columns should be shown, and dynamically view the output in both a data grid and individual data-aware controls. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B4 Porting to DB2 From Sybase Adaptive Server or Microsoft SQL Server 2000 If you are ready to port to DB2, sometimes the toughest part of the job can be just figuring out how to take what you know about one database product and map that to DB2. These porting guides map the architectures, terminology, programming APIs, and administration features of Sybase Adaptive Server and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 to DB2 Version 7.2 (UNIX, Windows, and OS/2). http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B42 DB2 Universal Database Concurrency Concurrency is the ability of a database management system to allow multiple users to access data at the same time while maintaining the integrity and consistency of the data. This article provides some general guidelines and recommendations for improving concurrency in DB2 for z/OS environments. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B43 Build and Access DB2 Stored Procedures Using Mobile Clients This tutorial uses the features of DB2 Everyplace and Visual Studio. NET to create, deploy, and test a sample bank account application, which calls a remote DB2 Java procedure. In this tutorial, we also build a Java procedure using the DB2 application development client without writing a single line of code. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B44 IBM DB2 UDB Versus Oracle Backup and Recovery: A Comparative Guide A backup and recovery strategy is essential to prevent data loss, regardless of your database management system. Designed for the DBA who may be coming to IBM DB2 UDB with Oracle skills, this article explains how backup and restore functions work on DB2 UDB for Linux, UNIX, and Windows. In addition, the article provides a detailed comparison of backup and restore on DB2 UDB and Oracle. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B5 Producing Dynamic Data-entry Forms From DB2 Tables for Delphi Author Bob Swart uses DB2 UDB metadata to dynamically build views and forms, and shows how to dynamically generate a new CLX form and stream the form as Delphi .pas and .xfm files, ready to be added to Kylix and Delphi CLX projects. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B6 How to Implement the Database Primary Key With a Surrogate Key How do you use a surrogate key as a primary key? The core of a surrogate key solution is to find an efficient way to generate unique sequential numbers. Learn about three implementations: the traditional method, key manager, and using DB2 UDB features. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B7 IBM DB2 UDB "Stinger" -- The World's Fastest Transaction Processing Database Software -- Latest Benchmark Shows According to the Transaction Processing Performance Council, IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) "Stinger" software established a new world record for performance on July 13. These results confirm that DB2 is the world's fastest transaction processing database. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B8 ------------------------------------------------------------ Certification and Training ------------------------------------------------------------ DB2 Business Partner Enablement Workshop ISVs and business partners with applications that currently run on Oracle, SQL Server, Informix or Sybase can expand their market opportunities by adding DB2 support. Business consulting services who are working to port customer applications to DB2 are welcome to take advantage of this offer. This workshop is designed for ISVs and business partners who plan to sell or port applications to DB2 and who are new to DB2. Attendees are encouraged to bring their existing database application to the class. In some cases, attendees have been able to successfully port to DB2 Universal Database (DB2 UDB) by the end of class (depending on database complexity and size). The workshop will be held in: Toronto, Canada - August 23-26 Stuttgart, Germany - August 23-27 There is no charge to attend this event. Learn more and enroll at the website. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B10 Integrate data. Share insight. Inspire action. Register and learn how organizations are accessing, integrating and managing their information in real time. An in-depth case study describes how to gain a competitive edge by integrating diverse and distributed information. An interactive demo helps show you how to integrate diverse content as if it were a single database. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B20 Get 25% off the DB2 UDB V8.1 Certification Test 703 Study Guide This guide, written by Roger E. Sanders, the world-renowned DB2 expert who helped develop Exam 703, covers every objective you must master in order to pass. The book walks you step-by-step through basic data manipulation; core DB2 programming methods; SQL and embedded SQL; ODBC/CLI; Java and SQLJ; stored procedures; transactions, user-defined routines; 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=IMNL804B35 Check Out the Complimentary Self-study Courses and Tutorials Available for DB2 Information Management Software Build your skills for free! Simply download the courses and tutorials of your choice, there are currently 20 available to choose from and more coming in the next few weeks. There are courses to help you prepare for certification, become a problem determination master or even to ramp up your product skills. For more information or to download, visit the website. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B38 Handle transactions using Enterprise Beans, Session Beans and DB2 This tutorial helps developers handle multiple transactions using entity beans and session beans with DB2 Universal Database. We build a sample account-based enterprise application, which transfers amounts from one account to another in a single transaction. We implement our application using entity beans and session facades. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B45 DB2 UDB Advanced Recovery for Single Partition Databases Gain a deeper understanding of the advanced recovery features of DB2 UDB for Linux, UNIX, and Windows environments. Get practical experience in the planning and utilization of a wide variety of DB2 UDB recovery facilities in a series of database recovery scenarios you complete during lab exercises DB2 UDB Enterprise Server Edition Version 8 for a single partition database. This advanced course will help you complete your DBA training. The 4 day course (CF491) is priced at $2295 USD. Learn more at the website. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B61 ------------------------------------------------------------ Webcasts and Teleconferences ------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Compliance: Peril or Promise Hear what Charlie Brett, a Meta Group VP and an expert in enterprise content and archival, has to say about the compliance issues companies may face today. He is joined by a panel of IBM experts including Al Stuart, Chief Strategist for IBM Data Retention Solutions and Tom Reding, Senior Certified Records Manager Consultant. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL802S1 Think Thursday! - A Business Partner Enablement Program Think Thursday! calls are live teleconferences providing IBM business partners with key enablement information, focusing on selling and product skills. Count on getting useful information about the IBM software brands. All calls start at 11:00 a.m. Eastern (US) time Call in information for Think Thursday calls: US/Canada: 888-405-2411 , Toll International: 773-681-5978 Passcode: THINK International Toll Free: 800-3537-6001 for the following: Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and UK Sametime Meeting: https://www-1.ibm.com/collaboration/webconferences/meetingdetails.jsp? Enter IBM ID and then choose "FIND", enter arlineatus.ibm.com in the find area and choose conference entitled, Think Thursday Meeting password: think1thurs Presentation and Replay information: If you would like a copy of the presentation or replay of previous calls, you can get that information on the following Quickplace. http://extranet.lotus.com/salestalk. Userid: WW Partner Password: lotussoftware Some of the past presentations include: Deliver Role based Business Intelligence solutions to extend the value of the enterprise, Strategy and Development of the IBM Software Development Platform, Extend Your Market Reach with DB2 Information Integrator. For more information, visit the new EnableNow SWG Enablement Calendar for business partners website: http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL804B15 DB2 ICE Customer Webcast Replay Companies come in many different sizes. And that presents different challenges when you're trying to manage your data. IBM DB2 Integrated Cluster Environment (ICE) can help. Listen to a webcast replay of Gary Schneider, IBM director, Linux business development, as he discusses low-cost Linux cluster solutions for analytics, modeling, database, data warehouse, web serving or any one of dozens of uses and applications. 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