Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 18:04:40 +0000 (CUT) From: IBM DB2 Information Management Software Subject: DB2 Information Management Software Today newsletter DB2 Information Management Software Today newsletter Welcome to the February edition of Information Management Software Today for 2004. We are excited to continue to bring you more news from the world of DB2 Information Management Software. 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 The Mainstream e-newsletter -- dedicated to your biggest software investments. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020411 o DB2 Doubles the Performance of Oracle 10g RAC http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020415 o DB2 Content Manager Awarded China Information World "Editor's Choice" o IBM Targets the Middle Class with DB2 Content Manager Express Edition o RealNetworks and IBM Unveil On Demand Framework for Digital Media Services Offers o Get your FREE Subsription Today! http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020422 o IDUG launches IDUG Insider online resource http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020435 Events o Save the Date - IBM DB2 Information Management Technical Conference http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020430 o Get Connected, Get Productive, Get Results....At the IBM Content Management and WebSphere Portal Technical Conference, May 3-6, Chicago Hilton o IBM Sponsors AIIM/ONDEMAND Conference and Exposition, March 8-10, Jacob Javitz Center, NYC DB2 Information Management Software Product Line o The Analyst Chair: "zSeries Data Management Tools Portfolio Now Extensive and Mature" http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020412 o zSeries Mainframe Resurgence Beyond Question - A Software Strategies Market Analysis http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020413 o Taking pro-active measures to lower the cost of mainframe management http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020414 DB2 Content Management Product Line o What Every DBA Should Know About Record-Keeping Requirements o New Solutions Added to DB2 Content Management CEO Bundle o FedEx Trade Networks Opens Borders With IBM Content Management Solution DB2 Business Intelligence Solutions o Using DB2 UDB OLAP Functions http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020420 Technical Corner o Using Delphi for .NET with DB2 and ASP.NET Web pages http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL0204M10 o DB2 UDB achieves best 8-way SAP Standard Application SD two-tier result on Windows http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020416 o DB2 UDB Connectivity Cheat Sheets: Part 4 http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020421 o Leveraging your Oracle 9i skills to learn DB2 UDB for Linux, UNIX and Windows V8 o Which Distributed Edition of DB2 Version 8 is Right for You? o Now You're Talkin' My Language! http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL0204M4 o Using C#Builder Architect to build model-driven Windows applications for DB2 UDB http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL0204M5 o Understanding IBM DB2 Records Manager 3.1 Architecture Certification o DB2 version 8 certification: Everything you need to know http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020419 Web Casts and e-Learning o Free Tutorial: WebSphere Application Developer and stored procedures http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020418 o Automate IT: Learn how with our new Automation Product Guide and teleconference http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020444 o Building a Robust Platform to Leverage All of Your Information ------------------------------------------------------------ DB2 Information Management Software in the News ------------------------------------------------------------ The Mainstream e-newsletter -- dedicated to your biggest software investments. IBM invites you to explore the mainframe's transformation from yesterday's technology to a core foundation for today's e-business environments with Issue six of The Mainstream. New in t his issue: "The Analyst Chair" review - focusing on DB2® Version 8 and the DB2 tools set; a refreshing dip into WebSphere zSeries tools with J2EE management made easy; a compelling look at how flexible, predictive pricing can help you overcome high TCO providing a sneak-peak at software asset management strategies; and what's behind the hand-in-glove relationship between e-business on demand and the mainframe. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020411 DB2 Doubles the Performance of Oracle 10g RAC Need another proof-point that DB2's shared nothing architecture performs better than Oracle's shared disk architecture? Here it is: Both DB2 and Oracle have recently published 1TB TPC-H results on a cluster of 4 machines with 4 CPU's each (16 CPU's total). The DB2 result on 4 IBM eServer pSeries 655 servers delivered more than double the performance of the Oracle cluster. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020415 DB2 Content Manager Awarded China Information World "Editor's Choice" The Information World editors cited Content Manager V8.2 for its extendable and advanced enterprise content management capabilities and ability to help customers utilize digital information in extended formats. DB2 Content Manager is the first winner of the award in this new category. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL210S6 IBM Targets the Middle Class with DB2 Content Manager Express Edition Transform Magazine editors review DB2 Content Manager Express Edition V8.2, the newest IBM Express offering for small and medium sized organizations. http://www.transformmag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=17100019 RealNetworks and IBM Unveil On Demand Framework for Digital Media Services RealNetworksInc.,and IBM have announced they will develop and bring to market an integrated solution that will provide businesses with an alternative to building their own infrastructure for digital media distribution and sales. Built on IBM's expertise in content management and e-commerce, this solution will provide rights holders and service providers with a much simplified and more affordable approach to getting their digital media products directly into consumers' hands. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL210S8 ------------------------------------------------------------ Offers ------------------------------------------------------------ Get your FREE Subsription Today! A solutions oriented magazine providing you with all the strategic and technical information you need to work successfully with IBM DB2 Information Management solutions. Each quartlery issue includes: *In-depth timely articles focused on subjects that are relevant to you *Features and columns written by leading consultants, practitioners, and other experts *Current product updates The Q1 2004 Issue hits newstands this month! Get your complimentary subscription today. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020422 IDUG launches IDUG Insider online resource IDUG is pleased to introduce the IDUG Insider, a free subscription service for DB2 professionals and members of the International DB2 Users Group's electronic community. Becoming an Insider grants you access to an array of resources available on IDUG's recently-improved Web site. Features include discussion forums with expert participation, IDUG's Technical Library, and direct links to other resources valuable to DB2 users. To register, simply click on the "Insider" icon that appears on the IDUG Web site and follow the step-by-step instructions for first-time users. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020435 ------------------------------------------------------------ Events ------------------------------------------------------------ Save the Date - IBM DB2 Information Management Technical Conference This event will give you the opportunity to experience the DB2 Information Management Software product portfolio. Learn how this software simplifies and speeds development with embedded capabilities to integrate and analyze information, regardless of its format or location. Discover how you can derive new insight, address business issues, and enhance your technical knowledge to grow your business opportunities. Join us for an exciting 4 1/2 day event in Las Vegas, Nevada, September 20 - 24, 2004. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020430 Get Connected, Get Productive, Get Results....At the IBM Content Management and WebSphere Portal Technical Conference, May 3-6, Chicago Hilton To thrive in today's on demand world, you need the ability to access information, people and business processes when you need them. Deliver integrated, personalized information - 24x7x365-for maximum impact on the bottom line. IBM Content Management and WebSphere Portal Technical Conference offers the latest product information and strategic direction available on IBM Content Management and WebSphere Portal solutions, during 3 1/2 days of intense technical sessions and hands-on labs. An extra full day has been added - Register Now! http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL210S2 IBM Sponsors AIIM/ONDEMAND Conference and Exposition, March 8-10, Jacob Javitz Center, NYC Join us at AIIM/ONDEMAND 2004 and learn about the latest IBM collaborative solutions to develop, manage, store and distribute all forms of information. Find out how IBM content management solutions can help you streamline business processes, comply with governmental regulations, and drive down costs. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL210S3 ------------------------------------------------------------ DB2 Information Management Software Product Line ------------------------------------------------------------ The Analyst Chair: "zSeries Data Management Tools Portfolio Now Extensive and Mature" In this article, Software Strategies analyst Ian Bramley surveys the now-extensive portfolio. These DM tools span database administration, utility management, performance management, recovery management, replication management, application management and IMS transaction management. Tool support for the new 2004 DB2 Version 8 and IMS Version 9 database is also assessed. The article also highlights and assesses select interesting newer entrants, and evaluates what the DM tools portfolio now means for zSeries DB2 and IMS users in 2004.Data Management (DM) tools, to support these key "software engines", are thus a top priority for extension under IBM's "Affordable Tools" strategy. Overall analysis findings and user recommendations are given. See the new featured analyst column from Ian Bramley, Software Strategies. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020412 zSeries Mainframe Resurgence Beyond Question - A Software Strategies Market Analysis In this report, Software Strategies reviews the recent developments in IBM mainframe software through winter 2003. This includes the rapidly strengthening deliverables from the IBM mainframe tools strategy, bringing more alternatives to the customer for combatting high software costs. The report offers a round-up of the broader IBM tools and utilities portfolio, a look at the continued refinement and improvement of IBM's key mainframe software subsystems and brand products. Get the facts behind the significant and continuing advances in mainframe software price/performance that are playing such a key role in fueling the resurgence of the platform. Find out how IBM stacks up against competition, taking a leadership role in the impressive advance of mainframe technology and market resurgence that has occurred since 1990. Download the report today. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020413 Taking pro-active measures to lower the cost of mainframe management On the forefront of the swing back to mainframe usage is good software asset management practices that are being employed to help control software expenses. According to Meta Group, there are savings of 5% to 15% of an organization's total software budget to be gained from good software asset management practices. Find out more about how flexible, predictive pricing initiatives combined with pro-active software asset management can improve your TCO. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020414 ------------------------------------------------------------ DB2 Content Management Product Line ------------------------------------------------------------ What Every DBA Should Know About Record-Keeping Requirements Business applications are brimming with documents, email, and other information in electronic form. Any document, email, or similar item created in the conduct of the business mission is a corporate record and, therefore, is subject to regulations that govern when records can be destroyed. DBAs and database developers will be increasingly called on to integrate e-records technology within business applications. In this article, Bruce Miller of IBM gives DBAs and developers a basic understanding of e-records management,including how to programmatically integrate it with business applications. http://www.db2mag.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=17602314 New Solutions Added to DB2 Content Management CEO Bundle IBM has announced the addition of new components to IBM Content Management Complete Enterprise Option Bundle (CEO Bundle).This bundle, available through Passport Advantage, offers the most cost-effective way to purchase a broad range of content management capabilities for enterprise-wide deployments, by allowing you to pay a single per registered user price and choose among many IBM Content Management products. Additions to the bundle include: DB2 Content Manager, Lotus Workplace for Web Content Management, and DB2 Content Manager OnDemand for Multiplatforms, Report Distribution feature. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL210S4 FedEx Trade Networks Opens Borders With IBM Content Management Solution A DB2 Content Management solution has streamlined FedEx Trade Network's international shipping processes by using imaging technology to store and send documents to local officials, significantly reducing the complexities of importing goods into the United States. "Thanks to IBM DB2 Content Manager, 90 percent of our advance document shipments are allowed to enter the country without regulatory delay.And because it electronically centralizes the documents, the system allows us to conduct archived document searches in seconds instead of days." - James Bowman, vice president, Information Systems, FedEx Trade Networks. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL210S5 ------------------------------------------------------------ DB2 Business Intelligence Solutions ------------------------------------------------------------ Using DB2 UDB OLAP Functions Online analytical processing (OLAP) functions are very flexible and powerful. Using them, you may come up with simple solutions to some problems that would otherwise require either iteration through one or several cursors or recursion. In some other cases it is much easier to write a query using OLAP functions or auxiliary tables than to write an equivalent query not using them. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020420 ------------------------------------------------------------ Technical Corner ------------------------------------------------------------ Using Delphi for .NET with DB2 and ASP.NET Web pages Learn how to use Borland Delphi 8 for the Microsoft .NET Framework to build ASP.NET Web applications that connect to DB2 UDB tables. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL0204M10 DB2 UDB achieves best 8-way SAP Standard Application SD two-tier result on Windows IBM DB2 UDB and eServer xSeries have published a new result for the SAP® Standard Application Sales and Distribution (SD) two-tier Benchmark that establish the best performance level in a two-tier configuration for any database vendor on a 8-CPU Windows server. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020416 DB2 UDB Connectivity Cheat Sheets: Part 4 This is the fourth article in a series discussing connectivity scenarios involving DB2 UDB for Linux, UNIX and Windows version 8, DB2 UDB for iSeries 5.2 and DB2 UDB for z/OS V8. The focus of this article is on workstation application development connectivity for applications accessing DB2 using C and Java languages. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020421 Leveraging your Oracle 9i skills to learn DB2 UDB for Linux, UNIX and Windows V8 If you're a database specialist interested in growing your DB2 Universal Database skills, there's a good chance that you've already developed database skills with another relational database product somewhere along the way. This article shows you how to use your current knowledge of Oracle 9i to quickly gain skills in DB2 UDB for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Version 8. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL0204M2 Which Distributed Edition of DB2 Version 8 is Right for You? This popular article is updated with the latest news in product features, editions, and pricing for Version 8 and DB2 Express. This article lays out the options and includes a quick reference that maps typical user environments to the suggested DB2 edition. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL0204M3 Now You're Talkin' My Language! Use JavaCC to build a user friendly boolean query language. JavaCC is a very powerful "compiler compiler" tool that can be used to formulate context-free grammars. This article demonstrates how JavaCC can be used to allow end users to formulate simple boolean queries against a DB2 UDB database. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL0204M4 Using C#Builder Architect to build model-driven Windows applications for DB2 UDB In this two-part series, we show you how to use Borland Enterprise Core Objects (ECO) in Borland C#Builder Architect to build a powerful application for IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) that is powered by a UML model. This second article shows how ECO can quickly build complex user interfaces. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL0204M5 Understanding IBM DB2 Records Manager 3.1 Architecture Embed e-records into host business applications quickly and easily using DB2 Records Manager (IRM), which has been re-written in the J2EE platform-independent language. This article describes IRM's architecture so that you can make your business applications do what you need them to do. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL210S9 ------------------------------------------------------------ Certification ------------------------------------------------------------ DB2 version 8 certification: Everything you need to know Certification has arrived, no question. But as a DB2 professional, should you certify? Will it increase your abilities or help your career? How can you do it quickly and inexpensively? That last thought is key -- knowing the inside story on DB2 certification before you proceed will save you a ton of time, stress and money. This article tells you what you need to know to decide if DB2 certification is for you, and if so, the secrets; to doing it successfully, quickly and inexpensively. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020419 ------------------------------------------------------------ Web Casts and e-Learning ------------------------------------------------------------ Free Tutorial: WebSphere Application Developer and stored procedures This tutorial covers how stored procedures can be used to speed up database interaction using WebSphere Studio Application Developer version 5. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020418 Automate IT: Learn how with our new Automation Product Guide and teleconference Want your systems to become more resilient, efficient and manageable? Get the insight you need during IBM On Demand Automation: Making It Real Today teleconference. Our Automation Product Guide includes in-depth descriptions of the solutions that can help make your infrastructure more independent and efficient. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL020444 Building a Robust Platform to Leverage All of Your Information More information, more formats, more complexity than ever. In an on demand world, you've got to integrate, distribute and secure it all. 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