Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 19:24:24 +0000 (CUT) From: IBM DB2 Information Management Software Subject: DB2 Information Management Software Today newsletter DB2 Information Management Software Today newsletter Welcome to the July 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 ------------------------------------------------------------ DB2 Alphablox acquired on July 8 DB2 Alphablox for UNIX and Windows has been acquired from Alphablox Inc. The DB2 Alphablox software provides the cutting edge approach designed to deliver real-time, event-driven business analysis, in context, right at the point opportunity. It is a flexible, component-based, open platform that allows you to develop and deploy InLine Analytic applications. Inline Analytics presents the right information within the context of business applications, instead of forcing decision makers to hunt and gather information scattered across different reports, query tools, packaged analytics and traditional business intelligence products. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL704B53 WashingtonPost: Social Security Boldly Pursues Paperless Claims The Washington Post recently reported on how IBM is helping the Social Security Administration transform its disability claims process to an automated system. As a result of the content management system, the agency is expected to save $1.3 billion in reduced costs for paper-handling, mailing and folder storage. The agency has hired IBM to help it build a mammoth 52-terabyte electronic repository that can be accessible to 65,000 users around the country. According to IBM vice president Brett MacIntyre, "They have undertaken one of biggest content management systems in the world." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64191-2004Jun23.html ------------------------------------------------------------ Offers and Promotions ------------------------------------------------------------ IBM LinuxLine "The New IBM LinuxLine" features news, case study links and the latest product and program news from all areas of IBM as they relate to Linux. If you are an IBM customer with a need to stay current, Unisphere Media publishes this email newsletter on alternating weeks for you. Stay current on Linux, stay informed and stay ahead of the curve through "The New IBM LinuxLine". To subscribe visit the website. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL704B18 Get up to 40% Off Through the DB2 Information Management Books Website IBM has developed a specialized books website for DB2 information management publications. This site features the latest titles on certification as well as books to help you get started and advanced titles to help you take your skills to the next level. Simply click on the titles of your choice and you will be quickly linked to the discount web site where you can purchase books using your major credit card. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL704B43 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. To subscribe: http://www.dbta.com/datacenter/subscribe.html Learn how IBM Content Management Can Help You Speed Up Your Processes- And Your ROI IBM can help you access, manage, share and distribute all of your content, and our information kit is here to show you how. Our selection of white papers and case studies can give you an in-depth look at IBM Content Management solutions and how your company can benefit. Download the Content Management Information Kit and start managing your information to increase your bottom line today. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL704S10 Insight On Demand - Using the Power of Integrated Information Valuable information is everywhere. Turn it into insight for your business by reading these six thought-provoking questions. The answers and additional materials we've provided will help you determine if you are turning information into insight for your business. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL704S2 ------------------------------------------------------------ Events ------------------------------------------------------------ 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=IMNL704B19 IDUG Event Update The International DB2 Users Group (IDUG) is is pleased to announce its fall 2004 event lineup for DB2 professionals. Make plans now to attend these industry-leading user-driven training and networking events: IDUG 2004 - Technical Symposium 13-14 September Toronto Canada IDUG 2004 - Europe 11-14 October Prague, Czech Republic Complete information, including detailed session lineups and online registration, are available on the IDUG Web site. Register early and save. http://conferences.idug.org/index Exhibiting and Sponsorship Opportunities at IBM Technical Conferences IBM IT Education Services offers a complete program of exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities at our technical conferences throughout the year. Meet many of IBM's best clients on the expo floor. Give a presentation to a focused audience. There are still twelve scheduled conference expos this year, featuring different product topics ranging from Storage & Storage Networking in July to our zSeries event in November. Visit the website for a complete listing of our events and the associated marketing opportunities. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL704B36 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=IMNL704S8 ------------------------------------------------------------ DB2 Information Mgmt Software Product Announcements ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcing DB2 Document Manager V8.2.2 DB2 Document Manager delivers powerful, easy to use tools that manage each document's lifecycle, security and relationships, helping organizations to manage even their most complex document requirements. With DB2 Document Manager V8.2.2, IBM is adding support for additional languages, expanding the reach of robust compound and complex document services to global organizations and the international community. In addition, new packaging and pricing options for DB2 Document Manager enable organizations of all sizes to achieve faster time to value on their information assets. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL704S1 ------------------------------------------------------------ DB2 Content Mgmt Product Line ------------------------------------------------------------ IBM Content Management - Manage, Share, Protect and Deliver Information On Demand IBM content management solutions help you achieve a return on all of your information, with innovative offerings that enhance customer satisfaction, increase collaboration and help streamline regulatory compliance. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL704S4 Gartner Ranks IBM #1 in Content and Document Management Marketshare According to the Gartner Dataquest Alert, "Content and Document Management Market Shows Growth", June 14, 2004, IBM maintained the top market position with approximately 18 percent share in both 2002 and 2003. In 2003, the content and document management market, which includes Web content management (WCM) and integrated document management (IDM) software, grew by 9.2 percent, rising from $940 million to more than $1.03 billion in new license sales worldwide. First Linux-Based Content Management Solution for Mid-Market InfoWorld reports on IBM plans to ship a Linux-based version of DB2 Content Manager Express to beta testers, and discusses the direction to make the product available on the iSeries platform shortly, with both the Linux and iSeries versions intended for midsize companies. http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/06/14/HNibmsmbcm_1.html ------------------------------------------------------------ Cross Brand Activity ------------------------------------------------------------ Global WebSphere User Group Community The Global WebSphere Community (GWC) is a network of local WebSphere software-specific user groups and activities that involve developers, business partners, consultants, IBMers, and customers. The GWC includes over 8000 WebSphere users and around 90 independently-run WebSphere User Groups worldwide. The community encourages the effective use of WebSphere software solutions through an active collaborative community with multiple communication vehicles. Communicating directly with WebSphere users around the world today is a great way to get a better knowledge base of WebSphere software. The Global WebSphere Community Forum: This service is linked off the GWC home page and enables multiple information exchange forums to exist among bulletin board users. Make a comment on one of the product family listings and get a discussion started among our customers. The IBM Executive Blog: This service is linked off the GWC home page and enables select IBM executives to establish a Blog message for the GWC members to read and comment on. Continuous posting and comments are encouraged. The WebSphere Monthly Newsletter: Read the latest IBM WebSphere software news, learn about new discounts available to GWC members and learn how WebSphere is being integrated with other software and hardware solutions. Sign up today and get feedback from first-hand users. http://www.websphere.org Hot Software Now When deadlines loom, no sugary snack can save you. The right piece of software, however, can work a tiny workplace miracle. DeveloperWorks Subscription offers one-stop access to over 1,000 IBM tools, middleware, and technologies from DB2, Lotus, Rational, Tivoli, and WebSphere for open standards-based Web services and application development. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL704B22 ------------------------------------------------------------ Technical Corner ------------------------------------------------------------ Get Disconnected Using Java CachedRowSet With DB2 UDB Cached Row Sets are a new offering of Java 1.5 emerging from the efforts of JSR114. This new capability enables you to have a serializable disconnected object. This means you can connect to the database, grab your data in the form of a result set, release the connection and manipulate it locally, then resume your connection to complete the transaction, thus using far less connection and server resources. This article shows you how to make it work with DB2 Universal Database. Sample code included. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL704B1 New - Check Out the Stinger Zone DeveloperWorks DB2 introduces a new zone to bring you all the latest information on the wealth of new capabilities coming in DB2 UDB Stinger. The new version of DB2 UDB, Stinger, will feature enhancements for application development, vast improvements in lights-out operation and manageability, high availability, security, and a whole lot more. Visit the zone. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL704B2 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=IMNL704B25 That Bee in My Bonnet is IBM DB2 UDB Stinger Stinger is the next release of DB2 UDB, and it's chock full of new features that cut the time-to-value for your on demand solutions. It will feature enhancements for application development, vast improvements in lights-out operation and manageability, high availability, security, and a whole lot more. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL704B26 A Detailed Look at DB2 Stinger .NET Common Language Runtime Routines Learn what a .NET Common Language Runtime routine (CLR) is, what is required to create one, how to create them, and when implementing one is a good choice. Get up and developing .NET CLR routines quickly and easily. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL704B3 Cloudscape to DB2 Migration Time to migrate your Cloudscape application to DB2 UDB? This article covers migration of the database tables and data, application objects in the database (such as stored procedures and triggers), and the application. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL704B4 The db2relocatedb Tool This handy tool comes with DB2 UDB and allows a DBA to physically move a database or table space containers without doing a backup and restore. See examples of its use and learn how and when to use it yourself. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL704B48 mod_auth_ibmdb2: A method for Authenticating Apache Using DB2 UDB Learn how to compile and configure mod_auth_ibmdb2, an Apache authentication module, using DB2 UDB for storing user and group information. DB2 UDFs are used for generating passwords. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL704B49 Framework for Java Database Connectivity From alphaWorks, the Framework for JDBC demonstrates the ease with which a Java application may access a source code repository using a relational query language such as SQL. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL704B7 DB2 Basics Series: Demystifying Table and Table Space States DB2 uses table and table space states to control access to data or to help protect the integrity of the database. This article describes these states and shows you, by way of working examples, typical conditions under which they appear, and how to respond to them. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL704B9 ------------------------------------------------------------ Certification and Training ------------------------------------------------------------ Low Cost Methods to Becoming an IBM Certified Professional for DB2 The renowned author and original developer for many certification examinations, Roger Sanders, now has three complete certification guides which can help you prepare to become an IBM certified professional for DB2 Universal Database. With well organized chapters, comprehensive examples, and effective practice questions, these books are sure to be a low cost way to broaden your skills and help you achieve IBM certification. The titles available andthe certifications supported are: DB2 Universal Database V8.1 Certification Test 700 Study Guide, ISBN 0131424653 IBM Certified Database Associate - DB2 Universal Database V8.1 Family DB2 Universal Database V8.1 Certification Exams 701 and 706 Study Guide, ISBN 0131840487 IBM Certified Database Administrator - DB2 Universal Database V8.1 for Linux, UNIX and Windows DB2 UDB V8.1 Certification Test 703 Study Guide, ISBN 0131840495 IBM Certified Application Developer - DB2 Universal Database V8.1 Family. For more information, visit the website. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL704B44 ------------------------------------------------------------ Webcasts and Teleconferences ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 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: Making Money with Business Integration, Expand your Market Opportunities with SMB Offerings from IBM DB2 Information Management, WebSphere Express - New and Enhanced Offerings, A Winning Combination -- Informix and IBM Middleware, The Linux Marketplace and Business Integration Value Approach, Lotus Workplace Product Update. For more information, visit the new EnableNow SWG Enablement Calendar for business partners website: http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL704B11 DB2 Application Development with "Stinger" Webcast Replay There are many new features available to developers and DBAs in the next release of DB2 UDB, code named "Stinger". This new release will provide a more seamless deployment environment for applications on Linux and Windows. This webcast will cover how you can leverage the IBM Software Development Platform including the latest SQL, SQL procedures, Java and developer tooling features of DB2 "Stinger." http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL704B24 DB2 Integrated Cluster Environment (ICE) Customer Webcast July 27 Companies come in many different sizes with different challenges in managing data. DB2 Integrated Cluster Environment (ICE) can help with its ability to scale from 2 to 1000 nodes, making it the most scalable Linux data cluster solution available. DB2 ICE is effective for both Business Intelligence and OLTP applications including the integrated ISV's. The webcast is scheduled July 27, 1-2 p.m. EDT. Those interested in participating in the webcast can call 1-800-426-7777, priority code 104AT002 or register at the website. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL704B46 Think Thursday! - A Business Partner Enablement Program Think Thursday calls are scheduled teleconferences that will provide Business Partners with key enablement information focusing on selling and product skills. So each week, on Thursday, you can plan on getting useful information about the IBM software brands. Details of all Think Thursday calls can be found in the EnableNow SWG Enablement calendar for the direct and indirect channel. Coming up July 22 is "Deliver role based BI solutions to extend the value of the enterprise" by Mohan Natraj, the WW Brand Manager for DB2 Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence. Business Partners should visit the website (BPZone userid and password required). http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL704B51 Regulatory Compliance: Peril or Promise Join Charlie Brett, a Meta Group VP and an expert in enterprise content and archival, as he discusses 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=IMNL704S3 ------------------------------------------------------------ Support and Services ------------------------------------------------------------ New Software Services Website IBM Software Services for DB2 Information Management (ISSD) is focused on providing customers with the skills and experience necessary to take a project from its conception, through planning and development, to testing, implementation, and beyond. 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