Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 20:50:26 +0000 (CUT) From: IBM DB2 Information Management Software Subject: DB2 Information Management Software Today newsletter DB2 Information Management Software Today newsletter Welcome to the June 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 ------------------------------------------------------------ IBM Keeps the Crown -- DBMS Market Share Results for 2003 For 2003, IBM is once again the new license revenue market share leader for the DBMS software market, says Gartner Dataquest in their May 2004 analyses. Overall new license DBMS sales for the industry increased 5.5%, from $8.3 billion (U.S.) to $8.8 billion, while overall RDBMS sales increased 5.1%, from $6.7 billion to $7.1 billion, compared to a 7.2% DBMS market decline in 2002. Dataquest attributes this growth to the elimination of excess capacity purchased in 2000 and 2001, investment in data warehouse and strategic business intelligence initiatives, and currency conversion benefits. Dataquest sees a "return to normalcy for the mature DBMS market" with market growth expected in the "mid-single digits through 2008." Learn more at the website. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL604B43 ------------------------------------------------------------ Offers and Promotions ------------------------------------------------------------ Information Integration Key to SOA Success -- Get All the Facts on SOA Leveraging web services, XML and other standards, a service-oriented architecture (SOA) can speed development, drive application reuse and ease integration. A key requirement is having the information integration capabilities to ensure that data is accessible to applications within the architecture. Register for this IBM SOA resource kit to gain a better understanding of SOA and its requirements and benefits. You will see how an SOA can help you build an on demand infrastructure and a better business. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL604B32 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=IMNL614S5 ------------------------------------------------------------ Events ------------------------------------------------------------ IBM Workplace: Innovations for People Productivity Seminars Register today for IBM Workplace: Innovations for People Productivity. Attendees will receive a complimentary CD-ROM that highlights the latest offerings from IBM Software Group for improving organizational productivity, enhancing efficiencies and lowering total cost of ownership for your business. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL614S4 ------------------------------------------------------------ DB2 Information Mgmt Software Product Announcements ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcing a New IBM Middleware Available on Linux Matrix The IBM Middleware Available on Linux matrix provides information regarding IBM middleware availability on Linux. You can find information such as: product name and version, links to product pages, Linux distribution and kernel support, related sources of additional information: announcement letters, product matrix, download websites, FAQs, release notes and more. An updated version of this matrix is now available. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL604B29 ------------------------------------------------------------ DB2 Content Mgmt Product Line ------------------------------------------------------------ Fiducia Enhances Banks' Responsiveness with IBM Content Management Solution Fiducia is a full-service IT provider for cooperative financial institutions serving more than 900 cooperative banks covering 32 million accounts. With volumes of paper and cumbersome processes impacting customer service, Fiducia needed to find an affordable way to help banks manage their content electronically. Implementing an IBM solution that enables documents and information to be called up in just seconds, Fiducia has helped bank employees to be much more productive and responsive to customer questions and concerns. What's more, banks save on storage costs while gaining a secure, long-term document archival solution that enables them to easily meet records retention requirements. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL614S1 IBM Content Management For Insurance Today's policyholders demand fast results. They want immediate quotes, fast claims resolution and real-time information on their policies. IBM content management solutions can help agents and insurers to manage, share and deliver all forms of information - from digital photos of insured property to policies, endorsements, declaration pages and related correspondence. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL614S14 Kofax Announces Support for IBM DB2 Content Manager Express Kofax, a leading information capture vendor, has announced support for IBM DB2 Content Manager Express Edition V8.2. The Ascent Capture integration module for DB2 Content Manager Express offers users access to a comprehensive production capture solution, including document, data and Internet-based distributed capture, that helps input information into the IBM content management platform. http://www.kofax.com/news/press/2004-05-03_ibm_db2.asp Assuring the Accuracy of Sarbanes-Oxley Reporting CEO's of most public companies may be worried about meeting the stringent reporting and security requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley. The San Jose Business Journal recently covered IBM efforts to help customers more easily meet compliance requirements. According to the article, IBM has more than 300 engineers working on expanding its existing offerings to help customers meet regulations, while at the same time gain other business benefits. "Instead of suggesting that customers go out and buy a new program to meet the new requirements, we are configuring our programs to help meet regulations," says Frederick Soendergaard-Jensen, IBM director for risk and compliance solutions. "We used technology from Silicon Valley to enable users to get access to different data sources from e-mail to rows of numbers." http://www.bizjournals.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Technical Corner ------------------------------------------------------------ Using the IBM DB2 Development Add-in for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Learn to create tables and indexes using the IBM DB2 development add-in for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, now part of the Stinger open beta. This tutorial shows you how to successfully create two tables and an index using the I BM DB2 Development Add-In for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET. You can use the IBM Explorer to view a sample of the contents of the table. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL604B1 Call for DB2 Everyplace Beta Participants (Mobility on Demand Feature of DB2 UDB) IBM is looking for beta participants to test the next release of DB2 Everyplace. The timeframe for this beta initiative begins April 2004 and will end in July 2004. New features include multiple connections to database, data integrity check tool, customized business logic to allow for custom operations performed in the synchronization process (such as primary key substitution), new launch pad, synchronization to workstations, and statistical reporting tool for sync status. If you are interested in extending your applications to the mobile device, please send an email to: Debby Nakamura, nakamuraatus.ibm.com. DB2 Web Services for DB2 UDB Practitioners Here's in-depth help for understanding how to use web services with DB2. The author describes step by step how to build the environment and shows you in detail how to consume web services. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL604B3 Hot off the Press - High Availability for DB2 This new book, released May by Prentice Hall Publishing, was written by Chris Eaton and Enzo Cialini. Filled with great information, this book is currently available through the DB2 Information Management Bookstore at 20% of list retail price. Order it today. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL604B36 Just released -- The Official Introduction to DB2 UDB for z/OS Version 8 Written by Susan Sloan, this book is your complete introduction to Version 8 of DB2 UDB for z/OS, the most powerful, scalable, and robust version of DB2 ever created. It is just what you need to get started with DB2 Version 8 database administration and development -- and to prepare for the new IBM DB2 Family Fundamentals exam, your first step toward DB2 certification. From basic relational database concepts to advanced topics such as data sharing, you'll find crystal-clear explanations and real-world insights, straight from the IBM lab where DB2 UDB for z/OS is developed. Order it today at 20% off the list cover price. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL604B38 Generating Test Data Using SQL Whatever you are doing: prototyping to prove a concept, developing a new application from ground up or just studying SQL - you need test data to run your application against. This article provides an example of how to accomplish making up a large amount of data quickly via SQL scripts. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL604B4 WW Complimentary Technical Briefings Available Sign up now for the most powerful technical briefings ever delivered by IBM developerWorks. These jam-packed technical sessions will shorten your learning curve, and improve the quality and results of your most difficult software projects. Software developers worldwide have already attended technical briefings on the latest development techniques, technologies, and products. IBM developerWorks brings these briefings directly to you in cities all around the world at no charge to you. You get the chance to experience extensive technical demonstrations, and enjoy direct contact with leading technology experts. You can't afford to miss these outstanding technical presentations on the most important industry topics of 2004. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL604B42 DB2 Web Server Applications on Linux with Kylix 3 and WebSnap Bob Swart shows you how to build a Web server application using Kylix 3, exposing the IBM DB2 UDB sample database on the web. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL604B5 Choose a Database Access to IBM DB2 UDB From Delphi 8 This article shows you how to determine the best of three ways to connect your Borland Delphi 8 application to DB2. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL604B6 Model & Design Your Database with Rational XDE This tutorial shows you how to use the data modeler within the Rational XDE toolset to manage your database design and maintenance. It takes you through all the steps required to create a logical model for your database, and to transform this into a physical diagram and set of scripts for database creation. This tutorial also shows you how to start with a physical database, and transform that into a physical and logical design in data modeler. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL604B7 DB2 UDB "Stinger" Open Beta Now Available IBM has announced availability of an open beta for the next release of DB2 Universal Database for Linux, UNIX, and Windows codenamed "Stinger". Visit the website for more information. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL604B8 DB2 Content Manager V8: Installing and Configuring High Availability in an AIX Clustered Environment This whitepaper provides detailed hands-on guidance for how to install and set up a DB2 Content Manager V8 high availability environment on a cluster of IBM pSeries multi-processor systems, using IBM HACMP Cluster Services V4.5. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL614S10 RedBook: DB2 Content Manager Backup/Recovery and High Availability: Strategies, Options, and Procedures The purpose of this IBM Redbook is to introduce the concepts of backup/recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery for Content Manager systems, and provide strategies, options and implementation steps to protect your Content Manager systems. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL614S11 DB2 Content Manager V8: Configuring High Availability in a Sun Cluster Environment This whitepaper provides detailed hands-on guidance for how to install and set up a Content Manager Version 8 high availability environment on a cluster of Sun multi-processor systems, using Sun Cluster Services V3.1. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL614S3 DB2 Content Manager Version 8: Configuring High Availability in a Microsoft Cluster Services Environment This whitepaper provides detailed hands-on guidance to install and setup a CM Version 8 High Available environment on a cluster of IBM xSeries Mod 360 multi-processor machines, using Microsoft Windows 2003 ES Cluster Services. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL614S9 ------------------------------------------------------------ Certification and Training ------------------------------------------------------------ New DB2 UDB for z/OS Version 8 Transition Course Get an introduction to the new features and enhancements of DB2 UDB for z/OS Version 8 in this 3 day course offering. This course is intended for system and database administrators, application developers, and other individuals who need a technical introduction to the new features of Version 8. Topics include: scalability, availability, SQL, e-business and network computing, utilities and performance. The course will take place June 28, in Log Angeles, California and August 3, in New York, New York. For more information or to register, visit the website. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL604B41 DB2 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). Workshops will be held: July 26-29, Waltham, Massachusetts; August 9-12, San Mateo, California; August 23-26, Toronto, Canada; August 23-27, Stuttgart, Germany. There is no charge to attend these events. Learn more at the website. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL604B46 New Course: Design Analysis for IBM DB2 Content Manager V8 Learn the basic concepts and processes you need to design an IBM DB2 Content Manager application. Use a case-study approach with your participation in the requirements analysis and design phase of the project and complete a series of paper-based labs to reinforce the material. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL614S6 ------------------------------------------------------------ Webcasts and Teleconferences ------------------------------------------------------------ Developing Globalization Architecture Imperatives to Support a Global On Demand Business - Webcast Globalization for an on demand world integrates people, cultures, business processes and technologies--on your terms. IBM's globalization strategy and software portfolio can enable and optimize your business for e-business on demand, as you seek to reach new multilingual/multicultural markets. The Globalization Architecture Imperatives (GAI) can help you implement full globalization. Learn why it is important to define a GAI strategy in a large organization to achieve efficiency in localization. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL604B13 Enhanced Value From the Data you Have -- Improved Access to the Information you Need Your business can't afford to miss the opportunities hidden in your data. Learn how you can use information to help make smarter decisions, gain greater control over all your content and maximize ROI as you go. Gain insight with our series of informative and valuable webcasts and our library of white papers so you can turn the information you already have into a powerful business advantage. Watch our regularly updated webcast series and get informative white papers. Learn more at the website. http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL604B33 Webcast: High Performance 64-bit Reporting Comes to IBM AIX Do you want to raise your enterprise reporting performance to the power of 64? Join MicroStrategy on June 24 to learn how the newly released MicroStrategy Intelligence Server Universal Edition removes the barriers of BI productivity. Improve graphical refresh rates. Decrease report execution times and expand user accessibility. Featuring a powerful 64-bit architecture, this exciting new product supports even the most demanding reporting applications. This 90-minute global webcast will feature a live demo and commentary from the Meta Group. Register today. http://www.microstrategy.com/Events/Online_Seminars/IServer_Universal_Launch.asp?CID=2181h DB2 Stinger Webcast Replay - New Functionality That Will Allow You to Win in the Marketplace This is the opportunity for IBM business partners to see the new features and enhancements in the recently announced open beta of DB2 Stinger, the next release of DB2 UDB. 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