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May 31, 2006 , Volume 5, Issue 5

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	Information Management Software in the News

Unicorn Acquisition Strengthens SOA Portfolio
IBM has acquired Unicorn Solutions, Inc. to strengthen software's ability to map specific data fields to specific business processes as part of a SOA solution. Unicorn's metadata technology will be used in conjunction with emerging IBM products such as IBM WebSphere Metadata Server, a part of WebSphere Information Server and the WebSphere Service Registry & Repository. The technology will help business consultants and other business experts define common industry definitions or semantics. Developers will then use these semantics to map specific data fields to specific business terminology within a SOA. Specialized technology such as Unicorn's can help organize metadata, enabling developers to judge the relevance and quality of information in order to enable its on-demand use. This is important due to the rapidly increasing amount of information made available through e-commerce, SOAs and emerging technologies like RFID solutions.

For more information on the acquisition visit:
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	Offers and Promotions

Take DB2 Viper for a test drive today!
The DB2 Viper test drive is now available. The industry's first hybrid data server uniquely enables the cost effective use of XML as data as well as providing significant data compression, additional autonomic capabilities and further optimizations for powering SAP.
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Rev Up for DB2 Viper
Don't wait - Get the value of DB2 Viper now at DB2 v8 prices! The DB2 Viper VIP program is designed to get you revved up on DB2 Viper, the next release of DB2 on Linux, UNIX and Windows. By purchasing DB2 Viper today, at version 8 prices, you will get access to product discounts, free or discounted DB2 conferences passes and DB2 free education. Get revved up on DB2 Viper now, offer ends June 27th. See www.ibm.com/db2/viper/promo for more information. Certain promotions only eligible in US, Canada, and Latin America.
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	Events and Webcasts

Webcast: Realize Your Information Investment With Data Quality Today!
How much of your IT investment are you leveraging to ensure the quality of your information? Are your business processes helping you to make better decisions? With the growing importance of compliance and data governance, can your company really afford NOT to implement a data quality initiative? Not only is high-quality data critical to the success of business intelligence, master data management, and infrastructure consolidation initiatives, it is also essential for regulatory compliance imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the USA PATRIOT Act, and anti-money-laundering laws. Join IBM on June 8th, for this one hour webcast where you will learn about IBM products and services that can help you assess your data quality, develop a game plan, and start improving the quality of your enterprise data. To register:
http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL506Z13

Replay May 18 Webcast: DB2 V9 for z/OS & DB2 Tools
Continue to help solve your information-intensive business problems.

Learn how DB2 V9 for z/OS and DB2 tools continue to provide an unmatched IT infrastructure to solve your information-intensive business problems. This release promises exciting new innovations such as a Hybrid relational-XML data server that helps you manage the integration of new types of applications in an SOA environment. With DB2 V9, you can realize the business value of your company's information, manage risk and streamline compliance while taking advantage of the features of DB2 tools that exploit this new release. Hear the news from Roger Miller, DB2 development, and Tom Ramey, DB2 Tools for z/OS. The DB2 V9 beta was announced on Tuesday May 2, so this replay should be of significant interest.
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June 5 Telecon: Gain insight and upgrade! Break through your limitations and get the most out of your DB2 for z/OS V8 upgrade. Listen to how your peers used IBM tools to optimize their environments using existing staff and with minimal disruption. John Campbell discusses customer experiences, visit: http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL506Z15

June 6 Webcast: Minimize Risk While Improving Workforce Productivity through Secure Search
Can you effectively search across your enterprise for business-critical information regardless of where it's stored? Is your current search solution secure or are you at risk? Does your organization store important business content in Lotus Domino and Microsoft Sharepoint? Join IBM and Forrester Research for a live 1-hour webcast on June 6 at 9am PST/ 12pm EST to learn how to dramatically improve productivity and gain new insight by breaking down information silos with secure search. Replay will be available.
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June 8 Telecon: DB2 Utilities: A new day, a new way
This teleconference focuses on helping you learn how to augment your Utilities by using IBM DB2 Automation Tool to automate mundane tasks and DB2 Thread Expert to cancel long-running applications that have stopped you from running your Utilities when they are needed.. Hear how to enhance your DB2 V8 environment, exploit the IBM zIIP engines, and offload Utilities processing. Join speakers Bryan Smith, Senior Technical Lead for DB2 for z/OS Utilities, and David Schwartz, Chief Architect DB2 Tools Strategy and Planning,to hear the latest news. Visit:
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June 22 Telecon: Performance is key to user satisfaction
What do you do to ensure the performance of IMS?

What is the one thing that keeps you up at night? If it is IMS performance, you are like most of our customers. If performance is key to user satisfaction, both externally and internally to your company, learn what you can do to ensure top performance from your IMS database.
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June 27 Telecon: Are you insured against a loss of DB2 data?
Recovery is a topic everyone must face and better sooner than too late. It could be as simple as deleting rather than updating a customer file... or as dramatic as a disk error. When you need to recover... that's when you need the software to help. Learn about the latest DB2 recovery tools that can help your DB2 for z/OS environment.
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International EGL User Conference
The 2006 International EGL User Conference will be held August 1 - 2 at the beautiful campus of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - Kenan Flagler Business School. Seating is limited so please register early! The conference web site with full details and registration can be found at:
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Webcast: Enabling XML and SOA Applications with DB2 Viper
XML data is a key ingredient for solutions based on Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) and building XML aware and XML centric applications marks the next stage in the evolution of database programming. In this on demand webcast, you will learn about XML application development for DB2 Viper, the upcoming release of DB2 database with native XML capabilities. We will also explain how to work with XML data in DB2 Viper through XQuery and SQL/XML using various development environments and programming languages. This is an on demand webcast. It's not live so there is no date. It will be available for replay thru Dec. 31.
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On Demand Webcast: Taking Data Quality to the Enterprise through Data Governance
Over the past four years, data quality has changed from a backwater IT concern to a business issue of importance. However, organizations still need help selling, implementing, and sustaining programs that deliver high-quality data. Data quality tools and services can play a significant role in helping organizations achieve their data quality goals.

To meet these needs, TDWI issued a sequel to its original (2002) data quality report, complemented by this webinar. The new report gauges the progress we've made in raising awareness about the importance of data quality, and assesses the current status of data quality in corporations around the world. It also provides prescriptive advice about how to sell, implement, and maintain data quality programs that are designed to turn data quality quagmires into pristine playing fields for data-intensive applications. Watch the replay:
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On Demand Webcast: IBM Rational Data Architect
Watch this webcast to learn all about our latest data modeling and integration design tool that will help you to simplify data modeling and integration design, facilitate an enterprise-wide understanding of your data assets, and more.

Hear about our very unique mapping and mapping-discovery capabilities that will uncover existing relationships between your heterogeneous data sources and allow you to easily define new relationships all with a simple click. Learn about how you can discover, design and deploy federated databases with Rational Data Architect and how it can be leveraged in your environment. Watch the replay.
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Webcast: Leveraging Existing Data Assets in SAP NetWeaver Deployments
SAP customers are beginning to adopt SAP NetWeaver, adding it into an already heterogeneous landscape. Additionally, as companies strive to be more efficient, decrease their costs, and meet internal customer application needs, IT departments must rationalize their infrastructure and make their data ready and usable. This means preparing and cleansing data when consolidating applications and servers, migrating applications and data, and federating access to systems, particularly when the data resides externally.

How will companies fit SAP NetWeaver technology with existing databases and applications in different formats, spread across hardware platforms and data centers? Clients must ensure their SAP NetWeaver investment can co-exist, interoperate and integrate with existing data assets. Watch this webcast to learn how complementary information integration solutions from IBM can help reduce risk and time spent on integration SAP NetWeaver into a multi-vendor IT landscape. Watch the replay.
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2006 IBM Technical Conferences World-Wide schedule
Staying current on technology and product changes can be difficult. That's where IBM's world-wide portfolio of technical conferences can help you succeed. Conference attendees tell us that they get what they need at conferences, sessions and topics are updated with the newest versions and release information so you can return with new techniques you can apply immediately. There are 14 plus events scheduled between June and November of this year. The conference season is just getting into high gear. Mark your calendars now for some exciting learning opportunities in 2006!
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Webcast: Turning Shoppers into Buyers - Going Beyond Search to Find
Learn how Campmor, a multi-channel retailer of outdoor specialty equipment, grew online revenue derived from site search by 64% in less than 6 months with the IBM WebSphere Content Discovery for Commerce solution in this 1 hour webcast. See how customers can increase revenue, reduce administrative costs, and improve control over the online shopping experience with better search.
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	Information Mgmt Software Product Announcements

Joint SAP DB2 Previously Announced for Midsize Enterprises at Sapphire Orlando, May 18, 2006
SAP highly recommends DB2 Viper for its midmarket customers.

Joint SAP and DB2 Viper press release announced a global agreement to offer midsize enterprises tighter and more seamless integration between mySAP, All-in-One solutions and the upcoming version of DB2, code-named "Viper. DB2 Viper is the second in a series of DB2 releases optimized for SAP solutions, building upon the interoperability introduced with DB2 V8.2.2. Viper takes another step toward the goal of an invisible database, delivering unlimited scalability with the minimal administration and configuration requirements.
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	Content Management and Discovery

DB2 Content Manager V8.3 Certification Role and Exam
Validate your skills and demonstrate your proficiency in DB2 Content Manager V8.3 technology by becoming an IBM Certified Solution Designer for DB2 Content Manager V8.3. Becoming an IBM Certified Professional can help you excel at your job by giving you and your employer confidence that your skills have been validated. You may even be able to deliver higher levels of service and technical expertise than non-certified employees and move on a faster career track. For more information on this role and exam, preparation resources, objectives and requirements, please visit:
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	Technical Corner

DB2 Viper Forum
Want to talk about the exciting new database server - DB2 Viper? Join the discussion in the developerWorks forum.
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Tutorial: Label-based access control, a new approach to security in DB2 Viper
Label-based access control (LBAC) is a security feature introduced in the DB2 Viper release. With LBAC, administrators can control read and write access of a user at the table, column, and row level. This tutorial includes use-case scenarios that demonstrate how users can apply LBAC to protect their data from illegal access, and yet have the flexibility of allowing users to access data restrictively. The tutorial provides a step-by-step guide to creating LBAC solutions based on use-case scenarios. Read the tutorial.
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Create database objects in DB2 Viper using .NET
This tutorial series teaches you how to create proof-of-concept Windows and Web applications to access relational and XML data in IBM DB2 Viper, using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2005. Part 1 explains the application specifications and illustrates how to create the relational database objects required for the application. You will learn how to create tables,views,triggers, and stored procedures, using a sample carpooling application. Read more.
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Tutorial: Build Web services using IBM Database Add-ins for Visual Studio 2005: Highlights of the refresh release
Exposing and consuming information from databases as Web services is becoming a key requirement for businesses implementing heterogeneous scalable solutions. IBM Database Add-ins for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 supports exposing DB2 UDB information as Web services without writing any code. This unique feature available in IBM tools allows database developers to improve their productivity when implementing service-oriented architectures. Look at the new features in the refresh release, and build a library app implementing and consuming Web services to experience how easy the tools are to use. Read the tutorial.
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Use federated procedures in WebSphere Federation Server
Federated procedures, a new capability coming in WebSphere Federation Server, combine the advantages of stored procedures with the location independence, transparency, heterogeneity, and autonomy of federation. Learn when, where, and how you will be able to use federated procedures in WebSphere Federation Server. This article describes this new feature from an application developer's point of view. You'll learn how to create and call federated procedures, and how to diagnose and avoid problems. Read more.
http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL506Z34

Tutorial: Explore database tools in Rational Data Architect
Explore how to create, edit, deploy, and debug SQL stored procedures using Rational Data Architect. In addition,learn how to share a project in CVS. By the time you finish,you will know how to model, build, test, and deploy DB2 databases -- all from a single, integrated tool. Read more.
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	Certification and Training

Big savings with the Foundation for Certification Study Guide Bundle
Are you preparing for DB2 certification? Improve your readiness with this collection of books and save over $58 USD off regular list price. Author Roger Sanders is a DB2 expert who was involved in the development of the actual exams so you'll get sample questions straight from the source! Each book covers all the material you need to pass version 8 certification exams 700, 701, 703, and 706. For more information or to purchase, please visit:
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New Course: CF483 DB2 UDB for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Quickstart for Experienced Relational DBAs
With this 4 day course, you will learn how to perform, basic and advanced, database administrative tasks using IBM DB2 Universal Database. These tasks include creating and populating databases and implementing a logical design to support recovery requirements. Examine access strategies and describe strategies chosen by Optimizer using Explain tools. Use the db2diag.log file messages to direct your investigation of problems by using db2pd, INSPECT, and db2support and DB2 traces. For more information, to view schedules and enroll, please visit:
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Replicate Data In the Fast Lane
In this complimentary tutorial, learn how to set up a straight forward Q replication scenario: one-way or unidirectional replication between two remote databases. As a bonus, also learn how to create and use WebSphere MQ queue managers, message queues, and channels that provide the transport layer for replication.
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Leverage your PostgreSQL skills to learn DB2
Do you have experience with PostgreSQL? Use that knowledge to get up-to-speed with DB2 Express-C, a fully functional, free version of DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows.
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Download: Develop and deploy with DB2 Express-C at no charge
DB2 Express-C is a no-charge data server for use in application development and deployment. Providing the same core data server features as DB2 Universal Database Express Edition, DB2 Express-C offers a solid base to build and deploy all applications including C/C++, Java, .NET, PHP, and more. Download today to experience the power, function, and reliability of an open standards-based database server with simplicity in packaging, installation and deployment.
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Information Management Education and Training from IBM
Come to IBM to get all the latest information about the Information Management family of products and solutions. Courses a wide range of areas from DB2 Business Intelligence, Content Management, DB2 Universal Database, IMS, Informix, Master Data Management, U2 to WebSphere Information Integration. You are certain to find training to meet your specific needs. Courses are delivered in the classroom, some via e-learning and can also be customized to meet your unique requirements. Get a window into some great skill building and certification opportunities by visiting our on-line catalog view. Visit:
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What Would You Do With An Extra $2,500 in IBM Training?
That's like getting a Five-Day IBM course for FREE! Or Three two-day classes, or One Reserved Spot at this year's Information On Demand Conference 2006, or use it toward an Onsite course and save! If you are going to purchase training this year, purchase the IBM Education Pack online account, and Save Big! The IBM Education Pack online account is a prepaid electronic debit account that can automatically save you up to 10% on your IBM training.
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Award Winning Project Management Training from IBM
IBM has taken Project Management (PM) to a level few other companies have reached. PM is one of the cornerstones of our company's success and the means by which we are able to craft and execute elegant solutions to satisfy the most complex needs of our clients. Our training curriculum is designed for PM professionals in all fields and professions. It can be tailored to meet your specific objectives, from developing basic project management skills to enhancing existing skills. IBM is proud to have received the Project Management Institute (PMI), the world's leading not-for-profit advocacy organization for the project management profession, PMI Professional Development Provider of the Year Award for both 2004 and 2005. Our PM training can also earn you academic credit.
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Map out your Training Path
Charting your training is very much like plotting stops on a map while on vacation. IBM training paths guide you with the Recommended sequence for completing a series of courses in one of 20 plus subject areas. The training paths are designed, in many cases for specific target audiences, such as programmers, administrators and operators. Each box on a training path includes the course title, duration and how it is delivered. Just a simple click on any course box, links you directly to a complete course description and enrollment information. What could be simpler? Take advantage of this valuable tool and design the right training path for your success.
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