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Welcome to the June edition of the Information Management Software Today for 2006.

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IBM Information On Demand
 
Technical Briefing: Information On Demand: Unleash the Power of DB2 9
Join IBM developerWorks Live! as we explore the IBM Information Management tools and services available to support integrated solutions for managing your expanding volumes of data. You'll see live demos of IBM Cloudscape, DB2 UDB Express, Rational Web Developer and Rational Application Developer, Rational Data Architect, and more. Register for this no cost briefing in a city near you.
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Offers and Promotions
 
IBM DB2 9 Online Demo
Find out how to take back control of your storage costs with DB2 9 (previously codenamed Viper). New DB2 9 provides cost effective management of both relational data and pure XML data in a single data server - to provide you with all of the business information you need to solve challenging new problems. View the demo now to see how it works.
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Events and Webcasts
 
On Demand Webcast: Power Solutions with DB2 Express to Deliver Information On Demand
Tune in on demand for a technical introduction to the low cost, high value DB2 Express database server and why it's an excellent option for developers, mid-market businesses, and partners. You'll learn just how easy it is to install DB2 Express, the robust and reliable infrastructure it provides for your applications, and how the power of DB2 can be harnessed using the most popular programming languages such as C/C++, Java, .NET, and PHP.
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Replay: Performance is key to user satisfaction--How do you ensure IMS performance?
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. Listen to this telecon replay:
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Replay: 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. Listen to this telecon replay:
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Replay: DB2 Change Management on Multiplatforms -- Modeling changes and deploying them with ease
Do you need to change DB2 structures and data more frequently and under tighter deadlines? Is your change management process prone to error, tedious, and slow? This webcast describes how you can improve productivity on Linux, Unix and Microsoft Windows. Learn how to make database changes in place, migrate changes, audit and track changes,and more. Listen to this webcast replay:
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Replay: Empowering SOA: Providing Information as a Service to the Business
While the concept of SOA has been around for a while, most companies think of SOA as addressing process-centric issues, and probably have not considered it for information integration. And information availability is a top priority for companies today: in the 2006 IBM Global CEO Survey, over 60% of CEOs believe their organizations need to do a better job of leveraging information. By de-coupling information from the silos in which it is buried and treating it as a service to the business, companies can make it more available, consistent and trustworthy.

Watch this on demand webcast to learn how organizations have typically leveraged SOA to deal with the need for greater visibility, agility, efficiency and governance of their business. Hear market trends for treating information as a service and how treating information as a service can further drive a successful ROI of any SOA implementation. The benefits of creating service-oriented legacy data, data warehouses, data quality, and shared information services across trading partners, LOBs, and agencies. Watch the replay:
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Registration now Open: WebSphere Technical Exchange: October 30 - November 3, 2006; San Francisco, CA
Register now for this great event highlighting the WebSphere Product family. Attend technical presentations, hands-on labs, case studies and best practice sessions designed for WebSphere architects, administrators and developers. Topics include WebSphere Application Server, J2EE development, WebSphere Process Server, WebSphere Integration Developer, WebSphere Adapters, performance and the latest in SOA and ESB implementation technologies.
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IDUG 2006 - Europe in Vienna, Austria on 2-6 October
Go further with IDUG and make plans today to attend IDUG 2006 - Europe, the premier European DB2 event. View the online schedule to see the nearly 100 technical sessions that go beyond traditional classroom training and allow you to experience real-world, independent insights into topics essential to advance you and your company. Continue to visit the conference website for the latest scheduling, registration and program information.
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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 have important business content in WebSphere Portal, Lotus Domino or Microsoft Sharepoint? Join IBM and Forrester Research for a 1-hour webcast to learn how to dramatically improve productivity and gain new insight by breaking down information silos with secure search.
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Informix Chat with the Labs -- LIVE for Asia Pacific! -- July 6, 2006
The Informix Chat with the Labs series is expanding to serve our customers and IBM Business Partners in Asia Pacific! Tune in to listen to our senior developers discussing in-depth technical topics. This month: "IDS 10 -- Have you heard the latest?" Since the initial release of IDS 10, many new features have been delivered in xC1-xC5, including the performance features implemented to support the successful Baan benchmark. Join this chat to learn about these capabilities as well as to review the steps to migrate your applications to IDS 10.
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The Informix Chat with the Labs series
The Informix Chat with the Labs series is a monthly teleconference hosted by the Informix Lab Director, Jerry Keesee. The call features senior developers from the Informix Lab talking with customers and IBM Business Partners about technical topics in-depth. Check for Chat with the Labs archive for replays on some of our most popular topics, including: IDS 10 -- Have you heard the latest?, Performance tuning in IDS 10, The IDS Spatial DataBlade, Indexing and fragmentation Strategies, and more!
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Register today for the 2006 International EGL User Conference - August 1-2
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. This year's conference offers a variety of technical product sessions, customer testimonials, product demonstrations and much more to show the breadth and depth of this powerful technology. Seating is limited so please register early! The conference web site with full details and registration can be found at:
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Information Mgmt Software Product Announcements
 
XML app migration from DB2 V8 to DB2 9, Part 2
Look at the XML functionality in DB2 9 (formerly codenamed Viper) and compare it to that of DB2 V8.x. This article discusses the new XML features introduced in DB2 9, and goes into detail regarding the impact the new XML support has on migrating existing XML-based applications. This is the second of a 3-article series on migrating your XML applications from DB2 UDB V8.x to DB2 9. Read more:
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New and Enhanced DB2 and IMS Tools Announced
On June 6, DB2 and IMS Tools announced two new DB2 Tools for z/OS, DB2 Cloning Tool V1.1 and DB2 Recovery Expert V1.1, and issued a statement of direction for a new audit management tool. On Linux, UNIX, and Windows, a new tool, DB2 Change Management Expert for Multiplatforms V1.1 was announced with Version 3.1 of DB2 High Performance Unload for Multiplatforms. Version 4.1 of IMS Performance Analyzer and Version 2.1 of IMS Problem Investigator were also announced.
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DB2 9 Demo: Take back control of your storage costs
New DB2 9 provides cost effective management of both relational data and pure XML data in a single data server - to provide you with all of the business information you need to solve challenging new problems. View the demo now to see how it works.
http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL606Z35
 
DB2 UDB Product Line
 
pureXML in DB2 9: Which way to query your XML data?
XQuery or SQL/XML, separately or embedded in one another -- each option is useful in certain situations. Learn their respective advantages and disadvantages, and guidelines for choosing the right one for your needs. Read more:
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Technical Corner
 
A step-by-step how-to guide to install, configure, and test a Linux, Apache, Informix, and PHP server
Linux, Apache, Informix, and PHP (LAIP) together form a very powerful and dynamic combination for a Web server. This article is a step-by-step how-to guide for installing, configuring, and testing a LAIP server. Read more:
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IBM DB2 Enterprise Server performance with Power5+ and AIX 5L multipage support
IBM DB2 9 automatically exploits the 64-kilobyte page support in AIX 5L to deliver high performance for database applications. Learn how the exploitation of multiple page sizes affects performance results. Read more:
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Search WebSphere Portal Document Manager using WebSphere Information Integrator OmniFind Edition
This article provides step-by-step instructions for integrating OmniFind and WebSphere Portal Document Manager using WebSphere Information Integrator Content Edition. OmniFind can then crawl, parse, index, and search a Portal Document Manager repository on any number of specified PDM item classes. Read more:
http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?on=IMNL606Z17
 
Leverage MySQL skills to learn DB2 Express: DB2 versus MySQL backup and recovery
DBAs with a MySQL background can use this guide to learn how backup and recovery utilities work in DB2 Express, and how backup and recovery capabilities compare with MySQL. Read more:
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Set up a Multi-tier SPECjAppServer2004 cluster with DB2
This article provides the instructions and sample scripts for setting up a SPECjAppServer2004 benchmark on DB2 for Windows and WebSphere. The scripting approach can turn the setup task from a whole day of struggling into a single enjoyable learning hour. Read more:
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Developing with Apache Derby -- Hitting the Trifecta: Database development with Apache Derby, Part 4
The Apache Derby software provides a powerful, open source database that can be used as a persistent store for a wide range of database applications. One of the main reasons for this popularity is Apache Derby's query support, which lets you selectively extract columns from specific rows across one or more tables that satisfy some Boolean condition. Learn about Apache Derby's query capabilities and how to use the SELECT statement to perform complex queries. Read more:
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PHP application development fully supported on Informix
Informix Dynamic Server (IDS 10) is now enabled to support PHP, the fastest growing technology for building dynamic Web applications. IBM has partnered with Zend to deliver Zend Core for IBM, the first and only certified PHP development and production environment that includes tight integration with IDS. For more details and to download the new IBM Redbook that provides PHP code samples for working with IDS.
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Compare Informix Dynamic editions
Understand the basic licensing rules, functions, and feature differences between the members of the IBM® Informix® Dynamic Server (IDS) server family.
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Certification and Training
 
DB2 XML Evaluation Guide
The DB2 XML evaluation guide is a step-by-step tutorial to introduce the reader to DB2 9 (formerly codenamed Viper) data server on the Windows platform using the XML storage and searching (SQL/XML, XQuery) capabilities available to support next-generation applications. You'll create a DB2 9 database, create a DB2 table to store XML data, add data to the table using SQL INSERT statements, query using both SQL and XQuery, query on an XML column, and create and test a view for simplified data access. Read the guide.
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Summer series of DB2 for z/OS Technical Seminars coming to an end
The 8-city series of one-day DB2 Technical Seminars concludes in New York City on July 10 and Toronto on July 12. Benefit from hearing the best practices learned by customers who implemented Version 8 and get a sneak peek at optimizing for the future with Version 9.
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Summer Open Houses with IBM Training Providers
The summer is a great time to develop a training regimen to boost your skills and gain a competitive edge There's no better place to get training on IBM products and today's applications. Our classes are led by experienced instructors who are also developers, technical leads, consultants and curriculum designers. IBM brings training close to you, making it more convenient than ever to keep your skills sharp. Take advantage of special offers from local IBM Training Providers during Summer Open House sessions, June 1 - September 1, 2006.
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Summer 2006 IBM Training eCatalog - Now Available
Need IT training? Check out the new Summer 2006 IBM Training eCatalog and find out what's new and what's updated in over 26 subject areas, from application development to zSeries and everything in between, not to mention a complete list of 2006 Technical Conferences. Get your skills in shape for summer with one simple click that opens the door to the training information you have been seeking.
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Want to access exclusive online tools for Training, track your enrollments, and save time too?
The IBM Training Web site allows you to better manage your enrollments. Benefits of using this site include:

- access to your class history
- store favorite courses in a Training Plan
- streamline ordering that saves you time

Registration is quick and you decide how much information to store.
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Custom, onsite U2 and Informix training from IBM
Customize your training from our U2 or Informix curricula by combining courses. For U2 select courses from our two most popular tracks if administration and application development. For Informix, select from tracks covering database administration, system administration, application programming, and advanced administration. Customizing U2 or Informix classes to fit your needs and time is our speciality. Let us know your specific requirements by calling 1-800-IBM TEACH or by filling out a request onsite training form under Next Step on our web site.
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IBM Information Management: Information as a Service Demo
Learn how information complexity can be minimized and reduced when information is treated like an always-available service. This demo will show you how a company can transition from a complex information landscape into an environment that will make information more accessible, consistent, and flexible and ensure that the right information is available to the right people & processes at the right time.This demonstration focuses on a fictional company, Globalco, who is dealing with common information complexity issues because systems have grown over time through acquisitions, tactical "quick fix" projects, and new system implementations where the old systems were never actually retired. With Information as a Service, quality and consistency of the information is improved across all systems. Let IBM show you how Information as a Service can increase profitability due to reduced inventory and supply chain costs, and improve revenues from improved marketing effectiveness.
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Support and Services
 
Great Opportunities for Exhibitors at IBM 2006 Technical Conferences
IBM Technical Conferences offer outstanding marketing opportunities to both exhibitors and sponsors. Attendees of IBM events crowd our exhibit halls seeking the latest advances in hardware, software, and networking technologies. If your offerings complement IBM's solutions, don't miss this unique opportunity to meet with a targeted group of qualified buyers. Sponsorship packages and excellent booth locations are available for our dynamic 2006 events.
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