DB2

Provides tools to develop client and server applications that run on DB2 Universal Database on any supported platform.
DB2 Universal Developer's Edition provides tools enabling one software developer to develop client and server applications that run on DB2 Universal Database on any supported platform. Database servers and gateways can be set up for development purposes only. One licence is required per developer. It comprises:

• DB2 Universal Database Personal Edition, Workgroup Edition and Enterprise Edition
• DB2 Connect Personal Edition and Enterprise Edition
• DB2 Extenders
• DB2 XML Extender
• DB2 OLAP Starter Kit
• Application Development Client
• Administration Client
• Run-Time Client
• DB2 Satellite Edition
• Net.Data
• VisualAge for Java, PRO OS/2 and Microsoft Windows
• Websphere Studio
• Websphere Application Server Standard Edition
• QMF

It is available for the following platforms:

• OS/2
• Microsoft Windows NT, 95, 98 and 2000
• AIX
• HP-UX
• Solaris
• Linux
• NUMA-Q
• SGI IRIX (client only).

DB2 - Features

Available Editions

DB2 Universal Developer's Edition provides tools to enable the development of client and server applications that run on DB2 Universal Database on any supported platform. Database servers and gateways can be set up for development purposes only. One licence is required per developer. DB2 supports all key Internet standards and DB2 OLAP Starter Kit for analysing Web information. It comprises:

• WebSphere Application Server and Websphere Studio
• VisualAge for Java, PRO OS/2 and Microsoft Windows
• DB2 Universal Database Personal Edition, Workgroup Edition and Enterprise Edition
• DB2 Connect Personal Edition and Enterprise Edition
• DB2 Extenders
• DB2 XML Extender
• DB2 OLAP Starter Kit
• Application Development Client
• Administration Client
• Run-Time Client
• DB2 Satellite Edition
• Net.Data
• QMF

Features include:

• DB2 Extenders providing text, audio, video and image support for animating Web-based applications
• DB2 XML Extender provides new data types for storing and searching XML documents in DB2 databases
• WebSphere Studio visual layout tool for dynamic Web pages using JSPs, full HTML, JavaScript and DHTML support and Wizards for generating database-driven pages
• Cross-platform support
• Certified for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
• Integrated in-memory text search capabilities via the DB2 Net Search Extender.
• Support for XML including tools for parsing XML documents into parts stored in DB2 tables
• Optimised and simplified access to federated data sources enabling data in any DB2 database, OLE DB data sources and Oracle databases to be accessed using distributed queries
• Native interface to OLE DB data sources enabling DB2 to serve as an OLE DB consumer and provider
• Simplified DB2 application development with tighter ntegration with Microsoft Visual Studio and support for IBM VisualAge
• Java support for Java Transaction APIs and JDBC V2
• Data Warehouse Centre implements the Object Management Group Common Warehouse Metadata Interchange for integrating diverse tools into business intelligence solutions
• DB2 Warehouse Manager that integrates governing, resource management and usage tracking
• DB2 OLAP Servewith Hyperion Essbase Version 6.

Available Editions

IBM DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition - ( v. 7.1 ) - complete package - 1 connection - EDU - CD  DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition extends the Connect function to UNIX platforms and client workstations in a workgroup, department, or LAN setting. It is ideal for those who want to consolidate host access through a gateway. It includes web-enabling functions such that Internet or intranet users can also pass through the gateway to access the host. 

IBM DB2 High Performance Unload for Multiplatforms - Complete package - 1 processor - STD - CD - Linux, UNIX, Win   IBM DB2 High Performance Unload quickly and efficiently unloads and extracts data from DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Edition (EE) and DB2 Enterprise-Extended Edition (EEE) for movement across enterprise systems or for reorganization in-place. The solution performs sequential table reading, providing fast access to IBM DB2 data. It creates multiple output files during a single unload at minimal cost. IBM DB2 High Performance Unload makes the output file-set a tape, disk, or named pipe that is formatted suitably for optional reorganization or reload. It performs unloads against backups to eliminate interference with DB2 production databases. The backups can be the last full copy or any full copy. DB2 High Performance Unload supports efficient migration from non-IBM tools, DB2 in the z/OS and multiplatform environments, including Microsoft Windows, HP-UX, Sun's Solaris Operating Environment, IBM AIX, and Linux. 

DB2 KNOWLEDGEX 6.1 WINDOWS NT PROGRAM PACK DB2 KnowledgeX Workgroup Edition is IBM's knowledge management solution for acquiring, discovering, publishing and distributing knowledge across a workgroup, a small business or an enterprise. It provides facilities to refine information from a variety of sources into shared, actionable knowledge by revealing hidden relationships, detailing the role and strength of those relationships and identifying their relevance to a defined business goal or problem.

IBM DB2 KnowledgeX Workgroup Edition - ( v. 6.1 ) - complete package - 1 user - STD - Win   DB2 KnowledgeX Workgroup Edition is IBM's knowledge management solution for acquiring, discovering, publishing, and distributing knowledge across a workgroup, a small business, or an enterprise. It provides facilities to refine information from a variety of sources into shared, actionable knowledge by revealing hidden relationships, detailing the role and strength of those relationships, and identifying their relevance to a defined business goal or problem. Companies are challenged to manage the "infoglut" problem and use the vast quantities of information in their organizations efficiently and effectively. With IBM DB2 KnowledgeX Workgroup Edition for Windows NT, Version 6.1, users can find the information they need, and easily navigate through it to make better business decisions. DB2 KnowledgeX Workgroup Edition for Windows NT, V6.1 provides all the functionality available through KnowledgeX Workgroup Edition V5.2, plus significant enhancements: exploitation of Intelligent Miner for Text functions: summarization, full-text search, and feature extraction; a Web client, providing an executive view of knowledge maps; usability improvements to the client/server services; a loader application to populate the KnowledgeX database; National language support (NLS) enablement. 

IBM DB2 OLAP Server Analyzer - ( v. 7.1 ) - licence - 1 user - STD - Win  DB2 OLAP Server Analyzer delivers an intuitive, easy-to-use Web-based or Windows interactive query and reporting tool to all parts of the enterprise. It gives you a highly colorful and graphic front end to deliver OLAP data to cover the Web access. The combination of Analyzer and DB2 OLAP Server for AS/400 is a great platform to quickly develop a complete Windows- or Web-based multidimensional analysis application. 

IBM DB2 OLAP Integration Server - ( v. 7.1 ) - licence - 1 server - STD - UNIX, Win   Use IBM DB2 OLAP Server to deliver analytic applications that give your business a competitive edge. DB2 OLAP Server gives you fast, intuitive multidimensional analysis. With the many applications, tools, and solutions providers who support DB2 OLAP Server, you can create your own applications or have turnkey solutions built for you. This product integrates the popular Hyperion Essbase OLAP products with the e-business ready IBM DB2 UDB relational database. It provides powerful multidimensional analysis with a comprehensive set of built-in financial, mathematical and statistical functions. OLAP allows users to ask questions intuitively because the OLAP data is presented in business dimensions. DB2 OLAP Server combines the flexibility of a relational database and the performance of a multidimensional store in the most effective way. 

IBM DB2 Universal Database Personal Edition - ( v. 8.1 ) - licence - 1 user - STD - Linux, Win, OS/2    DB2 Universal Database is the first multimedia, Web-ready relational database management system, strong enough to meet the demands of large corporations and flexible enough to serve small- and medium-sized businesses. With DB2 Universal Database, IBM continues its role as the database innovator. DB2 Universal Database continues to meet the demands of today's heterogeneous computing environments. It is about open solutions that can access and integrate data from multiple, geographically separated sources on different platforms. DB2 Universal Database Personal Edition provides a single-user object-relational database management system for your PC-based desktop that is ideal for mobile applications or the power user. 

IBM DB2 Universal Database Workgroup Edition - ( v. 8.1 ) - licence - 1 server - STD - Linux, Win, OS/2    The DB2 Workgroup Server Edition (WSE) is the database server designed for deployment in a departmental or small business environment that involves a small number of internal users. The WSE uses a licensing model designed to provide an attractive price point for smaller installations while still providing a full function database server. The WSE can be deployed in Linux, UNIX, and Windows environments on systems with up to 4 CPUs. 

IBM DB2 Universal Database Personal Developer's Edition - ( v. 8.1 ) - licence - 1 user - STD - Linux, Win, OS/2    DB2 Universal Database is IBM's object-relational database for UNIX, OS/2, and Windows operating environments. IBM offers DB2 Universal Database packages that provide easy installation, integrated functionality, a rich bundle of development tools, full web enablement, OLAP capabilities, and flexibility to scale and change platforms. DB2 Personal Developer's Edition provides all the tools for one software developer to develop desktop business tools and applications for DB2 Universal Database Personal Edition.