June 02, 2008
During this week 25 years ago (June 7, specifically) DB2 made its debut (check out the original press release for a trip down memory lane) on the mainframe. As storied as its long history is, DB2 isn't the only IBM database technology celebrating a milestone this year. It's joined by UniData and IMS (20 and 40 years, respectively). Of course, although they're not celebrating anniversaries that end in 5 or 0 this year, Informix (27 years) and UniVerse (23 years), certainly have eventful histories.
Now that the IBM Database Magazine wiki is back from a brief cloud-induced hiatus (so long, StikiPad), you're invited to help document the achievements of your favorite IBM database technologies in its pages.
Here's how to get started.
Go to the wiki's main page and read the wiki's mission statement, terms and conditions, and other details. If you decide you want to participate, here's where you'll find the various timelines:
* DB2
* IMS
* Informix
* SolidDB
* U2
You'll see that DB2's timeline is the most complete (at least up until 2002). That's because we documented DB2's first twenty years in this poster, which provided plenty of material to work with. But a lot has happened in the last five years, so there's work to be done, even for the DB2 page.
If you'd like to contribute to the timelines, go back to the main page and send an email to the wiki administrator. You'll get a confirmation email with further instructions. Once you have an account, you can begin editing the pages or creating new ones. You'll need to reregister even if you had an account in the wiki's previous incarnation.
Don't remember the key dates? Check past issues of http://www.ibmdatabasemag.com/db_area/archives (and its predecessor, DB2 Magazine), search the IBM press room for announcements, do some foraging with Google, and check user group sites.
Let's see what kind of detail the amateur historians among you can produce.
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