DB2 Magazine E-Newsletter

January 21, 2003

DB2 Magazine Email Newsletter
Volume 4, Issue 1
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1. Celebrating 20 Years of DB2 Innovation: DB2 Magazine Q1, 2003
2. Test Your Knowledge: Try the new DB2 trivia quiz at DB2mag.com
3. IBM News
4. Skills and Certification News
5. At the Bookstore: DB2 SQL Procedure Language for Linux, Unix, and Windows
6. Now Playing at the DB2 Developer Domain

1. CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF DB2 INNOVATION: DB2 MAGAZINE Q1, 2003
In 1983, a little IBM project landed in customers' hands in the form of Database 2 (DB2). And then it took off. Over the past 20 years, DB2 has soared into the top spot for transaction processing and achieved the world's first 10TB TPC-H benchmark for data warehousing. It has posted gains in market share in tough times and has become a crucial element in IBM's software strategy. Here's a look at how the innovations of the past 20 years have kept DB2 aloft, and how work underway continues to push it to new heights.

Highlights of the coverage include:
An anniversary message from Janet Perna, IBM Data Management Solutions general manager.
http://www.db2mag.com/db_area/archives/2003/q1/perna.shtml

Pat Selinger, Don Haderle, and Don Chamberlin on the details of DB2's birth and their plans for its future.
http://www.db2mag.com/db_area/archives/2003/q1/stodder.shtml

DB2 guru Craig S. Mullins names the eight innovations that helped make DB2 great.
http://www.db2mag.com/db_area/archives/2003/q1/mullins.shtml

Other features in this issue:
What Will They Think of Next? Laura Haas of IBM Research reveals the look of data management products of the future.
http://www.db2mag.com/db_area/archives/2003/q1/haas.shtml

Protecting DB2 Data: Your company's data is facing threats from all sides. Do you know how to protect it?
http://www.db2mag.com/db_area/archives/2003/q1/mattsson.shtml

Demystifying FFDC Data: Roger E. Sanders explains why First Failure
Data Capture (FFDC) is one of DB2's most useful diagnostic tools.
http://www.db2mag.com/db_area/archives/2003/q1/sanders.shtml

Plus columns from Bonnie Baker, Robert Catterall, Michael S. Dougherty, Howard Fosdick, and more.
http://www.db2mag.com

2. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Anybody who happens to know what DB2 was called internally at IBM before its announcement to the public in 1983 may be eligible to win a $100 American Express Gift Cheque. Just answer the question correctly and fill out the online entry form for your chance to win. (Don't know the answer? Check the pull-out poster celebrating 20 years of DB2 included in most copies of the Quarter 1 2003 print issue of DB2 Magazine.) A drawing to determine the winner will take place February 14.
http://www.db2mag.com

3. IBM NEWS
Intelligent Enterprise Analyzes New IBM Services Unit
When IBM formed a new high-end services unit (called On Demand Innovation Services) in late November 2002, the news was nearly overshadowed by the Rational Software acquisition. But Intelligent Enterprise editor-in-chief Justin Kestelyn says the move means the company anticipates sweeping change.
http://www.intelligententerprise.com/030201/603editpage1_1.shtml

Computer History Museum Highlights Database History
IBM fellow Pat Selinger will talk about the early days of DB2 in a panel discussion at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., on Feb. 10. The free event, "How Databases Changed the World," also features Chris Date, Herb Edelstein, Bob Epstein, Ken Jacobs, Roger Sippl, and Michael Stonebraker.
http://www.computerhistory.org/events

4. SKILLS AND CERTIFICATION NEWS
New Skills Page on DB2mag.com
Now you can find the latest skills and certification news from DB2 Magazine and the DB2 Magazine newsletter in one place. A new page dedicated to skills and certification information lists columns from IDUG and Certification Strategies columnist Howard Fosdick, skills news from IBM, plus links to technical FAQs, conferences and events, certification manuals, and other resources.
http://www.db2mag.com/education

Content Manager User Information
If you're an IBM Content Manager user, you can share your experiences and knowledge with other Content Manager, OnDemand, CommonStore, EMMS, or Enterprise Information Portal professionals. Any user with an online support ID and password can join the CM NewsGroup.
http://www.ibm.com/software/data/cm/newsgroupaccess.html

Assess Your DB2 Skills
If you're thinking about certifying, take advantage of the IBM Certification Exam Tool (ICE). These online pre-assessment tests contain representative questions of actual exams.
http://certify.torolab.ibm.com/icetest.jsp

IBM Software Program Education Center
Need to train your staff or customers on IBM data management technology? Partnering with IBM lets you lead them from concept to implementation using IBM curriculum. You can choose from introductory to advanced training options.
http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/skills/trainingproviders.html

5. AT THE BOOKSTORE
DB2 SQL Procedure Language For Linux, Unix, and Windows, by Paul Yip et al.
DB2 SQL Procedure Language for Linux, Unix, and Windows covers all language elements of DB2 SQL procedure language through examples and detailed explanations. The book, which includes tips and best practices derived from experiences with real customers, is written by specialists at the IBM Toronto Lab.
http://www.db2mag.com/bookstore

6. NOW PLAYING AT THE DB2 DEVELOPER DOMAIN
New Zone: DB2 for Newcomers
http://www.ibm.com/software/data/developer/newcomers

Administration Made Easier: Scheduling and Automation in DB2 UDB
http://www7b.software.ibm.com/dmdd/library/techarticle/0301gartner/0301gartn er.html

Implementing DB2 UDB V.8 ESE with Microsoft Cluster Server
http://www7b.software.ibm.com/dmdd/library/techarticle/0301nomani/0301nomani .html

Licensing Distributed DB2 V.8 in a High-Availability Configuration
http://www7b.software.ibm.com/dmdd/library/techarticle/0301zikopoulos/0301zi kopoulos.html

Differences between DB2 Workgroup Server Edition and DB2 Enterprise Server Edition
http://www7b.software.ibm.com/dmdd/library/techarticle/0301zikopoulos/0301zi kopoulos1.html

IBM Content Manager OnDemand: Report Definition Made Easy
http://www7b.software.ibm.com/dmdd/library/techarticle/0301wagner/0301wagner .html

Process Your DB2 for iSeries Indexes in Parallel
http://www7b.software.ibm.com/dmdd/library/techarticle/0301milligan/0301mill igan.html

Using IBM Red Brick With IBM Data Warehouse Manager
http://www7b.software.ibm.com/dmdd/zones/informix/library/techarticle/0301ji n/0301jin.html

Invoking Web services From SQL: Integrating Relational Data With Web services
https://www6.software.ibm.com/reg/devworks/dw-db2wsudf-i?S_TACT=103AMW11&S_C MP=TUT

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