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February 19, 2003

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Volume 4, Issue 2
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1. IBM News
* IBM announces DB2 Express
* DB2 Information Integrator now in beta
* Webcasts: Wladawsky-Berger, Selinger kick off tech series
2. Asked and Answered: Does DASD striping work with DB2 for z/OS and OS/390?
3. Skills and Certification News:
* New customer support program from IBM
* Free DB2 tutorials
* IBM developerWorks Live! dates
4. Trivia Contest: Another chance to win a $100 gift check
5. At the Bookstore: DB2 Universal Database V8 for Linux, Unix, and Windows Database Administration Certification Guide
6. Now Playing at the DB2 Developer Domain

1. IBM NEWS
IBM Announces DB2 Express
IBM demonstrated a new DB2 targeted to business partners and to customers with 100 to 1,000 employees at IBM PartnerWorld in New Orleans this week. DB2 Universal Database Express Edition, or DB2 Express, offers transparent installation and enhanced self-management features. Although pricing has not been announced, DB2 Express is expected to cost less than $1,000. The Express edition supports Windows and Linux on servers with up to two processors, and can be pre-configured in offerings for key vertical markets such as finance, insurance, and retail.
http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/info/db2express/

IBM DB2 Information Integrator Now in Beta
IBM announced the first products based on IBM's Xperanto project earlier this month. DB2 Information Integrator and DB2 Information Integrator for Content, both in beta, let businesses access and integrate both structured and unstructured information as if it were stored in one place. DB2 Information Integrator is tailored to SQL-based developers, and DB2 Information Integrator for Content supports a content management-programming model. Both offerings provide federated access to structured and unstructured data.
http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/integration/launch.html

Wladawsky-Berger, Selinger Webcasts Address IBM Tech Topics
A new series of Webcasts for IBM partners and partner prospects debuted in February with a presentation by Steve Mills, senior vice president and group executive of the IBM Software Group. The Webcast series, called IBM Insight Exchange, divides topics into an "Opportunity Track," which focuses on industry trends and a "Technology Track," which covers technological excellence and technology investments. To kick off the technology series, IBM's Irving Wladawsky-Berger, vice president of technology, will explain the e-business on-demand technologies and business model in a Feb. 21 Webcast. Pat Selinger, vice president of data management architecture and technology at IBM, will discuss research and development efforts aimed at managing the data of the future on March 5. The series schedule and links to replays of the Webcasts are available at:
http://www-3.ibm.com/software/info/insightexchange/

2. ASKED AND ANSWERED
Does DASD striping work with DB2 for z/OS and OS/390? After discussions with IBM reps, my company decided to use it in some of our large flat files. I thought it would benefit the load and unload utilities and cursors that pull in large volumes of data. What are your thoughts? Find out what DB2 DBA columnist Robert Catterall thinks at:
http://www.db2mag.com/qanda/030219.shtml

3. SKILLS AND CERTIFICATION NEWS
New Data Management Customer Support Program
IBM introduced a new customer support program, Regency Premier Services, designed to create closer partnerships between customers and the IBM Data Management Customer Support team. An add-on to Passport Advantage, Regency Premier Services customers are assigned a Technical Account Manager who understands both IBM software and the customer's particular support needs.
http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/support/premier/

Free DB2 Problem Determination Tutorials
Nine new one-hour tutorials for DBAs and developers are available free from the IBM Web site. Topics include the basics of problem determination, error codes, tools, plus performance, engine, and application problems.
http://www-3.ibm.com/cgi-bin/db2www/data/db2/udb/winos2unix/support/tutorial_main.d2w/toc

IBM developerWorks Live! Conference Dates
IBM developerWorks Live! will be held in New Orleans, April 9-12, 2003. The conference includes presentations by industry experts, hands-on labs, birds-of-a-feather meetings, elective sessions, certification testing, exhibits, and opportunities to meet experts. Early bird discounts apply until March 16.
http://www-3.ibm.com/events/ibmdeveloperworkslive/index.html

4. DB2 TRIVIA CONTEST
If you read the Q1 issue of DB2 Magazine, you probably know the answer to this month's DB2 Trivia question: Which data management pioneer is credited with developing DB2's cost-based optimizer? Don't know? It might be worth your while to reread the article "Bound to Succeed," by David Stodder. A correct answer earns the chance to enter a drawing for a $100 American Express Gift Cheque.
Read "Bound to Succeed"
http://www.db2mag.com/db_area/archives/2003/q1/stodder.shtml

Try the trivia question
http://www.db2mag.com/

5. AT THE BOOKSTORE
DB2 Universal Database V8 for Linux, Unix, and Windows Database Administration Certification Guide, 5th Edition, by George Baklarz and Bill Wong

DB2 Universal Database V8 for Linux, Unix, and Windows Database Administration Certification Guide is an authoritative self-study guide for IBM's new DB2 V8 certification exams. IBM experts George Baklarz and Bill Wong offer hundreds of tips, techniques, guidelines, and best practices. A CD-ROM included with the book contains a complete trial version of DB2 UDB V8 Personal Edition, plus the DB2DEMO program.
http://www.db2mag.com/bookstore/

6. NOW PLAYING AT THE DB2 DEVELOPER DOMAIN
Getting Started with DB2 V.8 and ADO using Visual Basic 6
http://www7b.software.ibm.com/dmdd/library/techarticle/0302hasin/0302hasin.html

Installing IBM DB2 UDB Transparently With Your Application
http://www7b.software.ibm.com/dmdd/library/techarticle/0302gao/0302gao.html

Considering SQLJ for Your DB2 V.8 Java Applications
http://www7b.software.ibm.com/dmdd/library/techarticle/0302tsui/0302tsui.html

"Excel"lerating DB2 UDB: Transferring DB2 Data to a Spreadsheet
http://www7b.software.ibm.com/dmdd/library/techarticle/0302bhogal/0302bhogal.html

IBM DB2 Everyplace Wireless Data Synchronization with Nokia 92xx Communicators. how to enable your mobile workforce to use their Nokia 92xx
http://www7b.software.ibm.com/dmdd/library/techarticle/0302mayer/0302mayer.html

Using a Connection's Application ID
http://www7b.software.ibm.com/dmdd/library/techarticle/0302stolze/0302stolze.html

Creating Web services on Windows to access DB2
https://www6.software.ibm.com/reg/devworks/dw-db2wsw5-i?S_TACT=103AMW11&S_CMP=DB2DD

Creating Web services on Linux to access DB2
https://www6.software.ibm.com/reg/devworks/dw-db2wsl5-i?S_TACT=103AMW11&S_CMP=DB2DD

How to Query Red Brick Tables from DB2 DataJoiner V2.1.x
http://www7b.software.ibm.com/dmdd/zones/informix/library/techarticle/0302rumsby/0302rumsby.html

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