DB2 Magazine E-Newsletter

June 16, 2005

DB2 Magazine Email Newsletter
Volume 6, Issue 6
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IN THIS ISSUE:

1. Asked and Answered
*Reducing DB2 for z/OS licensing costs
2. IBM News
*IBM Takes three AIIM awards
*Information management veteran named IBM fellow
3. DB2 Magazine Trivia Contest
*Answer correctly for a chance to win $100
4. Skills and Certification News
*Free briefings, free Informix/U2 tutorials, and more
5. At the Bookstore
* Inescapable Data
6. Now Playing at the developerWorks DB2 Domain

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1. ASKED AND ANSWERED

* A reader from Down Under asks DB2 DBA columnist Robert Catterall: Do you know of any products that use DRDA without a local DB2 in an MVS (OS/390, Z/OS) environment? I'm looking for a way to isolate DB2 into its own LPAR to take advantage of IBM's Workload License Charges (WLC) pricing.

--Find out if this money-saving strategy will pay off.
http://www.db2mag.com/qanda/050615.shtml

--Browse past DB2 Magazine Q&As.
http://www.db2mag.com/qanda

2. IBM NEWS

* IBM Content Management Takes Three AIIM Awards IBM won two Best of Show awards and a Best Practices award at the AIIM 2005 conference held last month in Philadelphia. IBM Federated Records Management and IBM TotalStorage DR550 both earned Best of Show awards, while IBM and Wachovia won the Best Practices in the Banking and Financial Services award. Judged by a panel of industry analysts and consultants. The AIIM Association and Industry Awards recognize outstanding achievement and significant contribution to the industry by AIIM members and organizations.

--Find out more about the winning IBM solutions.
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/swnews/swnews.nsf/n/slge6cwt2w?OpenDocument&Site=data

* Information Management Veteran Named IBM Fellow IBM last month named five employees, including DB2's Yun Wang, as IBM Fellows, the company's most prestigious technical honor. Wang, who joins an elite group of 185 technology professionals selected over the past 42 years, is recognized for his sustained innovation and leadership in delivering advanced database technologies for the DB2 UDB portfolio over the past 20 years. IBM Fellows are given freedom and flexibility to pursue creative achievements and typically work on special projects or research initiatives that lead the company in new directions.

--Find out more about the new IBM fellows.
http://www-1.ibm.com/press/PressServletForm.wss?MenuChoice= bymonth&TemplateName=ByMonth&SelectString=t1.templid= 1&TableName=DataheadApplicationClass&SESSIONKEY=any&year= 2005&month=5&WindowTitle= &DispYear=2005

3. DB2 MAGAZINE TRIVIA CONTEST

* How familiar are you with the DB2 Design Advisor? If you know enough, you can earn a chance at a $100 American Express Gift Cheque.

--Try the trivia contest.
http://www.db2magazine.com/

--Read the DB2 Design Advisor article Advise and Consent for a hint.
http://www.db2mag.com/story/showArticle.jhtml;?articleID=161601934

4. SKILLS AND CERTIFICATION NEWS

* IBM developerWorks Technical Briefings IBM is conducting a series of complimentary seminars in various cities this month. Packed with in-depth technical information, the briefings feature IBM experts demonstrating the company's open standards-based software.

Upcoming seminars include:

--IT Lifecycle Management (competitive briefing): June 21, New York; June 23, Toronto; June 28 Chicago; June 30 Long Beach; July 7, Montreal

--WebSphere Integration and Infrastructure (technical briefing): June 14, Chicago; June 16, San Mateo;

--IBM Software for Small and Medium Businesses: June 28, Atlanta; June 30, Dallas; July 12, Toronto; July 14, Vancouver

--Find out more or register for a briefing.
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/offers/techbriefings/

* Free Informix and U2 Tutorials

Head to the DB2 Information Management Technical Conference (Sept. 12 - 16 in Orlando, Fla.) a day early to take advantage of free Informix and U2 tutorials offered throughout the day on September 11.
Topics include problem determination, performance and optimization, IDS version 10 changes, and more.

--Reserve a seat.
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct03001c/services/learning/us/conf/pdfs/informix_u2_tutorials.pdf

* New Tutorial: Introduction to WebSphere Information Integrator Solutions As an introduction to and overview of WebSphere Information Integrator, this new tutorial explains what information integration is and how you can use it to integrate information across your enterprise.

--Find out more.
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/dm-dw-dm-0505stary-i.html?S_TACT-105AGX11&S_CMP=FP

--Get more news about discounts on certification guides, the DB2 Information Management Technical Conference, and other IBM education resources.
http://www.db2mag.com/education

5. AT THE BOOKSTORE

* Inescapable Data, by Chris Stakutis and John Webster

What's likely to emerge from the current primordial soup of wired and wireless gadgetry we live with today? The authors asked more than 50 technologists, sociologists, entrepreneurs, consultants, researchers, media leaders, and futurists to shed light on emerging technologies.
The book, an easy read for business and IT staff alike, offers insight into the implications of ubiquitous data capture.
Topics covered include:
* The emerging connectivity divide
* Inescapable data's technical components: Asynchronous communications, pervasive computing devices, wireless, and XML
* Uncontrolled information availability: risks to security and well-being
* The future of technical infrastructure, grids, smart storage, and beyond
* New modes of information delivery: Nonnumeric, nontextual, unobtrusive.

--Find out more about Inescapable Data.
http://www.db2mag.com/bookstore/

6. NOW PLAYING AT THE DB2 DEVELOPERWORKS DOMAIN

* Understanding DB2 UDB character conversion
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0506chong/index.html

* Informix schema evolution in an Enterprise Replication environment
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0506inturi/index.html

* A recipe for a healthy federated database system
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0505erfan/index.html

* DB2 application development: Tracing with the DB2 Universal JDBC Driver
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0506fechner/index.html

* DB2 Universal Database and dual core and sub-capacity licensing
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0505zikopoulos/index.html

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