DB2 Magazine E-Newsletter

July 21, 2006

DB2 Magazine Email Newsletter
Volume 7, Issue 7
www.db2mag.com

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IN THIS ISSUE:

1. From the Editor
* DB2 and Ruby on Rails
* Zend Core for DB2
* Entity Analytics Solutions
2. Asked and Answered
* How to submit a requirement for a technical change to DB2
3. Poll Positions
* Who are you excited to see?
4. Skill Sets
* Free certification, IIUG in Europe, and new Web casts
5. In the Zone
* The latest DB2 and Informix articles from developerWorks

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1. FROM THE EDITOR


We've just put the finishing touches on the Quarter 3, 2006, issue of DB2 Magazine, which you'll find in your mailboxes in just a couple of weeks. The issue is full of practical tips, techniques, and code samples for working with DB2 9's new XML capabilities using Java, PHP, Ajax, and more. You'll have to wait to read those articles, but there are a few notable news items I can share with you now. -- Kim Moutsos

* DB2 and Ruby on Rails
IBM recently released an alphaWorks project called the Starter Toolkit for DB2 on Rails. The toolkit gives Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users a single-click installer for Ruby, Rails, learning materials, DB2 Express-C, three Flash tutorials, and a CHM version of the first edition of Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers Guide (Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2000). Using the toolkit, developers can create a simple DB2 Ruby on Rails application in about 30 minutes. Linux developers can use DB2 on Rails, too. The alphaWorks project contains complete source code for the DB2 Ruby driver and the Rails adapter.
--Download the toolkit.
http://alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/DB2onRails

* New Zend Core for IBM Release
Zend released a new version of its PHP development and production environment Zend Core for IBM, which now includes support for Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) as well as DB2. Other new features include PHP Data Object (PDO) support, an embedded Apache server, an integrated DB2 client, integrated Cloudscape and DB2 Express-C data servers, and PHP 5.1.4.
--Learn more about the new release.
http://www.zend.com/

* Entity Analytics Solutions (EAS) V4.1
IBM announced EAS V4.1 with new support for German, French, Spanish, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese. EAS enables global clients in government, banking, healthcare, insurance, and other industries to analyze and compare data stored across information silos to recognize identities and resolve the relationships of parties seeking to perpetrate fraud or otherwise threaten organizations or society. EAS 4.1 supports System z and the Linux operating system. IBM's EAS software uses Entity Resolution technology to determine identities, discover non-obvious relationships between identities, and share this information without compromising the privacy of the information.
--Find out about entity analytics
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/eas/

2. ASKED AND ANSWERED


A DB2 for z/OS reader asks how she can submit a requirement for a technical change to DB2.
--Get advice from the source: Roger Miller, IBM Silicon Valley Lab.
http://db2mag.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=190900352

3. POLL POSITIONS

If you're heading off to the Information On Demand 2006 conference in Anaheim this fall (and even if you aren't), let us know which keynote speaker you most want to hear.
--Make your vote count (or, in any case, make us count your vote).
http://www.db2magazine.com/
--Find out what everyone's looking forward to in DB2 9.
http://db2mag.com/poll_results

4. SKILL SETS

* Complimentary Certification at IBM Information On Demand 2006
At Information On Demand 2006, October 15 to 20 in Anaheim, Calif., attendees can take up to three certification exams at no charge. Additional exams will incur a fee of $75. No registration is necessary; testing will take place on a first-come, first-served basis.
--Find out about Information on Demand 2006
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/ondemandbusiness/conf2006/

* DB2 9 Technical Seminars
IBM is offering free DB2 9 briefings around the world. In the one-day sessions, attendees participate in developing a real project -- from requirements analysis, modeling, and design to coding, testing, and deployment. Live demos show how DB2 Express-C 9, Rational Data Architect, and Zend Core for IBM work together.
--Get a list of locations.
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/offers/techbriefings/details/imod.html

* IIUG Goes to Europe
The International Informix Users Group (IIUG) will work with the International DB2 Users Group (IDUG) to bring two full tracks of Informix sessions to the IIUG/IDUG Europe Conference October 2-6 in Vienna. The conference will provide training on Informix Dynamic Server V10, IBM Cloudscape and Apache Derby, and related tools, such as Informix 4GL, PHP, and Java connectivity for Informix users in Europe.
--Get conference details.
http://iiug.org/conf/

* Webcast: Realize Your Information Investment With Data Quality
How much of your IT investment are you leveraging to ensure the quality of your information? Are your business processes helping you to make better decisions? Not only is high-quality data critical to the success of business intelligence, master data management, and infrastructure consolidation initiatives, it is also essential for regulatory compliance imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the USA PATRIOT Act, and anti-money-laundering laws. Watch this on demand Web cast to learn about IBM products and services that can help you assess your data quality, develop a game plan, and start improving the quality of your enterprise data.
--Find out more.
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/sw-events/webcast/E801608V58022D65.html

* Webcast: Empowering SOA: Providing Information as a Service to the Business
While the concept has been around for a while, most companies think of SOA as addressing process-centric issues, and probably haven't considered it for information integration. Watch this on demand Web cast to learn how organizations have leveraged SOA to deal with the need for greater visibility, agility, efficiency, and governance of their business.
--Watch the Web cast.
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/sw-events/webcast/C092903H85305R65.html

5. IN THE ZONE

* Use PHP scripts to access DB2 UDB for iSeries data with Zend Core
for i5/OS
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0606gupta/

* Document-level security using DB2 9 pureXML and LBAC
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/dm-dw-dm-0607williams-i.html?S_TACT=105AGX11

* Introducing DB2 9: Application and development enhancements
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0607ahuja/

* Archive Lotus QuickPlace attachments with CommonStore for Lotus
Domino
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0607nonnenkamp/

* Create customized views for line data reports
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0607wagner/

* Security information management challenges and solutions
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0607tran/

* Developing with Apache Derby -- Hitting the Trifecta: Database
development with Apache Derby, Part 5
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/library/os-ad-trifecta6/

* DB2 9 certification exam 731 prep, Part 4: Monitoring DB2 activity
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/dm-dw-db2-cert7314.html?S_TACT=105AGX11&S_CMP=WN

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