DB2 DataPropagator lets you maintain consistent copies of relational data across the DB2 family of databases, and automatically capture and apply data changes.
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IBM Receives Top Honors at LinuxWorld
At the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, IBM won two Open Source Product Excellence Awards from IDG World Expo, in conjunction with Uniform Association, which recognizes open source product and service innovations offered by LinuxWorld exhibitors that span some of the world’s leading hardware and softwa
DB2 UDB Version 8.1 FixPak 3 now available
DB2 V8.1 FixPak 3 is now ready for download. You can also download refreshed DB2 V8.1 client packages at the FixPak 3 level.
XIOtech Launches Magnitude 3D, a Product Line that Features the First and Only Dimensional Storage Clustering Architecture for SANs
XIOtech Corporation has announced first customer shipments of Magnitude 3D, a product line that features the industry’s first and only dimensional storage clustering architecture for storage area networks (SANs). Magnitude 3D’s innovative architecture applies the proven benefits of clustered computi
Return Values: Getting Something Back from Your SQL Server Stored Procedures
by Tom O’Neill – You give so much to your database . . . sometimes you just want something back. What do you give your database? Plenty. You give it new records (INSERT). You give it changes to existing records (UPDATE/DELETE). Every now and then, you just look around (SELECT). When you do these th
New Features in SP3a
By Brian Moran – Microsoft’s original Web page describing SP3a didn’t specify what new features the service pack included or whether you needed to apply SP3a if you were already using SP3. Clearer answers to these questions are now available.
Deploy the Voicemail .NET Alerts Quick Start Kit on Notification Services
Learn about three common deployment options for the Voicemail .NET Alerts Quick Start Kit, plus Notification Services architecture basics and security considerations.
Microsoft Windows 2003 Exams Added to MCDBA Roster
Microsoft announced on its Web site recently that the new Windows 2003 exams currently under development can be used to fulfill the core networking requirements of the Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) on SQL Server 2000 credential.
Will MySQL become the next Linux?
By Dan Farber – MySQL AB had just $5 million in revenues last year, but company CEO Marten Mickos gives off the impression that his company could become the next Red Hat or Oracle. Is he serious or just hyping the open source database? I spoke with Mickos about his notion of a “commodity” database a
IBM boosts Linux offerings
By Ellen O’Brien – Demonstrating its commitment to Linux and increasing its continuing head-to-head competition with Oracle Corp., IBM today announced the DB2 Integrated Cluster Environment (ICE) for Linux and extended support for the open-source platform.