(Hemant Bhatia and Nicholas Geib) The free-of-charge Migration Toolkit (MTK) has long been a powerful tool for moving from non-IBM databases to IBM products. In December 2005, a new version of MTK was released, and it includes a number of new capabilities. It supports two new target databases (Infor

(Michael S. Dougherty) Giving customers what they want is how companies stay in business. But, when it comes to e-commerce, that’s sometimes easier said than done.

Register by March 31st and receive $200 off the regular conference rate. This year’s conference offers a symphony of choices: front row seats to more than 250 technical sessions, 20 birds-of-a-feather discussions, and “VIP backstage” access to IBM Rational’s leading development and technical gurus.

(Jack Boswell) This is a simplified user’s guide for IBM DB2 Content Manager document routing on iSeries. This document addresses the high-level functions of document routing. Use this information in conjunction with the installation manuals and online help. (pdf)

(Paul Ilechko) One of the most complex areas for application developers of multi-user, server-based systems to deal with is the impact of locking strategies. Implemented badly, this can lead to all types of issues, from performance problems to deadlocks to unexpected application behavior. The purpos

(Susan Lawson) There are many facets to a DBA’s work and responsibilities. We give focus to the most apparent and critical such as backup, recovery and data integrity. But what about the other parts of the job? Tasks such as creating accurate test data for proper application testing and the ability

(Jack Boswell) This article is a simplified user’s guide for the DB2 Content Manager Client for Windows on iSeries. It addresses the high-level functions of the Window’s Client. This information should be used in conjunction with the installation manuals and online help. The client application for W

(Cindy Wong and Samuel Poon) This article provides a list of online learning resources for DB2 UDB for Linux, UNIX, and Windows. The DB2 UDB Information Center is also a good source of information. Many of the items listed below are published as articles on IBM developerWorks or as IBM Redbooks. Thi

(Boaz Carmeli and Yardena Peres) The purpose of this IBM Redbook is to help the reader understand what is involved in migrating a BizTalk application into the WebSphere Business Integration (WBIS) environment. It deals specifically with migrating a BizTalk 2002 application into the WebSphere Busines

Viper is the code-name for a new version of DB2 due out this summer that introduces numerous innovations to help organizations realize the business value of information. These innovations include the industry’s first hybrid data server – serving data from both pure relational and pure XML structures