(Joaquim Zuzarte and Tom Houston) This article describes a new feature of IBM Informix Dynamic Server 10.00 that extends support for opaque data types to distributed operations on multiple databases of the same server instance. Cross-database operations such as SELECT queries, CREATE VIEW statements

(Anjul Bhambhri) IBM’s new hybrid DB2 puts the full power of a relational engine to work on a truly native XML store that sits side by side with DB2’s relational data repository.

(Howard Fosdick) If you want to learn a quick way to develop database scripts, start here. Rexx scripts not only manipulates IBM DB2 Universal Database (DB2 UDB) data in the same manner as traditional languages, it can issue DB2 commands and use the administrative API to manage and control all aspec

(Susan L Cline) The IBM DB2 JDBC Universal Driver is suitable for use with the Apache Derby Network Server acting as a client driver using DRDA. This driver is provided with Cloudscape Version 10; however, it is not included with the Derby Network Server. It can be downloaded from this page, free of

(Luke Meredith) IBM unveiled WebSphere DataStage TX version 8.0, a data integration suite and the first major Big Blue product based on tools obtained in the Ascential acquisition. (R)

(Sunil Hiranniah) Themes control the overall look and feel of WebSphere Portal. However, there might be errors when you develop a theme.

The German Direct Marketing Association (Deutscher Direktmarketing Verband e.V., DDV, www.ddv.de) is a non-profit trade association that acts as a point of liaison between the marketing industry and consumers. Representing the interests of almost 1,000 corporate members, DDV aims to strengthen the

The release notes contain late-breaking information for the following DB2, Version 8 products: DB2 Universal Database Personal Edition DB2 Universal Database Workgroup Server Edition DB2 Universal Database Workgroup Server Unlimited Edition DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Server Edition DB

(Chris Eaton) After my last posting about DB2 on Linux running on pSeries some people have asked me about other results for DB2 on Linux so I thought I would take a second to direct folks to results of DB2 on Linux on other platforms as well.

(Kim Moutsos) Cost pressures, government regulations, and the need to leverage resources in more than one medium are pushing more companies to implement enterprise content management systems. IBM’s Jim Reimer explains how these systems are transforming businesses — and what changes to expect as cur