(Whei-Jen Chen, Alice Ma, Andy Markovic, Rakesh Midha, Marcia Miskimen, Ken Siders, Kevin Taylor and Maria Weinerth) The DB2 Performance Expert (PE) for Multiplatforms V2 is a workstation-based performance analysis and tuning tool for managing a heterogeneous mix of DB2 systems with a single end-us

Learn how to integrate IBM Workplace Web Content Management V2.0 Java Edition (formerly named Lotus Workplace Web Content Management) with DB2 Content Manager for Multiplatforms V8.2. By default, IBM Workplace Web Content Management (also referred to as a Web Content Management Server) stores data a

(Dale McInnis and Paul C Zikopoulos) Understand the latest, newest features of IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) backup. This article includes the backup process model, details on the various types of both online and offline backup, hints and tips on backing up using Tivoli Storage Manager, and info

(Clint Boulton) In a bid to augment its information management portfolio, IBM acquired SRD, a privately held identity resolution software maker, for an undisclosed sum.

(Craig Mullins) I have a CICS/VSAM program where I am moving from VSAM to DB2 and replacing the VSAM data calls with the SQL queries. Can you please tell me what will be the equivalent for the READ FOR UPDATE in DB2 when it is a singleton select? Can I go for SELECT FOR UPDATE? (R)

(Clint Boulton) IBM is developing a new XML-based storage manager for its database software, highlighting what one analyst said is an industry shift toward recognizing the database as a significant part of the infrastructure again.

(Whei-Jen Chen, Rav Ahuja, Yong Jun Bi, Robert Borovsky, Patrik FŸrer, Craig Maddux, Ichiro Ohta and Mark Talens) The IBM DB2 Integrated Cluster Environment for Linux is a completely integrated, high-performance, and pre-tested solution that incorporates best-of-breed software, hardware, and servic

(Beth Gold-Bernstein) Business performance management provides a wide range of capabilities. How are these capabilities delivered? Is business performance management a product?

(Paul Zikopoulos) Let’s face it: The topic of database security just doesn’t turn heads the way benchmarking world records and reports of ever-shorter downtimes do. When was the last time you read a scintillating article about security tokens and encryption? But security breaches do turn heads –

(Jack Vaughan) Venetica’s middleware offering provides a link to digital assets that are stored in Lotus Notes. Documentum, FileNet, Hummingbird, Interwoven, Open Text and Stellent are among the other data repositories that the Venetica software also supports. (R)