(Craig S. Mullins) Just about everyone has at least heard of Java and how it is going transform the world of IT. But just because you’ve heard about Java doesn’t mean you fully understand it. And even if you know a bit about Java, there is always more to discover. Let’s face it, there’s a lot of hyp

(James Niccolai) BMC Software Inc. will soon release the first of its SmartDBA tools for IBM Corp.’s DB2 mainframe database, marking what it called a significant milestone in its effort to provide a single console for managing mixed database environments.

(Barbara Darrow)IBM Software, trying to steal some Microsoft thunder, previewed upcoming features in its DB2 database.

Find out how you can use the command line processor to enter DB2 commands, SQL statements, and operating system commands.

(Predrag Jovanovic) This article is intended to help project teams in designing DB2 applications intended to work 24×7. Such applications are very important, and there are many ways to bring data to the end user, apart from traditional mainframe terminals. Some of the new technologies, like the Inte

(Jim Haungs) Historically, using stored procedures in DB2 has required a separately installed (and sometimes costly) C compiler. The solution outlined in this document describes how to install and use the GNU C Compiler (GCC), a free open-source C compiler.

IBM will unveil enhancements to the next version of the DB2 database which are to help simplify development of applications for the Microsoft .net platform at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2003 in Los Angeles.

The objective of this tutorial is to guide you through common types of problems during DB2 installation and FixPak upgrades and how to solve such problems.

This complimentary E-Book from BMC Software and dbazine.com discusses several critical areas for maximizing DB2 UDB performance on Linux®, UNIX® and Windows®. In addition to expert advice from Scott Hayes, a recent addition to the BMC Software team, you’ll find some of the finest articles by some of

By Julie Giera – IBM is giving its customers the blues by asking them to assume financial and legal risk with its open-source software–that’s after those same customers have already shelled out hundreds of thousands of dollars for the code.