(Todd Leyba) Now you can add IBM OmniFind search functionality to a conventional Lotus Notes database application accessed through the Notes client. Specifically, in this article you’ll learn how to call IBM’s Java Search and Indexing API (SIAPI) from within LotusScript. In addition to showing you h

(Chris Eaton) Ok so maybe not every feature request makes it into the product. But last fall I wrote a blog posting on the new MERGE statement in DB2. Lewis (my favorite Oracle blogger) jokingly wrote in a comment. “Now if you guys would just get with the program and add DECODE all would be good!

(Robert Catterall) Many of you can delve into the details of DB2 technology with ease, speaking with confidence about the particulars of query parallelization, data compression, WebSphere MQ integration, large object management, JDBC and ADO.Net drivers, data sharing on a mainframe Parallel Sysplex,

Many advanced new applications and services demand extremely fast, always-on access to data under high throughput conditions. The solidDB 6 in-memory capability can extend IBM DB2 into these high performance applications, using advanced techniques that optimize performance for SQL tables that can fi

(Willie Favero) If you’ve downloaded Optimization Service Center (OSC) for DB2 9 for z/OS, you should go out a pick up the first fixpack. Fixpack 1 has a number of requested improvements. OSC is extremely new and the only way to experience its true value is to make sure all maintenance is performed

(Whei-Jen Chen, Alain Fisher, Aman Lalla, Andrew D McLauchlan and Doug Agnew) As organizations strive to do more with less, DB2 Enterprise Server Edition V9 for Linux, Unix, and Windows contains innovative features for delivering information on demand and scaling databases to new levels. The table p

(Craig Mullins) In DB2 9 it is possible for a transaction to skip over rows that are locked. This can be accomplished by means of the SKIP LOCKED DATA option within your SQL statement(s). SKIP LOCKED DATA can be specified in SELECT, SELECT INTO, and PREPARE, as well as searched UPDATE and DELETE sta

(Willie Favero) Here’s something that could make the process of upgrading to DB2 for z/OS Version 8 just a bit easier.

(LaiFeng Zhang, Wei Liao and Ning Wang) This is the first of a series of three articles introducing you to the process of building Business Process Management (BPM) applications using the IBM FileNet P8 platform and the Business Process Framework (BPF). Taking a fictitious trading company called XYZ

(Chris Eaton) On Friday, June 15, IBM announced the Open Beta program for DB2 Viper 2 (the next release of DB2 9 for Linux, UNIX, Windows). If you are a consultant, here is your chance to get a jump start on the next release of DB2. If you are a client, try out many of the new features to see […]