(Marichu Scanlon) Developer Workbench (DWB) is an Eclipse-based IDE client tool for developing DB2 business objects. In this article, find various problem determination tips, including tracing and logging in Developer Workbench. Learn about the various traces and logs generated in DWB, the steps nec

(Michael S. Dougherty) Late last year, IBM completed its acquisition of FileNet Corp., putting a decisive end to the relative lull in enterprise content management (ECM) mergers and acquisitions. Other recent acquisitions in the ECM market include Oracle’s acquisition of Stellent and OpenText’s acqu

(Willie Favero) Just when you thought the only thing anyone would ever talk about again was DB2 9 for z/OS stuff, a little something about DB2 for z/OS Version 8 pops up. IDUG has invited me to do a couple of podcasts about DB2 Version 8 starting with a two part series on upgrading to Version 8. Pa

(Philip Nelson) In case you haven’t noticed, the open beta for the next version of DB2 for LUW (codename “Viper 2”) is now publicly available. It can be found here – Viper 2 Site

(Eric Lai) For years after IBM bought the Informix database technology in 2001, Informix users worried about the long-term prospects for the software, which was obscured by the long shadows cast by IBM’s flagship DB2 database.

(Willie Favero) For the longest time I had difficulty convincing others they should consider using DB2’s incremental image copy. There always seemed to be some kind of aversion to using incrementals that I never could quite understand. However, most people I talk with today have gotten past what eve

(Kevin Drury and Pavel Smelianski) ActiveX technology provides a rich set of self-contained controls that can enhance the IBM U2 SB+ user experience. This article takes you through two examples. In the first example, you see how to include a calendar control within an input screen. In the second exa

(Greg Fullard) It might seem strange that one person would be involved in .Net and Java projects simultaneously, but that’s my story. I have a self-destructive urge to know everything. Luckily for you, this article will focus only on my Websphere experiences. (If you’re interested in the CSLA.Net Fr

(Mohab El-Hilaly, Andre Tost and Alaa Youssef) Within the context of service orientation, the use of standardized message formats is receiving increased attention. Message formats have been standardized for many industries, including insurance, financial trading, the federal government, and others.

(Howard Fosdick) To certify successfully, you need to study a good DB2 certification book and take some practice exams. Most importantly, though, you need to get hands-on experience with the product.