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The industry’s fastest, most scalable and flexible enterprise server – IBM zEnterprise System

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Administrator

Last week IBM unveiled their latest mainframe – the IBM zEnterprise System. According to the official launch site the zEnterprise brings: The industry’s fastest enterprise system.  Delivering 50 BIPS, zEnterprise is ideal for large-scale data and transaction serving and mission … Continue reading →

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A growing online retail sector needs the right IT solution to support customer service

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Administrator

According to a report from econsultancy.com 34% of shoppers prefer to buy online.  As buying habits change and consumers move more towards online shopping, the need for a robust and scalable IT infrastructure becomes greater.  According to Internet Retailing, internet … Continue reading →

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Ultimate protection for your business data – IBM information protection solutions for System z

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Administrator

Latest Webcast from IBM This session will cover the end-to-end monitoring, alerting and protection of information that’s stored on or managed by System z. You’ll see how it can help: Ensure compliance by properly controlling who sees, uses and accesses your … Continue reading →

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Are you a DB2 Geek Superhero or just a Wannabe?

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Administrator

Over here at DB2 Geek central we are proud of our DB2 Geek status and you should be too!  The question is, are you really a DB2 Geek or simply a pretender? Take our quiz to find out whether you’re … Continue reading →

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Complimentary DB2 10 for z/OS Beta Webcast

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Administrator

New DB2 10 for z/OS Security Features Help Satisfy Your Auditors without impacting your production applications – coming on 6th July Learn More & Register http://www-01.ibm.com/software/os/systemz/telecon/6jul/index.html?S_TACT=100GU00M&S_CMP=SP  Business, regulatory, and customer privacy continue to require tighter controls over access to your … Continue reading →

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Enabling from Oracle to DB2 9.7 the Easy Way – Webcast

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Administrator

Join IBM experts to learn about enabling your Oracle applications for DB2 9.7. DB2 9.7 brought the biggest infusion of SQL features since DB2 V2.1. In this presentation, learn about features that lead to a ten-fold reduction in enablement costs … Continue reading →

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Latest Article – May Madness – Fascinating Acquisitions Surrounding IBM DB2 and Sybase

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Administrator

In his latest article for Database Journal, Julian Stuhler writes about the fascinating acquisitions surrounding IBM DB2 that have been announced in the last few weeks. xkoto & Teradata – Firstly, Teradata Corporation acquired Xkoto on 12th May 2010. Xkoto … Continue reading →

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It’s official – Teradata Buys xkoto

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Administrator

As an xkoto business partner we received offical notification a couple of weeks ago that they had been acquired by Teradata Corporation.  The announcement has now gone public – more details here.   Xkoto was the creator of the clustering … Continue reading →

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IBM 2010 CEO Study Webcasts

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Administrator

IBM is showcasing it’s global dialogue with indsutry leaders.  View the webcasts below. Watch live streaming video from newintelligence at livestream.com

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DB2 9.7: Native PL/SQL Support

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Administrator

This demo showcases native support for PL/SQL in DB2 9.7, which makes it easy to enable Oracle applications, procedures, packages, etc. to DB2.

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