DB2: What’s in a Name? The name DB2, or IBM Database 2, was first given to the Database Management System or DBMS, in 1983 when IBM released DB2 on its MVS mainframe platform. For some years DB2, was ...

IBM Db2 on Cloud is a dream Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) solution for developers and business analysts because they can use it without the assistance of a database administrator, even with minimal ...

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IBM on Thursday launched a new version of its database server that includes better support for Web services and revamped pricing. DB2 version 8 includes more tools to automate database setup and ...

"IBM DB2 is only popular on mainframes...which is only used by your father!" That was Oracle Chairman and CEO Larry Ellison's response to a report that Big Blue's database-management software is ...

Security updates close several vulnerabilities in IBM Db2 and Business Automation Workflow. Attackers can attack systems with ...

IBM released a free version of its flagship DB2 database today, sweetening the pot by eliminating some of the key user limits imposed by rival vendors. IBM’s DB2 Universal Database Express-C is ...

Fresche Solutions today announced the launch of the Fresche Db2 Analytics Accelerator, an innovative solution designed to help IBM i organizations modernize their business intelligence capabilities.

On Monday IBM announced it will slash the price of DB2 Express in an effort to capitalize on the momentum it claims to have gained in the small- to medium-sized business market. DB2 Express will be ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I track enterprise software application development & data management. IBM doesn’t release a whole lot of news detailing the ins ...

Sensing a change in the way customers store and analyze data, IBM has updated its flagship DB2 relational database management software to handle a wider range of data processing duties. The company ...