DB2 Magazine E-Newsletter
January 18, 2005
DB2 Magazine Email Newsletter
Volume 6, Issue 1
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1. Asked and Answered:
* Do you really need a plan?
2. IBM News: Who Are You?
* IBM technology can now help its customers find out
3. Coming Soon:
* DB2 Magazine gets a new look, adds new content
4. DB2 Magazine Trivia Contest
5. IBM Skills and Education Offers
6. Now Playing at developerWorks
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1. ASKED AND ANSWERED
* Do You Really Need a Plan?
A DB2 Magazine reader asks: "What exactly do the terms plan and package mean
in a DB2 UDB for Linux, Unix, and Windows context? Is it possible to run an
application with only a package?" Distributed DBA columnist Roger E. Sanders
unwraps the mystery.
--Read Sanders' response.
http://www.db2mag.com/qanda/050118.shtml
* All the Answers You Need
You can find answers to every technical question readers have asked at
DB2mag.com. Questions and answers cover database administration and
programming topics for DB2 UDB for Linux, Unix, and Windows, as well as for
z/OS and OS/390.
--Browse the archive.
http://www.db2mag.com/qanda
2. IBM NEWS
* Who Are You? IBM Acquisition Helps Companies Find Out IBM acquired SRD, a
privately held Las Vegas-based company that provides identity resolution
software. SRD products are immediately available from IBM as IBM Entity
Analytic Solutions. SRD operations will be integrated into IBM's Information
Management software organization. The SRD technology helps organizations
increase business insight by delivering an accurate view into individuals
and relationships in real-time--discovering associations that previously
were nearly impossible to discern.
--Read more about Entity Analytic Solutions.
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/eas/
3. COMING SOON
* DB2 Magazine Gets a New Look, Adds New Content Watch your snail mailbox
next month for a completely redesigned print edition of DB2 Magazine. With
expanded coverage of news and events, more tips and techniques for working
with all DB2 software products, new columnists, new topics (that's for you
application developers, business intelligence architects, and Informix
DBAs), and more stories about real people doing real work, you won't want to
miss an issue. So take a moment now to make sure your complementary
subscription is in order. It doesn't cost anything but a few minutes of your
time.
--Renew your subscription.
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4. DB2 MAGAZINE TRIVIA CONTEST
* Test Your Knowledge
All caught up on your reading since the holidays? Put your knowledge to work
for you by answering this question, based on the Q4, 2004 edition of DB2
Magazine: What IBM tool did SBC Communications use to connect its mainframe
and distributed data via a Web browser? Get it right, and enter a drawing
for a $100 American Express Gift Cheque.
--Try the trivia contest.
http://www.db2magazine.com/
--Need a hint? Read the article.
http://www.db2mag.com/story/showArticle.jhtml;?articleID=51200268
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5. IBM SKILLS AND EDUCATION OFFERS
* Now Online: Business Intelligence Best Practices Transcripts of technical
chats with the Business Intelligence Best Practices Team and the Toronto and
Santa Teresa Labs are now available for download. As a technical program
designed for DBAs, system administrators and architects, Chat with the Lab
provides the latest information regarding DB2 DPF in a Business Intelligence
environment.
Chats take place once or twice per month via audio conference and webinar.
--Download the transcripts or sign up for future chats.
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/education/bichat.html
* New Online Certification Assessment Tests New DB2 Certification
assessments are now available for Exam 700: DB2 UDB v.8.1 Family
Fundamentals and Exam 701: DB2 UDB v.8.1 for Linux, Unix, and Windows
Database Administration. There's no cost for the tests, and you can take
them as many times as you wish.
--Register for the self-tests.
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/education/cert/assessment.html
* Role-Based Skills Roadmaps
Newly released certification roadmaps show candidates the direct path to
acquiring the skills they need. The roadmaps document base technology
prerequisites as well as related courses and other learning options. The
roadmaps are based on the skills necessary for job roles such as developer,
administrator, and architect.
--Download the roadmap.
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* Fast Path to IBM DB2 UDB in a Visual Basic .Net Environment This new
course is designed to help programmers learn how to use the Microsoft
development environment (Visual Studio .Net) to create DB2 UDB database
applications. Programmers will learn how to design applications to create
database objects, populate tables, execute queries, and build and execute
SQL stored procedures. Students will also learn how use the new tools to
design data entry and retrieval forms.
--Find out more or download the Fast Path course:
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6. NOW PLAYING AT THE DEVELOPERWORKS DB2 ZONE
* Embed Intelligent Miner Visualization into Your Application
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* Derby Integration Plug-In for Eclipse
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* Unlock the Secrets of the Locking Behavior of the DB2 UDB Data Movement
Utilities http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0501melnyk/
* Tutorial: Develop DB2 Everyplace Apps with .NET (Part 2)
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/dm-dw-dm-0501oberhofer-i.html?S_TACT=105AGX11&S_CMP=LIB
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