August 5, 2008
Volume 9, Issue 15

IN THIS ISSUE:
1. New Online
* Database technology: The engine of innovation
* Boosting transactions with in-memory database solidDB
* IDS bridges real and virtual worlds
* Reducing Stockholm traffic with rush-hour fees
* UniData keeps scout volunteers at the ready
* DB2 9 pureXML, Ruby on Rails, and Web services speed flower delivery

2. At the Bookstore
* Beginning DB2: From Novice to Professional

3. Informix Update
* Informix's stellar community and strong sales record get noticed
* New features and Mac OS X support make the latest release the apple of developers' eyes.

4. Poll Positions
* How much do you use XML?
http://www.ibmdatabasemag.com/poll/

5. In the Zone
* The latest developerWorks articles on DB2, Informix, and more

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1. New Online

* Database Technology: The Engine of Innovation
Technological breakthroughs turned database management into an essential business driver. Arvind Krishna reveals how his IBM development team stays a step ahead of customer and partner requirements.

* Profiles in Innovation
These five profiles show how companies are using innovative data-based approaches to solve real business problems. And this small subset only hints at the possibilities.
--Boosting transactions with in-memory database solidDB
--IDS bridges real and virtual worlds
--Reducing Stockholm traffic with rush-hour fees
--UniData keeps scout volunteers at the ready
--DB2 9 pureXML, Ruby on Rails, and Web services speed flower delivery

2. At the Bookstore

* Beginning DB2: From Novice to Professional
By Grant Allen
The new book Beginning DB2 covers DB2 basics for developers and DBAs, and shows how to manage data in both XML and relational form. Using code samples, Allen demonstrates how to connect DB2 databases to Web and desktop applications via PHP, Ruby, C#, Python, and other languages.

3. Informix Update

* Informix Supporters Grow
International Informix User Group President Stuart Litel says Informix’s sales and community are getting noticed, inside and outside IBM.

* Informix DBA: Inside Informix Dynamic Server 11.5
New features and Mac OS X support make the latest release the apple of developers' eyes, according to Informix columnist and Mac enthusiast Lester Knutsen.

4. Poll Positions

* Do You XML?
Just how much do you encounter XML in your work? Place your vote, and see how it compares to your peers. Then look back at this XML poll from early 2006.

5. In the Zone

* eKit: Develop more effectively with pureXML

* Modifying Rational Data Architect models and customizing properties

* How multithreaded architecture works in DB2 9.5

* Optimize the cursor in Informix Dynamic Server with ESQL/C

* Protect your data with Label-Based Access Control support in IDS

* Running Informix Dynamic Server on Linux in Xen hypervisor

* Easy Informix Dynamic Server performance analysis with OpenAdmin Tool

* IBM Data Studio software: The big picture

* Proving the pureQuery technology