IDUG Home The International DB2 Users Group (IDUG) is an independent, not-for-profit, user-run organization whose mission is to support and strengthen the information services community by providing the highest quality education and services designed to promote the effective utilization of the DB2 family of products http://www.idug.org/component/content/frontpage.html Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:36:56 +0000 Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management en-gb DB2 9.7: Get the Inside Scoop http://www.idug.org/component/content/article/12-news/11948-free-idug-webcast-db2-97-discover-the-truth-behind-the-buzz.html The DB2 9.7: Get the Inside Scoop Webcast on June 24 was a huge success!

You can now download the on-demand web-streamed recording of the webcast for free!

The release of DB2 9.7 for Linux, Unix and Windows is creating quite a stir in the industry. CNET said that "IBM puts Oracle to the Sword."  ZDnet commented that "IBM's latest DB2 woos Oracle customers." Industry analyst Merv Adrian said, "This is a BIG deal." Beta participants claim that "this is a paradigm shift" and "simply amazing."  To get the scoop on this new release, IDUG hosted a unique 60-minute webcast. 

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Webcast on Enabling applications from Oracle to DB2 the easy way 

DB2 9.7 for Linux, Unix, and Windows has out-of-the-box support for Oracle's SQL and PL/SQL dialects. This allows many applications written against Oracle to execute virtually unchanged against DB2. Whether you want to switch your custom application or extend your DBMS vendor support, its now time to break free with DB2! 

Join experts from the DB2 labs, Sal Vella - VP, and Serge Rielau - SQL Architect, to learn more about what Oracle compatibility means in DB2. 

This Chat with the Lab will be held on thursday July 16, 2009 at: 11:30 a.m. Eastern / 10:30 a.m. Central / 8:30 a.m. Pacific / 4:30 p.m. London / 5:30 p.m. Munich 
]]> frontpage Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:16:05 +0000 Top IDUG NA 2009 Presenters http://www.idug.org/component/content/article/12-news/11946-top-na09-presenters.html Top IDUG NA 2009 Presenters

The TOP IDUG Presenters were determined after the close of the conference.  IDUG is pleased to announce all of the Top Presenters!! 

]]> frontpage Sun, 31 May 2009 21:13:43 +0000 Experience IDUG in Denver http://www.idug.org/component/content/article/12-news/11947-denver-experience.html Over 500 DB2 users from around the world landed in Denver, Colorado, for IDUG 2009 - North America, May 11-15. ]]> frontpage Sun, 31 May 2009 21:35:50 +0000 Become An IDUG Volunteer http://www.idug.org/become-a-volunteer.html

Become An IDUG Volunteer

If you have benefited from DB2 and IDUG, please consider giving back to the IDUG community by volunteering for the organization. Doing so not only helps your professional peers, but helps you, too, by expanding your circle of industry contacts, building your knowledge base, and introducing you to a great group of dedicated individuals who work together to advance the cause of DB2 users. ]]> frontpage Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:38:00 +0000 Access North American Conference Proceedings http://www.idug.org/component/content/article/12-news/11941-na09-proceedings.html

Access to North American conference proceedings

Included with the IDUG 2009 - North America conference registration fee was year around access to these brand new conference proceedings. At the conference, a card was included with your registration badge that contained your "N9" code that unlocks these proceedings.

]]> frontpage Wed, 20 May 2009 19:06:14 +0000 XML Challenge - Perspective from Turkey http://www.idug.org/component/content/article/12-news/11938-xml-challenge-turkey.html The XML Challenge - Perspective from Turkey

‘The XML Challenge is designed to recognize developers who will shape the XML landscape of the future.’  See http://xmlchallenge.com/ for details of this contest. Turkey’s local IDUG RUG Leader, Cuneyt Goksu, reported that the XML challenge in Turkey was started in November 2008 and completed in April 2009. ·The XML Contest was the stream chosen. ·One of the prerequisites of the projects was to use the pure XML capabilities of DB2. ]]> frontpage Tue, 05 May 2009 18:52:01 +0000 IDUG Daily Globe Online http://www.idug.org/component/content/article/12-news/11940-idug-daily-globe-online.html Read the IDUG Daily Globe - your resource for conference updates, IDUG news, and much more! This information will also be sent to you daily via e-mail, so be sure to keep an eye on your inbox. A limited number of hard copies will be available at the Hyatt Regency Denver. Also, make sure to keep up with IDUG North America on Twitter. 

]]> frontpage Tue, 12 May 2009 22:08:14 +0000 IDUG Solutions Journal, April 2009: Editor's Letter http://www.idug.org/component/content/article/8-solutions-journal/11933-isj-200904-nelson.html What a busy week it has been!   We'd all been expected that DB2 9.7 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (codenamed "Cobra") would be announced at IBM's Information on Demand EMEA Conference in June.  However they decided that things had gone better than expected in the Closed Beta and they brought forward the announcement to April 22nd.

]]> frontpage Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:30:31 +0000 7 Worldwide Winners Announced in IDUG’s First Search for “the XML Superstar" http://www.idug.org/component/content/article/12-news/11935-7-worldwide-winners-announced-in-idugs-first-search-for-the-xml-superstarq.html  IDUG® has announced the seven winners for its first global competition "The Search for the XML Superstar" after judging 70,000 entries from 25 nations covering North America, Europe, China , Southeast Asia and India . Complete list of winners can be found at the XML Challenge website's winners circle.

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