DB2 Express-C

DB2 Express-C is a full featured relational database aimed at mid-market businesses, ISV partners, application developers and students.

DB2 Express-C is a no-charge community edition of the DB2 data server. It is intended for small businesses and multi-branch companies, as well as developers and business partners who serve these clients. DB2 Express-C can be setup quickly, is easy-to-use, and includes self-managing capabilities. It also embodies all of the core features of the more scalable DB2 editions, including the pureXML technology for powering a new breed of Web 2.0 and SOA based solutions.

A number of other large enterprise class databases have also opted to release versions of their software for Linux, but DB2 Express-C places no restrictions on the size or number of the databases that can be created.

DB2 Express-C 9.5

Price Free to download Size 324MB (64-bit) 285MB (32-bit) License Proprietary Developer IBM Website www.ibm.com System Requirements Supported OS: RHEL Update 4 RHEL 5 SUSE Enterprise Server 9 SUSE Enterprise Server 10 libaio libstdc5 Support Sites: Manuals, HOWTO, Forums, Wiki Selected Reviews:

Features include:

• Easy to install, embed and deploy
• Includes self management capabilities, and optimizes performance automatically
• Full-function relational and XML data server
• Simple, flexible, powerful, and reliable
• Supports key development platforms including Java, .NET, PHP, and Ruby on Rails
• Includes all core DB2 database functionality as well as pureXML, which provides optimized storage of XML data to reduce costs & complexity
• Powers the next generation of agile SOA applications with pureXML

Restrictions:

• Processor: 2 cores
• Memory: 2GB

Features not included in the free edition of DB2 Express-C:

• Replication
• High Availability / Disaster Recovery
• Microsoft Cluster Server support
• Informix Data Source Support
• DB2 Web tools
• GSKit
• APPC and Netbios
  

Last Updated Monday, September 22 2008 @ 02:03 PM EDT