An important aspect of installing and using any software is getting help fast. There is a wide selection of online help available from IBM. Here is a list of the recommended links when using DB2 Universal Database: Please take a moment to become familiar with each site.
To help you decide which database product suits your needs, please refer to the following chart:
DB2
DB2 Express-C
Informix Dynamic Server
Target market
Multi-purpose, multi-application, and multi-structure data server (XML and relational data server)
DB2 developer and user development community (multi-structure data server - XML and relational data server)
Embeddable, full feature pure OLTP relational data server
Availability
Faculty members of IBM Academic Initiative can download to use for teaching and non- commercial research See Academic Initiative Downloads
Available to faculty and students through Express-C product site Download Express-C
Faculty members of IBM Academic Initiative Program can download fully functional software to use for teaching and non-commercial research. View all Available Downloads
In addition, faculty and students can download a free developer version of IDS 11. Download IDS 11
Support
Installation and setup support through IBM Academic Initiative (via email)
Installation and setup support through IBM Academic Initiative (via email) or direct with IDS Developer and User Forum
Job market
Build skills that can be used by employers today
Build skills that can be used by employers today
Build skills that can be used by employers today
Important: Please be aware that there are many ways to obtain software downloads within the IBM Internet sites. These sites will present you with beta code only, unless you download the software from the IBM Academic Initiative Software Catalog.
