- Wed Feb 4 1998 IBM launches DB2 for Domino
Big Blue's new licensing and software packaging is intended to make it easy for Notes and Domino users to link DB2 databases.
- Mon Jun 16 2008 IBM to open-source DB2?
Big Blue is looking into bringing its widely used database software under an open-source license, a U.K. director acknowledges.
- Mon Jan 30 2006 IBM sets DB2 database free
DB2 Express-C is a free version of IBM's flagship database aimed at winning software developers over to its products.
- Thu Mar 22 2001 IBM builds analysis tools into DB2
The race is on between IBM, Oracle and Microsoft to fuse database software with analysis tools designed to help companies make business decisions.
- Wed Jul 14 2004 IBM to pick up data analytics firm
Alphablox will be the fifth company company Big Blue has bought to bolster its DB2 data management products.
- Sun May 2 2004 IBM to bring automation to DB2
The "Stinger" release of DB2 Universal Database, due at the end of the year, will incorporate features from IBM's research on autonomic computing for simplifying administration
- Wed Apr 5 2006 IBM to release near-ready DB2 Viper database
Looking to unseat Oracle, Big Blue to provide a release candidate of DB2 Viper, generally available by midyear.
- Mon Dec 2 1996 Short: Java access for DB2
Infospace is now shipping WebSeQueL, a Java-based database query and reporting tool for culling information from IBM DB2 databases on the Web and corporate intranets. Running in standard Web browsers, the tool lets users run queries, build reports, and chart and graph corporate information, such as sales and marketing data, stored in relational databases. Pricing starts at $395 per user.
- Fri Nov 18 2005 IBM may offer free DB2 database
Big Blue could "potentially offer" a free starter edition of DB2, as part of a strategy to win over developers to its database product.
- Wed Oct 22 2003 IBM debuts content management server
Big Blue's DB2 Content Manager Express is designed to appeal to smaller organizations and includes features such as quick installation and self-management.




