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Oracle boasts 11g on SPARC is faster than IBM DB2 on Power 595
At Oracle Open World in San Francisco, the company shared new speed marks for its application server and database as the company's Fusion Middleware took center stage. A $10-millon prize was offered to anyone who can show that a Sun-Oracle configurat... News
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Debating DB2 versus Oracle
Contributor Andrew Borts has a little fun with a mock debate between DB2 and Oracle. Addressing misconceptions about DB2's functionality and integration with OSes outside of i5, Borts concludes that DB2's advantages mostly lie in return on investment... News
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DB2 trivia challenge
Test your knowledge! Article
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Oracle and the iSeries: Understanding nulls
This user discovered that in converting an application from using Oracle 8i to using DB2/400, Oracle behaves differently when concatenation nulls. Tip
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IBM steps up iSeries, pSeries overlap
IBM announced Tuesday the latest in a series improvements to its iSeries line, which analysts say is evidence of a trend towards an increased overlap with the pSeries. Article
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Securing query definitions
A better way of granting users access to query definitions. Tip
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New, undocumented Query function can boost your productivity
If the use of Query for iSeries is a part of your daily iSeries chores, then a new function introduced in V5R3 could spell big gains. Tip
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Is the SQL Path being used?
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Get the system to recognize a date separator
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Populate a Lotus Notes database with iSeries data
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