Getting Started with DB2 Express-C
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Chapter 1 – What is <strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong>-C?<br />
<strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong>-C data server software ("<strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong>-C") is a member of the IBM <strong>DB2</strong><br />
family of powerful data server software for managing both relational and XML data. <strong>DB2</strong><br />
<strong>Express</strong>-C is a free, no-limits, and easy to use edition of <strong>DB2</strong>. The ‘C’ in <strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong>-C<br />
stands for the Community. A community of <strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong>-C users that bands together to<br />
assist each other, both online and offline. The <strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong>-C community consists of all<br />
sorts of people and companies who design, develop, deploy, or utilize database solutions.<br />
Community members include:<br />
• Application developers who require an open standards database software for<br />
building standalone, client-server, web-based, and enterprise applications<br />
• ISVs, hardware vendors, infrastructure stack vendors, and other types of solution<br />
providers who want to bundle or embed a full-featured data server as part of their<br />
solutions<br />
• Consultants, database administrators, and IT architects who need a robust data<br />
server for training, skills development, evaluation and prototyping<br />
• Startups, small and medium-sized companies who need a reliable data server for<br />
their applications and operations<br />
• Database hobbyists and cutting-edge technology enthusiasts who want an easy to<br />
use data server for building Web 2.0 and next generation applications<br />
• Students, teachers, and other academic users who want a highly versatile data<br />
server for teaching, courseware, projects and research<br />
<strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong>-C shares the same core functionality and code-base as the other priced<br />
editions of <strong>DB2</strong> on Linux, UNIX, and Windows. <strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong>-C can be run on either 32-bit<br />
or 64-bit systems <strong>with</strong> Linux or Windows operating systems. It is also available on Solaris<br />
(x64) and as a beta on Mac OS X (x64). It can be run on systems <strong>with</strong> any amount of<br />
processors and memory and does not have any specialized storage or system setup<br />
requirements. <strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong>-C also includes pureXML at no charge. pureXML is a<br />
technology unique to <strong>DB2</strong> that stores and processes XML documents natively.
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