Getting Started with DB2 Express-C
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26 <strong>Getting</strong> <strong>Started</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong>-C<br />
1.10 Related free software and <strong>DB2</strong> components<br />
All the software that is available for download on the <strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong>-C download page<br />
(www.ibm.com/db2/express/download.html) is free of charge. Besides the <strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong>-C<br />
software, there are other useful software packages that can be downloaded and used for<br />
free:<br />
• Visual Studio Add-ins<br />
• <strong>DB2</strong> Spatial Extender<br />
There are also additional starter toolkits based on <strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong>-C available for download<br />
from the IBM Alphaworks web site (www.alphaworks.ibm.com/datamgmt) that you may find<br />
useful:<br />
• Starter Toolkit for <strong>DB2</strong> on Rails (www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/db2onrails/)<br />
• Web 2.0 Starter Toolkit for <strong>DB2</strong> (www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/web2db2)<br />
If you are looking for a lightweight application server that is free, IBM offers:<br />
• WebSphere® Application Server – Community Edition (WAS CE)<br />
Note:<br />
Although spatial capabilities <strong>with</strong> <strong>DB2</strong> have been available for close to 10 years, not many<br />
users know about it. You can take advantage of the <strong>DB2</strong> Spatial Extender free of charge in<br />
all <strong>DB2</strong> editions, including <strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong>-C. The Spatial Extender allows you to work <strong>with</strong><br />
spatial and geodetic data using SQL. For example, this capability can help you answer<br />
questions like, "What is the closest retail outlet for each customer who lives in Toronto and<br />
spent more than $3000 last year <strong>with</strong> us?" You can even use <strong>DB2</strong> Spatial Extender for<br />
medical applications. For example, it could help answer the question, "What are the<br />
patterns of malignant cells in an MRI brain scan?"<br />
For more information, refer to the About <strong>DB2</strong> Spatial Extender topic in the IBM <strong>DB2</strong><br />
Database for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Information Center.<br />
1.10.1 IBM Data Studio<br />
IBM Data Studio is a tool based on Eclipse that allows you to manage your databases and<br />
help you develop XQuery, SQL scripts, user-defined functions, and stored procedures. An<br />
integrated debugger is included. In addition, IBM Data Studio allows you to work <strong>with</strong><br />
physical data modeling (PDM) diagrams to understand entity relationships between tables.<br />
It can also help you to develop and publish data as a Web service using a drag and drop<br />
approach that requires no programming. IBM Data Studio replaces <strong>DB2</strong> tools such as the<br />
Control Center and the Command Editor, which are now deprecated (they are included<br />
<strong>with</strong> <strong>DB2</strong>, but are no longer under development). IBM Data Studio is discussed in more<br />
detail in Chapter 5, <strong>DB2</strong> Tools.
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