Understanding DB2®: Learning Visually with Examples

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Chapter 1. Introduction to DB2 UDB

DATABASE 2 (DB2) Universal Database (UDB) for Linux, UNIX, and Windows is a relational database management system (RDBMS) developed by IBM. Version 8.2, available since September 2004, is the most current version of the product, and the one discussed in this book.

In this chapter you will learn about:

The history of DB2
The DB2 portfolio of information management products
How DB2 is developed
DB2 server editions and clients
How DB2 is packaged for developers
Syntax diagram conventions

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