IDUG 2007 - North America
May 6-10, 2007
San Jose Convention Center
San Jose, California, USA

Be among the first to hear about future generations of DB2, Informix and IMS.  Presented to you by IBM's leading developers, learn about the latest technologies in development.  Don't miss these unique opportunities!

Presentation will focus on the evolution of DB2 9 giving an overview of the next release which currently carries the code name of Viper II.    Within the presentation will focus on enhancments being made as part of our ongoing thrust to advance our position as the best database under SAP, as well as improvements for warehouse environments, XML scenarios and improved application migration.

DB2 9 for z/OS and Beyond
Jeff Josten, IBM Silicon Valley Lab

This session will provide insight into DB2 9 and new technologies that are being developed for future releases of the DB2 for z/OS product. Special focus will be given to technical advances that will assist customers in managing data privacy, security, regulatory compliance, porting SQL across multiple platforms, and the scalability/availability/performance improvements that customers are looking for in DB2.

IBM Data Servers Common Application Development and Administration Trends and Directions
Curt Cotner, IBM Silicon Valley Lab

This presentation will describe the technical strategy for IBM's database application and administration offering including our vision for rolling out a comprehensive solution for data and application life cycle management for DB2 LUW, DB2 for z/OS and Informix IDS customers. The presentation will focus on the key strategic initiatives that IBM development labs are delivering in these areas:

• data and application modelling
• the latest on application development tooling and runtime support for Java, .NET, and open
  source languages and frameworks (PHP, Ruby on Rails, PERL, Spring, etc.)
• data administration using our new Web-based administration console

Information Warehousing in the Era of Enterprise Web
Hamid Pirahesh, IBM Almaden Research Center

Information management is going through a fundamental transformation, influenced by (1) service oriented architecture (SOA) and Web 2.0 information integration, (2) web search paradigm, and (3) convergence of structured, semistructured (XML) and unstructured data in the context of semantically rich data objects. This change is affecting the data model and how data objects are consumed by different classes of users. Web scale solutions require new approaches to integration and information composition, such as Web 2.0 mashups, and Situational Applications. Classic warehousing will be transformed to information warehousing for enterprise web. I will present the pivotal role that DB2, search, and content management systems play in this transformation. The presentation paints an overall picture and provides a practical drill-down of key technologies accompanied by several demos.

Delivering Information You Can Trust
Richard Hedges, Information Integration Solutions

As we are all aware, information is (or should be) a key strategic asset for any organization. Effectively leveraging information sources allows organizations to outperform their peers and form stronger relationships with their suppliers and customers. But ... today's world is often a morass of silos - filled with incompatible, unlinked data sources. This session will discuss a new software platform from IBM - the IBM Information Server - and review its role in enabling your organization to find your way through the silos to create, maintain, and deliver Information You Can Trust!

Informix Dynamic Server and Beyond
Kevin Brown, Informix Dynamic Server Lead Architect

This presentation will focus on the strengths of IDS with an eye toward the future.  Topics will include a discussion of IDS strong points such as continuous availability, scalability, integration and performance in OLTP workloads.  New features in the upcoming July release of 11.10, code named Cheetah, will also be discussed with special attention paid to enhancements to our suite of replication functions. Finally, the roadmap beyond Cheetah will be discussed as well.