DB2 Database for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Connect for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
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Communities and programs

developerWorks®: Information Management
The Web site for developerWorks: Information Management provides technical resources for DB2 DBAs, architects and developers including articles, downloads of product trials, education, events, forums, newsletters, sample code, sample IT projects, tutorials, tools, and Webcasts. The content is organized by product, cross-product, and cross-technology collections. developerWorks DB2 also offers portals on resources grouped by area of expertise such as New to DB2, Migrate to DB2, and DBA Central.

International DB2 Users Group
The International DB2 Users Group (IDUG) is an independent, not-for-profit, user-run organization that supports the information services community and promotes the effective utilization of the DB2 family of products.

IBM PartnerWorld
IBM PartnerWorld® is a program for business partners that allows access to an array of technical, sales, marketing, and product information and support that will help ensure your success. For developers, PartnerWorld provides a gateway to industry-specific resources. This program also gives you access to:

  • The Virtual Innovation Center is an online knowledge and enablement center designed to help you build the industry applications your clients require to become an On Demand Business.
  • The IBM Innovation Centers for Business Partners provide easy access to IBM skills and equipment to help partners migrate, test, and optimize their applications.

DB2 Magazine
DB2 Magazine is a solutions-oriented magazine that provides strategic and technical information. Each issue contains a variety of features on technical and business-level topics for the DB2 community, plus tips and techniques in columns on data mining, programming, system administration, content management, and more. Subscribe for free to the DB2 Magazine monthly e-mail newsletter or the quarterly print edition.

DB2 newsgroups
Ask questions or access information about DB2 database products from Internet newsgroups. One newsgroup that can be accessed using a Web search engine is comp.databases.ibm-db2.