:IBM to Release High-End DB2 and Websphere Mainframe Apps for Linux
IBM to Release High-End DB2 and Websphere Mainframe Apps for Linux Dec 8, 2000, 14 :46 UTC (5 Talkback[s]) (5617 reads) (Other stories by Michael Hall)
IBM today announced the release of several new pieces of Linux
software aimed at clustered high-end Linux machines. The announcment
follows on the heels of IBM's $3m deal with Scandinavian telco and ISP
Telia, where the company will replace 70 Sun servers with a single IBM
S/390 running over 1500 virtual Linux servers. The company hopes to provide a smooth upgrade path to customers interested in moving to mainframe computing.
Today's announced software includes:
DB2 Enterprise-Extended Edition (EEE), which the company says is
the industry's first offering for Intel-based clusters on Linux. EEE
offers a multi-terabyte databases supporting multiple processors
through server clustering.
DB2 Enterprise Edition (EE), unique in offering a Linux database
on the IBM zSeries(2) and S/390 platforms.
DB2 Connect, which allows access to DB2 data on the mainframe
directly from Web connected applications using DB2 on Linux on the
same server.
WebSphere Application Server, Advanced Edition, Version 3.5, which
supports high-performance, scalable Web sites. This software is
also being delivered for Linux running on Intel-based servers.
WebSphere Application Server, Standard Edition, Version 3.5 for
Linux running on Intel servers, which aids in transitioning static
Web sites to dynamic Web content.
According to the company, the thrust of the releases is to provide a
smooth upgrade from their lower-end, Intel-based eServer X series
machines to the high end zSeries and S/390 systems without requiring
rewrites of existing code for a new platform.
IBM announced that the software will be supported by Red Hat, SuSE,
and TurboLinux.
The new product offerings for DB2 Universal Database for Linux will be
generally available on December 15, 2000. The new product offerings
for WebSphere for Linux on Intel will be generally available December
22, 2000 and WebSphere for the zSeries servers will be generally
available on January 26, 2001.
