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Scalability Implications for Relational Databases

Data warehousing has changed the face of competition in many industries. But, to become a truly strategic resource, the warehouse must be able to accommodate more data than you think you have, more users than you know exist, more complexity than the best DBAs could tune for - and do these things in a cost-effective manner

Fault Free Software

The advantages and necessitites of a Year 2000 automated software inspection can help locate software faults that extensive testing could miss, as well as aid companies in producing higher reliability software, on time and within budget.

Industry News

MicroEdge's VAR Partnership Program, HP Wins A-List Award, the latest in Y2K Products, MVS Integrates with SystemPac.

Drill Down

Digital Libraries in Data Warehousing

Personal Computers and the Year 2000

For those who think that the Y2K problem will only spell trouble for mainframes - guess again! PC users will find just as much difficulty locating and fixing problems as their "big brothers" will.

Fast, Global Access to DB2 Data Assured for Employers Reinsurance Corporation

Employer's Reinsurance has deployed Cisco Database Connection and StarQuest's StarSQL Enterprise Edition data access middleware to connect thousands of Windows NT desktops located throughout the world via TCP/IP to its centralized IBM DB2 databases.



IBM Offers Upgrade Customers Free, Discounted Software

<P>IBM has announced two new promotions, effective immediately, that will give customers free or discounted software when they upgrade to the latest AS/400 technology.

Prophet 21 Plans AS/400 Port

<P>Prophet 21 Inc. (Yardley, Pa.) has announced plans to port its Prophet 21 Wholesale solution, previously known as Servent, to the AS/400 this spring.

AS/400 Revenues Down; IBM Profits Rise

<P>Despite a decline in AS/400 revenues for the first time all year, IBM recorded record fourth-quarter 1998 diluted earnings per common share of $2.47 on revenues of $25.1 billion and net income of $2.3 billion.

IBM Announces V4R4; Hardware Due Next Month

<P>No more red or blue boxes, more Model 170s and the Northstar chip across the entire product line are some of the changes in store for the AS/400 in advance of May's planned V4R4 release of OS/400.