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IBM to offer DB2 Express for free

By Derek Sooman

On January 31, 2006, 6:13 AM

Database gurus among our readers will be pleased to hear the news that IBM has decided to follow Microsoft's example and launch a cut-down, free version of a large, mainstream database. Just as Microsoft has offered the Express version of SQLServer 2005, so IBM will make DB2 Express available, for free. Unlike SQLServer Express, which is Windows based, DB2 Express is aimed at not only Windows but Unix and Linux. As far as Linux goes, it currently supports Novell Open Enterprise Server 9, SuSE Enterprise Server 8 and 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4, Asianux 1.0, Mandriva Corporate Server 3.0, Nitix 4.2.2a, Red Flag Advanced Server 4.1, and Ubuntu 5.04.

Download Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition here.

Download DB2 Universal Database Express Edition for Linux and Windows here.

Personally, I plan on giving both of them a go.

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  1. January 31, 2006 9:54 AM
    seanp789 said:
    Let me just break out the vasoline. MySQL has been free for quite some time...Useful commentary: Lists what the restrictions are in the express versions of both somftware.IBM[url]http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/u
    b/edition-express.html[/url]MS[url]http://www.microsoft.co
    /sql/prodinfo/features/compare-features.mspx[/url][Edited by seanp789 on 2006-01-31 10:02:14]
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  2. January 31, 2006 2:48 PM
    vigilante said:
    Cudos to both companies for providing these. Some people just don't need the HUGE power of the big brothers.I also use MySQL a lot, works quite well with PHP. And even SQLite.
    Reply
  3. January 31, 2006 3:22 PM
    Phantasm66 said:
    Yeah, I use MySQL with Perl and Java stuff.But I think these other things are worth looking into too. SQL server is actually quite good and easy to use.
    Reply
  4. January 31, 2006 3:51 PM
    jmag034 said:
    I guess this is better because free stuff is always good right?
    Reply
  5. January 31, 2006 7:36 PM
    gamingmage said:
    Good work on both of the companies parts. Hopefully it will work, and if not...nice try.
    Reply

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