IBM Corp. released trial versions this week of four technologies that aim to make life easier for developers creating applications
for its DB2 database.
The technologies were released on IBM's alphaWorks Web site, at http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com, where developers can get an
early look at IBM technologies that may or may not end up in finished products. Part of the goal is to collect feedback from
developers about how well the technologies work.
The first is a plug-in for WebSphere Studio that provides a graphical front end for DB2 Intelligent Miner, allowing users
to add data-mining functionality to applications without having to learn Intelligent Miner's SQL API. It includes a view for
managing the data mining models stored in the database and a visual editor for drawing the flow of a data mining process more
easily, IBM said.
Also available is Easy Mining Procedures for DB2 Intelligent Miner, billed as an easy-to-use SQL interface for the main steps
in the data-mining process.
IBM also released the Replication Monitoring Center for DB2, which it said could reduce the time and cost of replication monitoring.
The tool was originally developed by IBM's services arm in Germany and works in a variety of replication scenarios using DB2
Propogator, the company said.
Also available Tuesday is a trial version of URI Access for DB2, a tool that aims to reduce the steps required for accessing
data stored in DB2 from a Web-based client such as a browser or an XML parser, IBM said.
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