[CCID News] On the evening of September 8, IBM launched a new version of Database software for Linux and UNIX operating system users, hoping to take this to some market share from the market leading Oracle.
IBM said that the latest version of DB2 software can run on Linux and UNIX, and enable databases to automatically manage themselves, so that some companies can manage, process and restore product prices.
IBM said that the latest database software is named Stinger, which can reduce management time by 65%.
Some analysts say Stinger will help improve IBM relative to Oracle's market position. Oracle is the main competitor of IBM in the database software market, and its software is also running on Linux.
Linux software can be free to copy and improve, because it can reduce IT costs is very popular among enterprises.
Linux provides another option for a variety of different versions of UNIX operating systems, and UNIX operating systems are developed by the original AT & T company 35 years ago.
The latest version 8.2 of IBM will start selling on September 17, and its DB2 Enterprise Edition is $ 25,000.
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