DB2/2 OFFERS INCREASED SCALABILITY WITH SMP SUPPORT

NEW YORK, June 28, 1994 . . . To help customers reap the benefits of
parallel technology, IBM today announced that the latest release of
DATABASE 2 OS/2, DB2/2 Version 1.2, now supports OS/2 for Symmetrical
Multiprocessing Version 2.11 (OS/2 for SMP). This extends DB2/2's ability
as a high-powered server supporting many users in a workgroup.

When DB2/2 V1.2 and OS/2 for SMP are installed on parallel hardware
systems, users can achieve significant improvements in performance and
scalability. Users may expect query workloads to scale as high as 1.8 to
1.9 on a dual processor machine.

These changes will also benefit DB2/2 V1.2 workloads running on non-SMP
systems. With these enhancements, users could expect to see a performance
improvement of up to 40 percent over DB2/2 V1.1, depending on workload and
other factors, in high contention situations.

"As the complexity of managing data increases, IBM is committed to
providing customers with scalable solutions that offer high performance
and immediate data access," Janet Perna, director of database technology,
IBM Software Solutions. "With DB2/2 and OS/2 for SMP, we are able to
fulfill that commitment."

DB2/2 Version 1.2. DDCS/2 Version 2.2

IBM last month announced new releases of DB2/2 and Distributed Database
Connection Services/2 (DDCS/2). DB2/2 V1.2 and DDCS/2 V2.2 protect
customers' investments in their information systems by offering enhanced
integration with Novell NetWare LANs, support for Windows applications
using Microsoft's ODBC interface, new functions which enhance
compatibility between DB2/2 and DB2 (MVS), and flexible pricing options
which offer a lower entry price for DB2/2 client/server applications.

DB2/2 V1.2 provides enhanced integration with Novell NetWare LANs by
offering support for the Novell IPX/SPX communications protocol. This
allows DOS, Windows, and OS/2 workstations on a Novell NetWare LAN to be
used as clients to DB2/2 servers and through DDCS/2 as clients to DB2
host-based servers without requiring any additional communication products
to be installed or configured.

An enhanced ODBC driver is included with the new DB2 client for Windows.
IBM's DB2 ODBC driver provides popular Windows applications with access to
enterprise data.

DB2/2, DB2/6000 Version 2

IBM last month also unveiled plans for Version 2 of DB2/2 and DATABASE 2
AIX/6000 (DB2/6000), two client/server relational database management
systems.

The new versions will offer enhanced function and performance to take
advantage of extended relational capabilities, an industry-leading SQL
optimizer, large database support, and access to DB2/2 and DB2/6000 data
from host applications.

DB2/2 V2 will contain additional performance enhancements to further
exploit the power of OS/2 for SMP and the SMP hardware platforms that it
supports. The combination of DB2/2 and OS/2 for SMP will continue to
provide customers with scalable performance, enabling them to further
extend their investments in database applications.

Prices, Availability

IBM has changed the pricing structure of DB2/2 V1.2 and DDCS/2 V2.2 to
provide a lower cost entry for DB2/2 LAN-based and host-based
client/server applications with scalable pricing for larger systems and
future growth. Prices are based on the number of concurrent users that are
accessing the database server and host-based servers respectively.

DB2/2 V1.2 and DDCS/2 V2.2 will be generally available on June 30. The
single-user list CD price for DB2/2 V1.2 is $425; client/server list CD
price for DB2/2 V1.2 with four users is $1995.

DB2/2 and DB2/6000 Version 2 will be made available to customers in October
through a beta program.

IBM's Software Solutions Division provides data management, application
development and workgroup software for mission-critical applications on
workstations, LANs and host systems.

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