Hosts

DB2 Linux  OS/390

Enterprise 

DB2 zOS

Linux 32 bit (Intel, AMD)

DB2 OS/400

Linux 64 bit Intel

Linux i,pSeries

Windows

Windows 64 bit

AIX

HP UX

DB2 Connect

Solaris

Linux

Windows

HP UK

Workgroup

Solaris

Linux

Windows

DB2 Express Edition

AIX

Win NT/2000

Solaris

Linux

HP UX

AIX

Solaris

HP UX

Everyplace

Linux 

Windows 

PalmOS 

Personal

EPOC 32  

Linux

Windows

Neutrino

Figure 1 1   DB2 product overview

DB2 UDB editions for the production environment

DB2 provides different packages for users based on their business need. This 

section introduces the various DB2 packages:

DB2 UDB Personal Edition

The DB2 UDB Personal Edition provides a single user database engine that 

can be deployed on Linux or Windows based systems. It will not accept 

remote database requests, however, and it contains DB2 UDB client 

components and will serve as a remote client to a DB2 Server. The DB2 UDB 

Personal Edition can also be used for connecting and managing other 

databases servers on the network. This makes it the perfect choice for 

deployment in occasionally connected or remote office implementations that 

do not require multi user capability.

DB2 UDB Workgroup Server Edition

The DB2 UDB Workgroup Server Edition is the database server designed for 

deployment in a departmental or small business environment. It has a user 

based licensing model designed to provide an attractive price point for smaller 

installations while still providing a full function database server. DB2 UDB 

 Chapter 1. Introduction 

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