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Extend the responsiveness, focus and resiliency of your software applications by adding capabilities to your existing IT investment. As mobile devices and connectivity have become universal tools that extend the mobility of the workforce, devices are more powerful and portable than ever. Enterprises of all sizes can provide more information and business applications to employees whenever and wherever they need it.
Many IBM Informix® Dynamic Server (IDS) customers already take advantage of mobile database technology based on IBM DB2® Everyplace® and see tangible benefits — from increased productivity to increased profitability; from streamlining business operations to reducing costs.
DB2 Everyplace is a micro-footprint relational database with advanced, high-performance bidirectional synchronization capabilities that link smoothly with IDS. Combined with the power of Informix Dynamic Server, mobile solutions powered by DB2 Everyplace can make a significant impact. For on demand business environments, this means infusing greater productivity into an on-the-go workforce. Mobile users remain as productive on the road as they are in the office or at home.
Experience the advantages of mobility on demand by leveraging your existing IDS-based applications with DB2 Everyplace. Gain competitive advantage by providing your employees with immediate access to information anywhere they happen to be. IBM can help you implement innovative, on demand applications that speed delivery of new business value.
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Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) is IBM's flagship database for industrial-strength, embedded computing. IDS offers outstanding performance, reliability, scalability and manageability for large enterprises, workgroups and small to mid-size businesses.
IDS combines a self-managing database engine that provides the power, function, and reliability needed for On Demand Business with simplicity in packaging, installation and deployment at a minimal investment cost. IDS is built on Dynamic Scalable Architecture — enabling quick and seamless responses to unexpected events, providing uninterrupted service and keeping management costs low. These features enable IBM Business Partners to embed IDS in hundreds of business applications — creating high-performance, reliable solutions for retail, healthcare management, call management systems and countless other industry applications.
IDS offers outstanding online transaction processing (OLTP) database performance. Key features enable you to:
- Develop applications rapidly.
- Increase performance.
- Improve data security and availability.
- Make replication more robust.
- Ease the database administration burden.
With IDS, you can leverage your existing investment to develop next-generation applications. Learn more.
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DB2 Everyplace addresses the needs of companies of all sizes for a simple and affordable mobile application infrastructure — a major building block in supporting the On Demand Business environment.
DB2 Everyplace, Version 8.2, is a mobile information management solution made up of a compact yet feature rich relational database and a high-performance, easy-to-use synchronization server.
Requiring as little as 250 KB of memory, the small footprint database shipped with DB2 Everyplace is capable of handling advanced indexing for fast queries, table level encryption for secure data storage and support data access through JDBC, ODBC, C/C++, ADO.Net and .NET APIs. DB2 Everyplace also supports IBM Cloudscape™, an open source, pure Java technology-based database, ideal for mobile applications requiring more memory capability and complete SQL 92 support.
The DB2 Everyplace synchronization server enables the bidirectional data exchange between IDS and a broad selection of mobile devices and laptops in a reliable, cost-effective manner. The high-performance, bidirectional sync server compresses and transfers the latest IDS data transparently down to the remote device in secure mode. Changes and transactions on the mobile device are automatically incorporated into IDS.
Because DB2 Everyplace supports open standards, Java and XML technologies, you can easily evolve your mobile environment as user demands change. Learn more.
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From insurance to retail, telecommunications to public utilities, there is scarcely a sector today that does not require enterprise mobility solutions.
With the proven mobile database technology from IBM, a salesperson equipped with a PDA powered by DB2 Everyplace can pull up account histories stored on the IDS corporate back-end database on the spot. Because IDS provides high-availability, high-performance solutions, your corporate data can be available via DB2 Everyplace enabled devices anywhere, anytime. Not only can this advantage enhance the sales representative's responsiveness to customers, it can also strengthen decision making at critical junctures such as the point of sale.
As the world goes mobile, you too can make sure you stay connected. With the combined capabilities of IDS and DB2 Everyplace, you can let your team work more efficiently, drive measurable gain of productivity and profitability, and improve customer satisfaction — even while on the go.
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IBM Fast Start services are designed to help customers get their new software implemented quickly and running smoothly. An experienced consultant from the IBM Information Management Lab Services team will work on-site with your architects, database administrators and application developers. This hands-on assistance will not only improve the quality of your installation and design of DB2 Everyplace and the IDS applications that will run with it, but it will also increase your understanding of what IBM can offer.
For complete details, visit Software Services.
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Independent software vendors, systems integrators, solution providers, value-added resellers and developers who are new to Informix Dynamic Server and DB2 Everyplace can benefit from the Virtual Innovation Center. This IBM Business Partners program offers:
- Early assistance with building applications on Informix Dynamic Server and DB2 Everyplace
- Complimentary online IBM education courses.
- Access to online technical support via e-mail or Chat.
- Access to online sales and marketing materials.
- No up-front financial investments or commitments to IBM.
For more details, visit the Virtual Innovation Center.
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