A Product Overview of DB2 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

In this chapter you will be introduced to the DB2 family of products that run on the Linux, UNIX, and Windows operating systems. This version of DB2 is often referred to as the distributed version to differentiate it from the DB2 for z/OS version that runs on an IBM mainframe.

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