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collective issues. IBM also receives detailed technical support and is included in
all Microsoft education and training programs for Windows NT 5.
4.3 Overview of IBM’s Software that Complement SAP R/3
IBM and Lotus offer more than 100 Windows NT solutions. They offer a growing
resource to corporate developers, independent software vendors and business
partners for creating enterprise-class business solutions on NT and taking
advantage of network computing.
4.3.1 The UDB DB2
DB2 technology is a proven winner in any world, including Windows NT. This
server software stores, manages and retrieves data. It operates according to
defined rules for security, multiple user access and data management. No matter
how large or small your Windows NT world may be, DB2 makes your data safe,
secure and easily accessible. Now, do you want to weave in audio, video,
graphics, text and other non-traditional data types? DB2 handles it all with ease.
4.3.2 Visual Warehouse - the Datamart Builder for NT
Like a DataWarehouse a datamart contains informational data optimized for
enduser decision making and data analysis. With Visual Warehouse you can
quickly build a datamart that leverages the use of your existing data for example,
to pull information out of Oracle, Sybase, SQL server and Informix and merge
with host data from VSAM, DB2 or flat files. With built in job scheduling and
extract capability, the datamart is ready for use with your favorite query and
reporting tools.
4.3.3 Net.Data
Net.Data is IBM’s strategic product for enabling Internet/intranet access to
relational data on a variety of platforms. All of the most prevalent databases can
be data sources for your Web application: DB2, Oracle, Sybase, ODBC data
sources as well as flat file data. Net.Data provides for high performance, robust
application development function, and exploitation of existing business logic.
Net.Data tightly integrates with Web-server interfaces, providing higher
performance than common gateway interface (CGI) applications. Net.Data
supports client side processing, server side processing with Java, REXX, Perl
and C++, conditional logic and a rich macro language.
4.3.4 DataPropagator Relational
Designed to meet copy needs in the relational environment for operational and
informational applications, IBM DataPropagator Relational replicates data
throughout databases in the DB2 family, and provides powerful copy capabilities
that support data distribution, data consolidation, and data enhancement to help
you reengineer business processes and improve decision-making effectiveness.
4.3.5 IBM MQSeries
MQSeries for Windows NT brings business worlds together with reliable and
transparent integration between Windows NT and 20 other major computing
systems. With this award-winning software, you can integrate newly developed
NT applications into larger networks no matter how many platforms or network