Dear SearchDatabase Member, In June, Oracle will be shipping the new 9i database and IBM will release the latest DB2 update. Logic dictates that the real winner in a competitive marketplace is the consumer - by competing for your business the vendors have to deliver what you want. In the coming weeks and months, we will help you discern which database vendor is best responding to your needs and delivering the best tools for you, the database professional. * SearchDatabase News: Read All About It * Oracle: Reviews and Comparisons * IBM DB2: Reviews and Comparisons * SQL Server: Reviews and Comparisons * Other Vendor-Specific Resources * DBA Water Cooler: What Features Do You Want? * Ask the SQL Server Expert: Rudy Limeback * Buyer's Guide: IBM DB2 * Job of the Week: Mainframe DB2 Staff Software Engineer * DBA Tip: The Relational Database Model * Developer Tip: Multi-Table Updateable Views * Book of the Week: JSP, Servlets and MySQL * Featured Destination: SearchEnterpriseServers.com SEARCHDATABASE NEWS: READ ALL ABOUT IT Get all the latest news in the Database industry first at searchDatabase here from product to industry news: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid13,00.html BEST WEB LINKS: REVIEWS AND COMPARISONS Our Best Web Links categories aggregate the best resources from around the Internet on a specific database topic. The following click-throughs supply you with collected links to sites offering product reviews and comparisons on the top database vendor platforms. ORACLE: REVIEWS AND COMPARISONS http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid13_tax283555,00.html IBM DB2: REVIEWS AND COMPARISONS http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid13_tax283554,00.html SQL SERVER: REVIEWS AND COMPARISONS http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid13_tax283556,00.html OTHER VENDOR-SPECIFIC RESOURCES http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid13_tax281562,00.html DBA WATER COOLER: WHAT FEATURES DO YOU WANT? Find out first-hand what's going on in the Database community! Participate in online discussion groups and Q&A sessions with your peers in our Database forums. Topic: What features do you want? With IBM and Oracle releasing new database versions, we are wondering which key features you feel your present database lacks - sound off on what you think the database providers should be concentrating on. Start your own discussion or participate in discussions initiated by your peers. Go to: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/forums/0,289802,sid13_fid1,00.html ASK THE SQL SERVER EXPERT "Ask the Experts" is the place to get your toughest administration and development questions answered by some of the leading authorities in the database industry. Hit a brick wall with an SQL Server question? Don't know who or where to turn to? Well you're in luck, we have recruited Rudy Limeback, a Web and SQL Design Consultant, r937, to answer all of your toughest SQL questions. 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This week, check out our IBM DB2 category with contact information, company profiles, and links to company Web sites. http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/buyersGuideBrowseCategory/0,289637,sid13_tax282107_pag1_typcat_srtE,00.html To add a free Basic listing of your own in our targeted Buyer's Guide, go to: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/buyersGuideAddFree/0,289854,sid13,00.html JOB OF THE WEEK Title: Mainframe DB2 Staff Software Engineer Company: CSSI, Atlanta, GA http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/flipdogFrame/0,289215,sid13,00.html?text=mainframe+DB2&loc=world_US&srch=&job=1 Check out the many additional opportunities that are geared toward your skill set. And remember to submit your resume and job hunter agents to auto-notify you regarding opportunities you seek. http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/careers/0,289753,sid13,00.html DBA TIP The Relational Database Model By: Ryan Stephens & Ronald Plew The modern database of choice is the relational database (RDB). So why is the relational model so attractive? Get your answer at: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci552875,00.html DATABASE DEVELOPER TIP Multi-table updateable views Have you ever wanted a joined table view to be updateable but all you get is read only? This tip from Michael V. Mannino lays down some rules to follow to make sure your multiple-table views are updateable. http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci551163,00.html BOOK OF THE WEEK "JSP, Servlets and MySQL" by David Harms This is the only book on the market where developers learn how to build a database-driven Web site using JSP, Java servlets, and MySQL. Servlets and JavaServer Pages are ideal tools for affordably and quickly delivering dynamic Web pages, and MySQL is an excellent choice for the data repository. 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