DBTA 5 Minute Briefing: Data Integration - May 16, 2006

DBTA 5 Minute Briefing: Data Integration - May 16, 2006: "SAP Taps DB2 Viper as Preferred Database
SAP AG and IBM announced that the next version of the industry-leading DB2 data server--code named 'Viper'--will be the preferred and highly recommended database for mid-market SAP applications. DB2 Viper is the second in a series of DB2 releases optimized for SAP solutions. It represents the next milestone in a joint roadmap designed to help customers ease configuration, enhance performance and increase availability of their SAP applications running on DB2. Customers using the new DB2 offering will benefit from embedded capabilities like self-tuned memory, new compression technology, built-in high availability and advanced autonomic capabilities. 'SAP remains committed to working very closely with IBM to deliver tighter integration of SAP applications on DB2 so that our customers, regardless of size, can achieve greater application performance at the lowest license and maintenance cost on the market today,' said L�o Apotheker, a member of the executive board, SAP. 'We also look forward to having our mid-market customers benefit from one year of free maintenance if they select SAP's recommended and preferred database of choice.' For more information, go here"