IBM INTRODUCES DB2 EXPRESS-C DATA SERVER

ARMONK, NY, January 30, 2006 - IBM today announced the availability of DB2 Universal Database Express-C (DB2 Express-C), a versatile and easy to deploy data server available for download, at no cost, to customers, developers and partners.
With DB2 Express-C, IBM is increasing its commitment to enabling and supporting the growing community of DB2 developers and customers by offering a no-cost version of the product, making it easier for them to create and deploy applications and solutions that meet their changing information management requirements.

DB2 Express-C offers the same core DB2 data server in a smaller package specifically designed for use in software development, deployment, redistribution and embedding within applications. No charge community support for DB2 Express-C is available via a new public forum on developerWorks, IBM’s resource for developers, with optional for-fee support offered by IBM.

No-charge community support for DB2 Express-C is available via a new public Web forum on developerWorks
(http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=805&cat=19) with optional for fee support offered by IBM. IBM also announced that it has established a DB2 Express community team to nurture community participation and work with a variety of developer, ISV and open source community organizations.

For more information on DB2 Express-C visit http://www.ibm.com/db2/express
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/db2express/download.html