IBM has released DB2 v8.1 for Linux (Intel 32 and 64 bit). New features include multi-dimensional clustering (queries and analytics nearly 100% faster), self-configuring, self-healing, self-optimizing, self-protecting, and the ability to consolidate Web Services queries through a single SQL statement. A comprehensive description of what's new is available here (PDF download). Downloads for all platforms are available here.

 
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