With the emergence of complete, optimized solution stacks, IBM DB2 Universal Database running on Itanium 2 processor family-based servers now offers a powerful and cost-effective alternative for enterprise-class database implementations. IBM DB2 is the leading product from IBM Information Management Software and is supported by a wide range of applications. It provides one of most flexible and comprehensive data management solutions in the industry. Intel Itanium architecture supports world-class performance, scalability, and availability for these business-critical solutions - using affordable, industry-standard servers. The combination marks a significant breakthrough for memory intensive applications and for middleware solutions that require large database installations.
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