Another way to mentor SQL DB2 developers and DBAs is to demonstrate best practices and standards that can improve the quality, reliability, and security of their code and data.

Citing a recent Goldman Sachs survey of 400 users, Ellison said 60 percent of the respondents plan to build new applications using Oracle software, while only 3 percent chose IBM DB2.

Embedded in IBM's forthcoming DB2 9.7, code-named "Cobra" and slated for release in June, is software that provides compatibility with EnterpriseDB Corp.'s Postgres Plus Advanced Server database, ...

That’s the mass market, where Oracle is trying to compete better [by offering its database on Linux], and where Microsoft is trying to move up with 64-bit SQL Server.