Database: The Incredibly Underrated But Highly Powerful IBM Database > DB2 – Now Free For Developers

DB2 Express-C is a no-charge edition of DB2 for Linux and Windows. It is free to download, develop applications, deploy into production, and even redistribute. DB2 Express-C supports development of database applications using XML, C/C++, .NET, JDBC, ODBC, PHP, Ruby, and more. It is optimized for systems with up to 2 processors and 4 GB of memory, and does not impose artificial restrictions on database size, number of databases, or number of users. FREE PRODUCT DOWNLOAD Manages both relational and XML data seamlessly Ready for .NET ; C/C++; Java ; XML ; PHP ; Ruby Easy to use and embed, includes powerful tools for free High performance, proven reliability, exceptional scalability Free to Build, Deploy & Distribute: No Limits ? Just Data! International Business Machines Corp. New Orchard Road Armonk, New York 10504 914-499-1900

For additional free developer edition databases, you may go to the Black Falcon Software business site which hosts a listing of all the major open-source and commercial developer edition databases on the Internet. At the home page select “Links” and then “Databases”…

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