DB2 Viper 2

IBM has released a public beta for it’s next release for DB2 v9 for LUW. You can read more on this release on their site:

https://www14.software.ibm.com/iwm/web/cc/earlyprograms/data/viper2_open/index.shtml

DB2 expert Chris Eaton has also blogged about the new upcoming features in this release. And here is the IBM link for the new features in this upcoming release:

https://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v9r5/index.jsp

Look under “New Features and Functionality”.

Cumulative Update Package 2 for SQL Server 2005 SP2

The cumulative update package 2 for SQL Server 2005 SP2 has been released by MSFT. You can obtain more information on it from this KB article:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936305

This will update your install to build 3175 and it includes all the updates made since the release of SP2.