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Sneak Peek at IBM 'Viper' DB2 Release

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the taking-the-gloves-off dept.

Rob let us know that Computer Business Review magazine is reporting that IBM is about to add more fuel to the database fire. The company has offered up a sneak peek at their upcoming "Viper" release of their DB2 database. From the article: "DB2 Viper will be distinct from current DB2 database implementations in that it will be able to store XML formatted data inside the database natively--XML support will not be bolted onto the side. Viper will also support relational data stores, of course, and access to those database tables using the SQL programming language."

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  1. "the SQL programming language" by jeroenb · · Score: 5, Funny

    the SQL programming language
    It's a query language. Ffs, the name even says so.

    Although, on second thought, the name also says it's structured.

    1. Re:"the SQL programming language" by n0dalus · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's a query language.

      Yeah. The SQL query language.

    2. Re:"the SQL programming language" by Vengeance · · Score: 2, Funny

      Correction: The Structured SQL Query Language.

      --
      It was a joke! When you give me that look it was a joke.
    3. Re:"the SQL programming language" by Zemplar · · Score: 4, Funny

      How about GNSQL language?

      GNSQL's Not a Structured Query Language language.

  2. Re:Sneak PEEK by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Give him a break. At least this time he read it through and checked if it had been posted before!:)

  3. Re:Sneak PEEK by peetola · · Score: 5, Funny

    I had a sneak peak once in high school. Very embarrasing.

  4. I am the viper... by pulse2600 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am the vinder viper!!!! I vill be there in three months!!! I come to vipe your vindows!!!

  5. It sure is! by brunes69 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sql support has been on the most wanted list for most companies for quite some time now.

    Indeed, SQL support is often the first thing I look for when shopping for a database.

  6. SQL support!? Are you sure? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Viper will also support relational data stores, of course, and access to those database tables using the SQL programming language.

    Thank you Captain Obvious! Until I read the headline on slashdot, I was concerned the new DB2 might not support SQL queries. Now I can sleep tonight.

    On a radical tangent, I was thinking of buying a new car. Has anyone heard if the new cars from GM have wheels that turn? I'm not sure because it doesn't say on the website anywhere. I really hope the new cars have wheels that turn. If the wheels didn't turn... that'd be like a database without SQL... or something.