Convert ODBC (dynamic SQL) to static SQL
You can now convert your ODBC queries into static SQL. This provides a performance gain if you repeatedly run the same ODBC queries.

Replication support
The size of user ID and schema names supported by replication has been increased from 8 characters to 18 characters.

Temporary table support
DB2 now delivers temporary table support. DB2 will create and use temporary tables within a single connection, providing you with performance gains for the type of query workloads that can use intermediary tables.