DB2 Connect enables easier access to enterprise data stored in relational databases on MVS, OS/400, OS/390, VM and VSE hosts, and in non-relational databases such as IMS. DB2 Connect products share technology with the DB2 UDB products and, as a result, deliver many of the new features and functions provided by the DB2 UDB Version 7.2.
This section provides a brief summary of the features that are new to DB2 Connect products and refers to more detailed descriptions to other places in this book: