The COMMON Annual Meeting is a popular time for vendors in the IBM i market to announce new products and releases. <a href="http://www.prodatacomputer.com/">ProData Computer Services</a> used the occasion to announce the upcoming release of DBU 9.0, the newest version of its database utility.

Version 9.0 of DBU adds a plug-in that allows developers to access DBU from any computer running a standard Web browser. This new DBU/RDB remote database access plug-in includes performance and connectivity improvements.

DBU 9.0 also adds Double Byte Character Set (DBCS) support. In addition, it provides the ability to: execute DBUJRN in batch; execute exit programs for field-by-field data encryption or other data processing; capture data area and user space modifications in audit logs and journals; perform searches on user spaces; and use a wizard-based DBU access and security facility.

DBU 9.0 is compatible with i5/OS and IBM i versions from V4R2 up to 7.1. <b> -- Joel Klebanoff</b>