Understanding DB2: Learning Visually with Examples (2nd Edition)

1.10. Special Package Offerings for Developers

Two special offerings are available for application developers.

• The DB2 Personal Developer's Edition (PDE), for Linux and Windows platforms, comes with DB2 UDB Personal Edition, DB2 Connect Personal Edition, and all the DB2 clients.

• The DB2 Universal Developer's Edition (UDE), for Linux, UNIX, and Windows platforms, comes with all server editions, with the exception of the database partitioning feature and optional extenders. In addition, all the DB2 clients are also provided.

Both editions come at a reduced price, and are restricted to the development, evaluation, demonstration, and testing of application programs. Figure 1.12 shows most of the software provided with each offering. For a detailed listing of the features included with each offering, refer to the DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows main Web page at http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/.