IBM announced new versions of DB2 and InfoSphere Warehouse software. Code-named "Cobra," the new version of DB2 reduces space needed to store data. This offering delivers business analytics capabilities for both relational and XML data at the same time. The software also includes workload management and autonomic computing features. InfoSphere Warehouse 9.7 Enterprise Edition, powered by DB2 9.7, also includes tools to simplify data analysis and data mining, as well as a new Departmental Edition of the software, targeted for smaller organizations and departments within a larger organization.

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