Businesses that have many locations, like retail stores and banks, often use one or more entry-level servers in each branch to handle local processing. Such businesses need reliable, low-cost servers that can be remotely managed and easily connected to the enterprise system. Distributed middleware and applications are the glue that binds together the far-flung array of branch servers. For example:

DB2 Universal Database Workgroup Edition provides a low-cost relational database well-suited to distributed locations.

DB2 Connect integrates DB2 UDB at branch locations with DB2 on the central mainframe, midrange or Unix systems.

WebSphere MQ allows interoperation between applications running on different computers in dispersed locations.

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