IBM UniVerse 10.2

IBM UniVerse® 10.2 — generally available 29 September 2006 — protects personal data, supports U2 Web Services, strengthens and streamlines high availability, and more!

Click on one of the topics below to learn more about important new features and improvements available with UniVerse 10.2

• Adds support for U2 Web Services
• Delivers encryption of data at rest
• Improves high availability functionality and performance
• Offers device licensing for Server Edition

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UniVerse 10.2 introduces a new graphical tool for Web Services development. The U2 Web Services Development Tool for UniData® and UniVerse (U2WSD) allows developers to create Web Services quickly from existing subroutines as well as from queries. This enables disparate organizations to communicate with one another using a worldwide standard. Businesses embracing Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) with U2-based applications can provide information as a service using U2WSD.

UniVerse 10.2 introduces new XML classes for UniObjects for .NET and UniObjects for Java. These new classes allow developers to expand client-server and Web application capabilities by utilizing the extensive XML support available in UniVerse. As XML becomes the standard for corporate communications both internally and externally, the XML classes for UniObjects for Java and UniObjects for .NET can help provide businesses the edge necessary to excel in the marketplace.

UniVerse 10.2 extends the database connectivity options with the addition of Connection Pooling for UniObjects for .NET and UniObjects for Java™. This optional feature permits Web applications to connect to UniVerse using a separate pool of licenses. UniVerse 10.2 supports load balancing and monitoring capabilities, combining ease of administration with high-speed communications.

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UniVerse 10.2 automates encryption of data at rest, protecting important information and meeting government standards. This advanced technology utilizes today's modern cryptology techniques to secure data at rest with little to zero changes to applications. Utilizing a new graphical interface, administrators can create the security rules needed for their organization, thus protecting sensitive information at the field or record level.

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) support for UniVerse Windows® Clients extends the ability to create secure communication channels using encryption and end-point authentication to this protocol via UniObjects, UniOLEDB, ODBC, InterCall, and the UniCall Interface (UCI). With the ever increasing demand to secure data transmissions across wide area networks as well as local intranets, U2 SSL provides organization with the tools necessary to safely deliver data between two endpoints.

A new graphical tool, the U2 SSL Configuration Editor, is provided to simplify the management of SSL property lists, which contain such information as certificates, private keys, certificate revocation lists, and more.

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UniVerse 10.2 delivers additional capabilities and the ultimate in reliability when using the enhanced Transaction Logging feature. With the new point-in-time recovery ability, systems can be recovered from and to any point in time, such as when it is required to restore a system to a point immediately before a particular transaction occurred.

Additional enhancements provide businesses with the peace of mind that data will be protected and available. File level operations are logged and can be replayed on a second host to ensure the database remains completely in synch. System downtime is reduced since these operations will be executed automatically when the database is restored either locally on the same system or remotely on a disaster recovery server.

UniVerse 10.2 introduces a new replication protocol to ensure log files transmission is acknowledged to support automatic recovery should there be a network outage.

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For release 10.2, UniVerse Data Replication improves the transfer speed of replication of data between two UniVerse data servers. The improved subscriber update speed provides near real-time availability of replicated data.

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For the first time, IBM UniVerse offers device licensing for Server Edition. This optional feature allows businesses to add up to 10 additional connections per user session, thus expanding user productivity.

UniVerse 10.2 includes a new license configuration and authorization process designed to offer ease of use and additional flexibility after installation. Administrators may choose to configure add-on components such as Connection Pooling at any time, including during the initial setup or upgrade of UniVerse. A 60-day evaluation period gives administrators time to obtain an authorization key with minimal downtime. An additional benefit is the improvement of asset management.

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