Florida International University Chooses IBM Technology Running on Linux to Power its High Performance Database Research Center
Feb 7th, 02:25 UTC
IBM today announced that Florida International University, a leading public research university, has selected IBM's DB2 database software running on Linux to power its High Performance Database Research Center. The university selected DB2 based on its reliability, scalability and superior performance capabilities.
IBM's DB2 database running on Linux and an IBM SP Supercomputer powers
applications for the university's cutting-edge TerraFly technology, one
the largest publicly accessible databases on the Web. TerraFly, located
at www.terrafly.com, enables
users to see an overhead view of virtually any location in the United
States based on images collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and other
sources.
For example, house-hunters can scan prospective neighborhoods, "see"
homes in their selling prices, and click on a particular residence to
retrieve a sales brochure. Travelers can fly over a resort area, zoom-in
on an appealing vacation hideaway or hotel, then click on the image to
access the establishment's online reservation system.
"We chose DB2 running on Linux based on its stability, scalability
and performance," said Dr. Napthali Rishe, director of FIU's High
Performance Database Research Center. "There's almost no end to DB2's
advantages, which include high efficiency, fast querying and search
speed, and the ability to store very large amounts of data."
Today, TerraFly supports users who want to view and manipulate
images for the United States and the university's goal is to make
mapping data available for the entire world within five years.
The university anticipates that TerraFly, powered by IBM technology,
will manage more than 20 terabytes of data--making it one of the largest
databases supporting Web-based applications. The university estimates
that it will generate up to $1 billion in annual revenue by marketing
this technology.
According to IDC, Linux will remain the fastest growing server
operating system through 2005, with a new license revenue shipment
compound annual growth rate of 23.6% percent to 2005.
IBM's DB2 database software provides customers with the broadest
Linux support in the industry, from the handheld to the mainframe - to
clusters of mainframes. Florida International University joins a
growing roster of IBM customers who are deploying DB2 on the Linux
platform including:
*AIRS - relies on DB2 running on Linux to power SearchStation, an
online recruitment search tool. As a result of standardizing on DB2 and
Linux, the company has provided users with faster and more accurate
searches, cutting search times by 50 percent.
*Clarity Incentive Systems - uses DB2 running on Linux to manage all
of its financial data, including accounts, credit card transactions and
customer activity. The company chose DB2 running on Linux based on its
price and performance leadership over competitive offerings.
*Structural Bioinformatics - DB2 running on Linux drives its drug
discovery data management system that identifies and stores
three-dimensional protein structures. As a result of standardizing with
DB2 running on Linux, the company has reduced the cost of calculations
from twenty-eight dollars to one dollar and generated a 75 percent
increase in computing capacity.
About IBM's Data Management Business
The combined integrated strength of IBM's data management products,
based on its flagship database DB2, powers the industry's most demanding
solutions. IBM is the only data management software vendor to provide
customers with integrated solutions for database management, tools,
content management and business intelligence.
DB2 is the industry's first multimedia, Web-ready relational
database management system, strong enough to meet the demands of large
corporations and flexible enough to serve medium-sized and small
e-businesses. There are more than 60 million DB2 users from some
450,000 companies worldwide relying on IBM data management
technology. For more information please visit www.software.ibm.com/data.
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