If you’re like most IBM i customers, you have staff members who rely on IBM Query/400 to generate simple queries of your DB2 database. Query/400 was introduced with the AS/400 in 1988 and has remained essentially unchanged since that time. It has its limitations, but it’s familiar and you may be running hundreds of Query/400 queries.
Now, IBM says it’s time to replace Query/400. They’ve withdrawn the stand-alone Query/400 application from marketing and announced that Query/400 is only be available to V5R4 and 6.1 customers who license the new DB2 Web Query software. This is to encourage you to voluntarily migrate off Query/400.
IBM now refers to the traditional Query/400 application as QU1 and the DB2 Web Query application as QU2. Please note, despite what you may have heard, the Query/400 replacement path offered by IBM is not free.
New Generation Software, Inc. (NGS) does not believe DB2 Web Query (QU2) represents your best replacement for Query/400. We'd like to propose you follow a more reasonable course:
- Do not install DB Web Query at this time.
- Do not pay the DB2 Web Query software maintenance invoice that arrives shortly after the software.
- Keep using Query/400 while you explore your options.
- Order a no-cost, two-concurrent user license of our Qport Office software so you can immediately enhance the output of your existing Query/400 queries.
- View a Web demonstration of NGS-IQ and see how our Query/400 API enables Query/400 queries with new features, without requiring any redesign.
- See how the complete NGS-IQ solution can take you far beyond Query/400 as your schedule permits.
When considering DB2 Web Query, we recommend that you look carefully at the following factors:
We encourage you to explore these points with us.
Legal Notice: NGS believes all of the above information is accurate at the time of publication. However, IBM software products and marketing policies are subject to change at any time, without notice. Speak to your IBM or IBM Business Partner representative for current product, pricing, and support information. We welcome your comments.
Last Updated: July 29, 2008 |
