1. Mobilizing Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Data
Informix User Forum Moving Forward With Informix
Mobilizing Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Data
Christine Normile
IDS Product Manager/IBM
Anita Chung
DB2 Everyplace Product Manager/IBM
Atlanta, Georgia December 8-9, 2005

2. Enterprise Mobility Delivers ROI Now
Increase Productivity
Same personnel, more requests completed In
625M WW Cell phone shipments
11.7M PDAs will be sold
30M total hotspot users
50% business laptops will have WiFi
Customer Loyalty & Retention
Less customer churn with value-added services
Generate Additional Revenue
More time with customers
Increase Profitability
New business models, higher margins

3. IDS The Right Information At the right time
(any time)
Delivered to the right source
IDS
The Right
Information
Using the appropriate technology
At the right place
(every place)

4. DB2 Everyplace Overview
Mobile database and synchronization solution that easily integrates into existing IT environments
Benefits
Increase Employee Productivity
Improve Profitability
Reduce Costs
Reliable and secure access to enterprise information anywhere, any time for mobile workforce
A ~250KB zero admin data store that can be easily synchronized with DB2, IDS and other JDBC compliant enterprise data sources
Multi-platform synchronization server Support
A scalable solution that readily integrates with a portfolio of wireless offerings from IBM and your existing IT investments
Robust, high performance and on demand information management capability to mobile environment
Best of breed mobile client support
Three flexible licensing options to choose from “
Outlet Explorer, powered by DB2 Everyplace, improves the efficiency of field-based sales representatives by at least 50 percent. But the real benefit is the quality and reliability of the information that is now easily accessible, which can lead to increased profits.
—Wolfram Ernst, Managing Director and Co-founder, LEAD ”

5. Typical Applications in Mobile Computing
Retail..
mobile shopping
personal shopper
merchandising
retail content delivered to wireless devices
in store employee applications
Transportation..
flight confirmations, rapid check-in, etc.
airline / airport operations
route track and trace
rail car management
Healthcare..
physician practice management
pharmaceutical sales force automation
electronic clinical trials
hospital information systems
Financial Services..
on-line financial services
wealth management
customer loyalty
insurance claims
Brokerage Services..
CRM
alerts, news feeds
Utilities..
field worker access to information
customer account access
supply chain anywhere
machine-to-machine

6. Considerations When Exploiting Enterprise Mobility
Depth of analysis on characteristics can determine level of business value capture
Considerations When Exploiting Enterprise Mobility
Who needs Access?
Which devices?
Is there connectivity available?
What application/information is needed on-site?
How do I manage these devices?
What level of security is required?
How do I connect across different network protocols?

7. DB2 Everyplace Mobilizes Your IDS Applications
Database
Sales Force Productivity
Healthcare
Shipping & Receiving
Retail Inventory Management
Field Service

8. DB2 Everyplace Solution

9. DB2 Everyplace V8.2
Lay the foundation for enterprise mobility on demand
Complete mobile relational database and synchronization solution
Best of breed mobile platform support
Reliable and secure enterprise data access right from your palm
Complements a wide range of IBM wireless and information management software
Offer rapid return of investment
Integrated, open and scalable mobile application development made easy Zero administration, ultra small footprint mobile data base
Ship in three editions to meet the needs of enterprises of all sizes and ISV/OEM—Database Edition, Express Edition, Enterprise Edition
Free trial download available at:

10. Application Development Freedom
C/C++
JDBC
.net languages
Web Services
AppForge
Metrowerks
Eclipse
WSAD
WSDD
Platform Flexibility

11. Scalable On Demand
As business grows, so can the underlying mobile database and synchronization infrastructure…
Start with DB2 Everyplace Express
Upgrade transparently to DB2 Everyplace Enterprise Edition
With a Simple license key change

12. Key Autonomics Features Addressing Customer Pain Points
Self Configuring
Zero admin database with self-reclaiming unused space
Guarantee data delivery to the source database
Automated management of DB2 functions on sync
Intelligent defaults (out of the box)
Self Healing
Automatic "resume" if canceled/failed
optimized recovery of messages
Automatic retry upon network errors during sync
Self Optimizing
Auto-increment in “Identity Column” for table creation
Configuration Advisor Wizard
Automatic database REORG after synchronization
Automatic removal of server traces, logs and outdated data
Self Protecting
Table level encryption fordata on device
End-to-end encryption
Password protection with encryption
Removable memory card support

13. Reference: CEMIG What they are achieving:
Where they started:
Legacy driven processes
Expensive dedicated satellite link
Technicians returning to operational bases for new orders
How they changed:
Implemented DB2 Everyplace to connect field technicians to IDS database with service request data
Dispatch service orders to 500 mobile users who are with equipped with handheld devices
What they are achieving:
Improve responsiveness to service outages
Improve customer satisfaction
Achieve measurable ROI of US$600,000 per year

14. DB2 Everyplace Components
Description
Database Engine
High performance data store for managing and using data on mobile and embedded devices
Sync Client
Sync client to communicate with the server using an http-based synchronization protocol.
Sync Server
Mobile user management and synchronization of enterprise data with mobile and embedded devices
DB2 Everyplace is a small footprint relational database and synchronization server for mobile computing and embedded devices.

15. Mobile and Embedded Client Platform Support
DB2 Everyplace 8.2
Oracle Lite 10g
Sybase Anywhere 9.0.2
Palm OS
Windows CE
Symbian
QNX Neutrino
Embedded Linux
(Blackberry/MIDP)
Palm OS (UltraLite only)
Per information published by the respective vendors.

16. Supported Source Databases
DB2 Everyplace 8.2
Oracle Lite 10g
Sybase Anywhere 9.0.2
All DB2 UDB
Informix
Oracle DB
Microsoft SQL Server
Sybase Adaptive Server
DB2 UDB (LUW only)
Supported Client Databases
Per information published by the respective vendors.
DB2 Everyplace 8.2
Oracle Lite 10g
Sybase Anywhere 9.0.2
DB2 Everyplace
Cloudscape
Oracle DB Lite
Sybase UltraLite, ASA

17. Enterprise Mobility Solution for IDS
Mobile Device
Sync Server
Data Source
HTTP/HTTPS
DataPropagator/JDBC
Synchronize
Replicate
Database Engine
DB2 Everyplace
CloudScape
Sync Client API
Mobile Application
DB2 Everyplace Sync Server
Control DB
Mirror DB
Sync Server Servlet
WAS/Embedded WAS
Mobile Device Administration Console
Informix Dynamic Server

18. Synchronization ObjectsM
Group
(filter)
User
Device
(Filter)
Subscription set
subscription
Adaptor:
JDBC
File
DPropR
Custom
Devices are defined when they first synchronize

19. Single Server Architecture
Informix
Dynamic
Server
Mobile Devices
Administration Center
WebSphere
Application Server
Sync
Server
DB2
Everyplace
Sync Client
Administration
Data Mirroring
Clients
Mid-Tier Server
Content
Sources

20. DB2 Everyplace Sync Connection Options

21. Sync Server and Client Overview
Centralized administration
Mobile Devices Administration Center GUI (MDAC)
Zero administration on devices
Manage table definitions, constraints, and indexes
Vertical and horizontal partitioning of data
Control distribution of data, files, and applications
Grouping of subscriptions
Access control for device users based on privileges

22. Sync Server and Client Overview
Message protocol utilizes WAP binary XML for compression
Automatic upgrade distribution of database and sync client engine software without user intervention
Security
Authentication
MD5 authentication for standalone
LDAP authentication with WEA
Communication data encryption
56-bit and 128-bit DES for standalone
SSL with WEA
Local data encryption on devices setup through central administration

23. DB2 Everyplace Subscriptions for IDS
A replication subscription provides specifications for how the information in a source system (an enterprise server) is to be synchronized with a target system (the mobile device).
JDBC subscriptions provide users with access to data in source tables on a data source with a JDBC interface, including Oracle, DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Informix, Sybase, and Lotus Domino.
Upload subscriptions only allows the user to directly insert rows into a table on a source database. Related tables on the mobile devices are not refreshed during synchronization.
File subscriptions allow replication of any type of file stored at the source server and are not bi-directional. .

24. JDBC subscriptions
Database deltas are synchronized between the clients and mirror database.
Deltas between the mirror and source are only transferred after replication.

25. Upload subscriptions
Database deltas are uploaded directly from the clients to the source database.

26. File subscriptions
Files are downloaded to the clients directly from the file system.

27. Database Server
DB2 Everyplace uses several metadata tables to maintain information about its internal structure.
The performance of relational databases will typically decline as tables grow unless they are periodically reorganized.
Customer data should reside in backend servers on separate systems from the DB2 Everyplace system for maximum performance.

28. Database Server (continued)
Database servers are required for core functionality:
DSYCTLDB: control database
DSYMSGDB: message store database
DSYCSTAT: client statistics
MIRROR: mirror databases
SOURCE: source databases

29. JDBC Replication
Source Application Data Changes

30. JDBC Replication
Client Application Data Changes

31. Custom Logic
Allows application to customize behavior of synchronization and replication.
Custom Logic provides a mechanism for:
Real-time synchronization and replication
Primary key substitution
Customize conflict resolution
Callbacks available for:
start/end of database replication
start/end of table replication or synchronization
changed row of table during replication or synchronizationJavadocs
API documentation available in:
$DSYINSTDIR/doc/lang/javadoc/CustomLogic

32. Installation
DB2 Everyplace Setup Launchpad – Starting point for end users.
View Install Notes
View Release Notes
Install Product
Exit Launchpad
Installation is a two step process: install and configure

33. Installation – Step 1 DB2 Everyplace Installation
Installation Wizard – copies the program files to the system and updates system registry on Windows.

34. Installation – Step 2 DB2 Everyplace Configuration
Configuration Wizard / Command Line Utility – creates internal control databases, updates properties files, installs and configures embedded application server

35. Best Practice DB2e Subscriptions Minimize the use of complex filters
Create indices for the most common queries
Minimize the number of records needed on the client (filter)
Synchronize often when you make client changes
Subscriptions
Subscriptions with different replication needs should go to different mirrors
Include as many tables as possible in a subscription
Use long replication cycle
Use upload subscriptions if possible for performance
Inserts directly on the source
Minimize the use of complex filters

36. Best Practice (continue)
Design solution with no or minimum conflicts
Try to separate static and dynamic data in your design
Client communication
Adjust the timeout value for the client (default 30 sec)
Increase HTTP I/O timeout on WAS and HTTP Server (default 5 sec, use sec)

37. Why DB2 Everyplace? Immediate Availability of Data Minimized Cost
Improved
Responsiveness
Increased
Productivity
Increased
Effectiveness

38. References http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/ids/mobility/
IDS Mobility on Demand:
DB2 Everyplace external website:
DB2 Everyplace library:
DB2 Everyplace forum:
DB2 Everyplace documentation
IBM DB2 Everyplace Sync Server Administration Guide
IBM DB2 Everyplace Installation and User’s Guide

39. Get mobilized now
Leverage your existing Informix Dynamic Server based applications to mobilize your workforce
Purchase Informix Dynamic Server v10.0 or Upgrade to IDS v10.0
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41. Mobilizing Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Data
Informix User Forum Moving Forward With Informix
Mobilizing Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Data
Christine Normile,
Anita Chung,
Atlanta, Georgia December 8-9, 2005