Data and Database Management Software
Software optimizes document management.
Press Release Summary:
DB2® CommonStore v8.2 for SAP enables users to manage growth of SAP application data and documents, extend SAP system server storage, and shorten backup/restore window. Users can control system performance by off-loading infrequently accessed content, and SAP GUI interface lets users search and retrieve information from archive. Software also includes Document Finder support for Content Manager v8 and Content Manager OnDemand as well as secure http communications.
Original Press Release:
IBM DB2 CommonStore for SAP and its Entry Offering V8.2 Optimize Archiving and Document Management
At a glance
IBM continues to add value to the IBM Enterprise Content Management portfolio, protecting customers' investments in technology and extending the SAP and other application environments with information on demand.
New in V8.2
o Document Finder support for Content Manager V8 and Content Manager OnDemand, enabling you to reach non-SAP documents in the back-end archive system
o Secure http communications
o Certified for SAP Cache Server
o Integration with Adobe Output Pak for mySAP.com
o More flexibility in back-end archive customization
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: YE001).
Overview
DB2® CommonStore for SAP is an e-business solution for both data archiving and document management that helps SAP users run their businesses more efficiently. For optimum online performance, SAP AG recommends regular archiving of old or infrequently accessed data from SAP systems. Document archiving improves processes and makes it easier to access original documents. With CommonStore, SAP customers can:
o Manage the growth of SAP application data and documents through regular archiving
o Extend SAP system server storage with back-end archive management storage with seamless integration
o Increase operational and administrational efficiency by shortening the backup/restore window
o Improve and control system performance by off-loading infrequently accessed content
o Increase end-user productivity with fast search and retrieval from the archive, even after years, simply from the SAPGUI interface
o Exploit the virtual storage management system, which permits changing storage media without disrupting end-client access
o Establish a scalable and secure back-end archive management repository that is virtually unlimited in growth
o Streamline the business processes by integrating digitized content in SAP applications
o Perform(TM) easier and faster SAP version-to-version upgrades
o Keep SAP data and documents based on regulatory and legal requirements
The CommonStore does not require the use of any database for its own use, but supports any SAP operational database (DB2 Universal Database®, (UDB) Informix(TM), Oracle, SQL Server, and so on). It leverages IBM's Enterprise Content Management technologies as the back-end archive management system, providing access to non-SAP objects that are stored in enterprise content repositories or providing access to SAP objects from non-SAP applications.
The CommonStore archive solution can easily be expanded into a corporate Enterprise Content Management system, including e-mail archive management for Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange Server systems.
DB2 CommonStore is certified by SAP AG as a complementary software product for all SAP-supported ArchiveLink levels. It supports all types of data and documents defined in the SAP ArchiveLink specification and follows the latest SAP ArchiveLink protocols.
Planned availability dates
October 15, 2003 (electronic software delivery)
October 31, 2003 (media and documentation)
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