Java applets. In addition, you can use a wide range of off-the-shelf or custom-developed database applications with DB2 Connect and its associated tools. For example, you can use DB2 Connect products with:

vSpreadsheets, such as Lotus 1-2-3 and Microsoft Excel, to analyze real-time data without having the cost and complexity of data extract and import procedures.

vDecision support tools, such as Business Objects, Brio and Cognos, and Crystal Reports, to provide real-time information.

vDatabase products, such as Lotus Approach and Microsoft Access.

vDevelopment tools, such as PowerSoft PowerBuilder, Microsoft Visual Basic, and Borland Delphi, to create client/server solutions.

Although DB2 Connect is often installed on an intermediate server machine to connect DB2 clients to a host or AS/400 database, it is also installed on machines where multiple local users want to access the host or AS/400 servers directly. For example, DB2 Connect may be installed on a large machine with many local users. It may also be installed on a Web server, Transaction Processor (TP) monitor, or other 3-tier application server machines with multiple local SQL application processes and threads. In these cases, you can choose to install DB2 Connect on the same machine for simplicity, or on a separate machine to off-load CPU cycles.

A DB2 Connect server enables multiple clients to connect to host or AS/400 data and can signi®cantly reduce the effort that is required to establish and maintain access to enterprise data. Figure 3 on page 10 illustrates IBM's solution for environments in which you want to use a DB2 client making an indirect connection to a host or AS/400 database server through DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition.

In the example, you could replace the DB2 Connect server with a DB2 server that has the DB2 Connect Server Support component installed.

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