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3.6.1 Features of IBM DB2
DB2 has editions that work on Linux, UNIX, Windows, IBM System i®, and System z. These
editions range from the single-user Personal edition, through the no-cost Express Community
edition, to the partitioned and massively parallel Enterprise Server edition.
Starting with DB2 Version 9, the database supports two different data structures. The
structures are the relational data structure for structured data, and a hierarchical data
structure for XML content. The hierarchical data structure is implemented by the
IBM pureXML® extender.
DB2 uses the following extenders to enhance the base functionality of the database:
Geodetic extender
Net Search Extender
pureXML extender ...