U2 offers high performance and scalable data management environments for embedding in vertical applications. Over 3.9 million users rely on IBM U2 Data Management solutions.

UniVerse and UniData are now coupled more tightly than ever with the new shared middleware environment. These extended relational database engines are perfect for embedding within vertical applications as well as providing data access, storage and management across NT, Linux and Unix platforms all accessible through standard tools like VB, C++, Delphi, ODBC and Java based IDEs.

System Builder has become the de facto standard for developing applications in a 4GL environment for, not only, UniVerse and UniData but also other multi-value database environments. SBClient provides the ultimate terminal emulation for System Builder applications featuring GUI support and a full desktop integration environment.

Over the past few years RedBack has grown from strength to strength, starting as an IDE environment for creating web pages that linked directly to your back-end U2 business code right up to a fully integrated Java development toolkit using its RedBack Business Object technology. We specialise in being able to integrate your back-end application with a variety of B2B and B2C environments using the RedBack product.

Dimension UK can work with all of the U2 products as well as 3rd party Multi-Value tools and products. All information on this page is taken from http://www.ibm.com/software/data/u2

• UniVerse is an extended relational database designed for embedding in vertical applications. This nested relational data model means intuitive data modeling and fewer resulting tables.
• Provides data access, storage and management capabilities across Microsoft® Windows® NT, Linux and UNIX platforms
• Features a native, high-performance, record-oriented, non-SQL programming paradigm
• Using symmetric multiprocessor (SMP)-based hardware, UniVerse scales from the smallest workgroup to thousands of concurrent users.
• Automatic and dynamic tablespace allocation to fit the size of the database and tables provides optimum performance and minimizes disk usage for maximum efficiency.

• UniData is an extended relational database designed for embedding in vertical applications. Unidata simplifies DM and query logic, providing more power for online high-transaction applications.
• Can be accessed by tools such as Visual Interdev, VB, VC++, Delphi or any ODBC, ActiveX or OLEDB tool and any Java™ technology-based IDE.
• Includes UniQuery,an easy-to-use, English-like query language that provides the ability to create meaningful ad hoc database queries without having to understand underlying database structures
• UniBasic, UniData's unique application development environment, enables you to create powerful, transaction-intensive applications.

• IBM RedBack integrates front-end object-based design tools with U2 database data and logic.
• Once the U2 environment is abstracted using the RBO Designer tool, the front-end technologies are interchangeable without the need to modify the U2 data or logic.
• Supports JAVA™ (J2EE™, JSP™, Servlets, EJB™), XML/SOAP, Microsoft® ADO (ASP, VB, C++)
• Includes facilities for JAVA session pool management, RedBack Business Object debugging, and performance profiling.
• Scalability is provided through a proprietary connection pooling mechanism, minimizing the number of U2 database sessions required.
• Integrates with IBM VisualAge/JAVA and WebSphere®

• IBM System Builder is a cross-platform, complete application development and deployment environment, which enables developers to focus on what they know best: their application, their business and their users.
• Quickly design IBM U2 database structures and develop applications using a comprehensive developer interface, without the need to hand-write any code.
• Handwritten code may be introduced to enhance processes and customized application behavior.
• Cross-platform capability allows applications and data to be migrated between System Builder hosts without the need for conversion.
• Create virtually any type of report format using the Report Writer facility. Optional HTML output enables reports to be shared with browser-based recipients who may not have access to the application, or publishing to a content URL.
• SBClient provides for GUI support and desktop application integration, as well as a graphical query engine.
• Integrate external development environments such as Delphi, VisualBasic, C++, etc. to create applications using SBClient's SBCOM interface.

• MITS is an interactive reporting, business intelligence and on-line analytical processing (OLAP) tool suite optimized for extended relational and MultiValue databases.
• Flexible to Deploy: runs on existing hardware, utilizing existing MultiValue database
• Easy to Use: Access your business data via PC or Browser
• Secure: Control access to your valuable business data
• Available for a variety of MultiValue databases on most UNIX and Windows® platforms