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IBM has announced a $1 billion commitment to data management and B2B transactions, and introduced DB2 Universal Database Version 7.

The latest version of DB2 Universal Database helps dotcoms and large corporations conducting business-to-business (B2B) on the Web to gain insight about their customers, slash application deployment time and perform high-speed Internet searches.

IBM also introduced a new pricing structure, allowing application service providers (ASPs) to purchase DB2 Universal Database at a minimal inves

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