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| | Users make wish list for IBM database products |
 | | IBM executives said the company is working to close the functionality gap, adding that it already offers the ability to create repeatable processes on the various platforms. |
 | | In another area, IBM offers utilities that are competitive with third-party offerings, said Joseph Burns, senior database consultant at insurance company Highmark Inc. in Cranberry, Pa., but he said IBM sells the management utilities only in two types of bundles, so users end up buying tools they don't need. |
 | | Moreover, the utilities IBM is charging for have increased the costs of DB2 on the mainframe, although the tools are needed to run the database, noted Michael Vaughan, IT analyst at Principal Financial Group, a financial services provider in Des Moines that uses Version 6 to support its transactions. |
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