Our very own open-source online testing system is ready for testing. This will be a part of the future DB2 on Campus website having a vital role in it has it provides the authentication and testing mechanism that will be used. You can check out how to install it (Linux) here and send feedback to db2minho [at] gmail.com. Finding vunerabilities in the code would be of great assistance! 
You can check out some nice DB2 Express-C merchandise here. Please don’t buy that ugly hat! 
Some users are getting the following error when installing DB2 Express-C in Ubuntu 7.10
ERROR:
The required library file libstdc++.so.5 is not found on the system.
ERROR:
The required library file libaio.so.1 is not found on the system.
Check the following web site for the up-to-date system requirements
of IBM DB2 9.5http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/sysreqs.html
http://www.software.ibm.com/data/db2/linux/validate
/home/antonio/Desktop/exp/db2/linux/install/../bin/db2usrinf:
error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5:
cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[: 609: 0: unexpected operator
/home/antonio/Desktop/exp/db2/linux/install/../bin/db2langdir:
error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5:
cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
/home/antonio/Desktop/exp/db2/linux/install/../bin/db2langdir:
error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5:
cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
DBI1055E The message file db2install.cat cannot be found.Explanation: The message file required by this
script is missing from the system; it may have been
deleted or the database products may have been loaded
incorrectly.User Response: Verify that the product option containing
the message file is installed correctly. If there are
verification errors; reinstall the product option.
To fix this you only need to get libstdc++5.
Just put this 3 lines in your console and your ready to go.
sudo apt-get install libstdc++5
sudo apt-get install libaio-dev
sudo ./db2setup
If you usually read Simão’s Blog you probably already saw this guide.
For all of you that didn’t but wish to install DB2 on Linux just follow this link.
O DB2 Student Ambassador Program tem como objectivo captar alunos interessados em DB2 que se queiram tornar “embaixadores” na sua universidade. Além do contacto directo com a equipa do DB2 Express-C durante o período em que exercerem as funções (mínimo de 6 meses), os alunos que forem embaixadores receberão uma carta de recomendação da IBM que poderão usar junto com o seu currículo.Esta é uma iniciativa excelente para os alunos interessados se envolverem com o mundo profissional e exporem-se a possíveis oportunidades na IBM (tal como tem acontecido a estudantes de Brasil e Alemanha, os países mais activos nesta iniciativa).
Os alunos interessados em mais informações sobre o programa ou que se pretendem candidatar a DB2 Student Ambassador podem devem visitar a página oficial do programa.
