IBM® DB2® Express Server Edition (DB2 Express) will no longer be available for purchase starting on September 23, 2016. This offering will not be part of the introduction for DB2 11.1 for Linux, UNIX and Windows family. Existing DB2 Express license holders can replace those licenses and continue support with DB2 Workgroup Server Edition.

DB2 Express Server Edition offers these features and benefits:

•  Bi-temporal data management using the time travel query feature.
•  Always on Transactions using High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HADR) to minimize data loss.
•  Enhanced security through Row and column and Label based access control features.
•  Flexible application development and management, including an integrated tools environment, and SQL compatibility features to help you develop, manage, migrate and standardize diverse data assets.
•  Future proof versatility with NoSQL Graph Store support.